Jane LRT

The Jane LRT is an inactive proposal for a light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally proposed in 2007, cancelled in 2010, and later revived in the 2013 "Feeling Congested?" report by the City of Toronto, where it was labelled as a "Future Transit Project".[2] However, in April 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province's plans for rapid transit development and funding for the Greater Toronto Area that omitted the Jane LRT.[1]

Jane LRT
Overview
Status	Inactive[1]
Locale	Toronto, Ontario
Termini	Jane station Pioneer Village station
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Toronto subway
Operator(s)	Toronto Transit Commission
Technical
Line length	16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Pioneer Village Murray Ross Steeles Avenue Jane Street Steeles Shoreham Driftwood York Gate Jane–Finch Yewtree Yorkwoods Grandravine Rita Sheppard Giltspur Black Creek Exbury Heathrow Wilson Highway 401 Falstaff Black Creek Black Creek Drive Maple Leaf John Lawrence Trethewey Kitchener line Weston Jane–Eglinton Outlook Black Creek Woolner St. Clair/Dundas Milton line St Johns Annette Ardagh Jane

History

It was originally part of the Transit City proposal announced in March 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. It was expected to cost approximately CA$630 million , with construction to begin in 2013 and opening in 2017. It was planned as the sixth of the seven Transit City lines to be completed.

The Jane LRT was cancelled by Rob Ford in December 2010 when he announced the cancellation of the entire Transit City project.[3][4] While LRT lines on Sheppard East, Finch West, and Eglinton were revived through a new agreement between the City of Toronto and Metrolinx, the Jane LRT was not included at the time.[5]

The Jane LRT is still included in Metrolinx's proposed regional transportation plan. In February 2016, City of Toronto planners and the TTC also recommended implementing the Jane LRT within 15 years.[6] In January 2018, the Jane LRT was tentatively listed as "Line 8" in the TTC's 2018–2022 corporate plan.[7] Aspects of the Jane LRT are currently incorporated into the 935 Jane Express bus which follows the LRT routing.[8]

On April 10, 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford outlined the province's plans for rapid transit development and funding for the Greater Toronto Area. These plans did not include the Jane LRT.[1]

Route layout

According to initial Toronto Transit Commission planning, the Jane LRT line would have run for 16.5 km between Jane station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, and Pioneer Village station on Line 1 Yonge–University. Ridership was estimated to be 24 million trips in 2021.

Instead of turning onto Steeles Avenue towards Pioneer Village, The Big Move illustrates the Jane LRT running north into York Region and terminating at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.

Proposed stops/stations

• Bloor Street West at Jane station (connection to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth)
• Ardagh Street (surface LRT option only)
• Annette Street
• St. John's Road (surface LRT option only)
• St. Clair Avenue West (connection to future 512 St. Clair streetcar extension)
• Woolner Avenue (potential stop, surface LRT option only)
• Outlook Avenue
• Eglinton Avenue West (connection to Eglinton West extension of Line 5)
• Weston Road
• Trethewey Drive (surface LRT option only)
• Lawrence Avenue West
• John Street (potential stop, surface LRT option only)
• Maple Leaf Drive
• Falstaff Avenue (surface LRT option only)
• Wilson Avenue
• Heathrow Drive
• Exbury Road
• Giltspur Drive
• Sheppard Avenue West
• Rita Drive
• Grandravine Drive
• Yorkwoods Gate
• Yewtree Boulevard (potential stop)
• Finch Avenue West (connection to future Line 6 Finch West)
• York Gate Boulevard
• Driftwood Avenue
• Shoreham Drive
• Steeles Avenue West
• Murray Ross Parkway
• York University at Pioneer Village station (connection to Line 1 Yonge–University)

See also

• Toronto streetcar system

References

1. "How Doug Ford's $28.5-billion transit overhaul compares with Toronto's existing plans". Toronto Star. April 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
2. Hain, Michael (December 4, 2013). "Update on the Feeling Congested Initiative, Planning and Growth Management Committee" (PDF). City of Toronto.
3. Carter, Tristan (25 February 2011). "Jane LRT goes off the rails". Town Crier. Streeter Publications. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
4. D'Cruz, Andrew (1 December 2010). "Mayor Rob Ford: "Transit City is over"". Toronto Life.
5. Kalinowski, Tess (28 November 2012). "TTC, Metrolinx finally sign off on LRTs". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
6. Kalinowski, Tess (16 February 2016). "Planners want public's input on 'motherlode' of GTA transit". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
7. "2018–2022 TTC Corporate Plan" (PDF). TTC.ca. Toronto Transit Commission. pp. 61–62. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
8. "TTC Description of 935 Jane Express". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2019.