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Funding support for two of the Lines was subsequently approved by the Province and Metro Council; work started on both the Sheppard and the Eglinton West subway lines.
1994
The Provincial (Harris) Government cancelled the Eglinton West Subway, but construction of phase one of the Sheppard Line from Yonge Street to Don Mills Road continued.
1995
1996
The Downsview Station (now Sheppard West) opened.
All three levels of Government agreed to fund the TTC extension of the Spadina Subway from Sheppard West Station north to the Vaughan City Centre at Highway 7 and Jane St. in the City of Vaughan.
2005
The Sheppard Subway Line opened from Yonge Street to Don Mills.
2002
Then Mayor David Miller proposed his Transit City plan that included an LRT extension along Sheppard (instead of a subway) from Don Mills Road through to Meadowvale Road in east Scarborough.
2007
2008
Construction on the Spadina Extension began.
Funding for the Transit City LRT plan was secured from the Provincial and Federal Governments and detailed design and some construction was initiated – including the grade separation on Sheppard at the Agincourt GO Station.
2009
The Provincial (Wynne) Government announced that any funding for the Sheppard LRT would not resume at least until the Finch West LRT was completed.
2015
The Spadina Extension was completed, extending the subway from Sheppard West to the Vaughan City Centre.
2017
2019
In October, with limited notice and promotion, Metrolinx held three Open House Consultation meetings in the Sheppard Avenue corridor to kickstart the Business Case Analyses that will advance the TTC subway extension. Hundreds of local residents and stakeholders packed each meeting to voice their support for this critically important transit project. As subsequent Town Hall meetings hosted by three Scarborough MPP’s drew a large crowd that delivered a strong message to their elected representatives about the Sheppard Subway Extension – Just Get It Done!
Although Network 2011 was essentially on hold, construction of a new station extending the Spadina Line to Sheppard at Allen Road was already proceeding and construction was initiated. The station was envisioned as an extension of the Spadina Subway Line and as a potential western terminus station for a future Sheppard Subway. In an environmental assessment, the TTC’s Sheppard Subway identified the subway as the preferred mode for quality of service on Sheppard.
1992
1993
The Provincial (Rae) Government proposed 4 new Transit Lines – a truncated Sheppard Subway to Don Mills Road, an Eglinton West Subway to Black Creek Drive, the Extension of the Bloor-Danforth Subway to Scarborough Town Centre and the Extension of the Spadina line to York University.
The decision to cancel the Sheppard East LRT was reversed by Toronto City Council, however, funding for the project was not resumed by the Provincial (McGuinty) Government.
2012
Mayor Rob Ford who campaigned against building LRTs and constructing subways instead.
2011
1985
The Toronto Transit Commission’s (“TTC”) Network 2011 Transportation Plan proposed a Sheppard Subway Line from Yonge Street to Victoria Park Avenue with the intention of later extending it to the Scarborough Town Centre. Metro Council approved the plan, but funding was not provided by the Provincial (Peterson) Government.
In October, with limited notice and promotion, Metrolinx held three Open House Consultation meetings in the Sheppard Avenue corridor to kickstart the Business Case Analyses that will advance the TTC subway extension. Hundreds of local residents and stakeholders packed each meeting to voice their support for this critically important transit project. As subsequent Town Hall meetings hosted by three Scarborough MPP’s drew a large crowd that delivered a strong message to their elected representatives about the Sheppard Subway Extension – Just Get It Done!
2023
Funding support for two of the Lines was subsequently approved by the Province and Metro Council; work started on both the Sheppard and the Eglinton West subway lines.
1994
The Provincial (Harris) Government cancelled the Eglinton West Subway, but construction of phase one of the Sheppard Line from Yonge Street to Don Mills Road continued.
1995
1996
The Downsview Station (now Sheppard West) opened.
All three levels of Government agreed to fund the TTC extension of the Spadina Subway from Sheppard West Station north to the Vaughan City Centre at Highway 7 and Jane St. in the City of Vaughan.
2005
The Sheppard Subway Line opened from Yonge Street to Don Mills.
2002
Then Mayor David Miller proposed his Transit City plan that included an LRT extension along Sheppard (instead of a subway) from Don Mills Road through to Meadowvale Road in east Scarborough.
2007
2008
Construction on the Spadina Extension began.
Funding for the Transit City LRT plan was secured from the Provincial and Federal Governments and detailed design and some construction was initiated – including the grade separation on Sheppard at the Agincourt GO Station.
2009
The Provincial (Wynne) Government announced that any funding for the Sheppard LRT would not resume at least until the Finch West LRT was completed.
2015
The Spadina Extension was completed, extending the subway from Sheppard West to the Vaughan City Centre.
2017
2019
In October, with limited notice and promotion, Metrolinx held three Open House Consultation meetings in the Sheppard Avenue corridor to kickstart the Business Case Analyses that will advance the TTC subway extension. Hundreds of local residents and stakeholders packed each meeting to voice their support for this critically important transit project. As subsequent Town Hall meetings hosted by three Scarborough MPP’s drew a large crowd that delivered a strong message to their elected representatives about the Sheppard Subway Extension – Just Get It Done!
Although Network 2011 was essentially on hold, construction of a new station extending the Spadina Line to Sheppard at Allen Road was already proceeding and construction was initiated. The station was envisioned as an extension of the Spadina Subway Line and as a potential western terminus station for a future Sheppard Subway. In an environmental assessment, the TTC’s Sheppard Subway identified the subway as the preferred mode for quality of service on Sheppard.
1992
1993
The Provincial (Rae) Government proposed 4 new Transit Lines – a truncated Sheppard Subway to Don Mills Road, an Eglinton West Subway to Black Creek Drive, the Extension of the Bloor-Danforth Subway to Scarborough Town Centre and the Extension of the Spadina line to York University.
Mayor Rob Ford who campaigned against building LRTs and constructing subways instead.
2011
The decision to cancel the Sheppard East LRT was reversed by Toronto City Council, however, funding for the project was not resumed by the Provincial (McGuinty) Government.
2012
1985
The Toronto Transit Commission’s (“TTC”) Network 2011 Transportation Plan proposed a Sheppard Subway Line from Yonge Street to Victoria Park Avenue with the intention of later extending it to the Scarborough Town Centre. Metro Council approved the plan, but funding was not provided by the Provincial (Peterson) Government.
2023
In October, with limited notice and promotion, Metrolinx held three Open House Consultation meetings in the Sheppard Avenue corridor to kickstart the Business Case Analyses that will advance the TTC subway extension. Hundreds of local residents and stakeholders packed each meeting to voice their support for this critically important transit project. As subsequent Town Hall meetings hosted by three Scarborough MPP’s drew a large crowd that delivered a strong message to their elected representatives about the Sheppard Subway Extension – Just Get It Done!
