41 years in the making
Do you still miss the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT)? Ask yourself, what would it look and feel like if you could experience the SRT again, not as a light rail train, but if it were reimagined.
HISTORY OF SRT
1977
Plans to build the Scarborough Rapid Transit line were approved.
1985
Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Opens
2007
‘Transit City’ proposed by Mayor David Miller planned to introduce two LRT lines for Scarborough.
2010
‘Transit City’ was cancelled by Mayor Rob Ford
2011
Metrolinx planned to introduce a seven stop LRT to replace the aging SRT.
2012
OneCity Plan introduced a subway extension for Scarborough but the plan was cancelled the same year.
2021
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announces plan to close Line 3, leaving Scarborough residents to commute on shuttle buses until the Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) opens in 2030.
2013
Plans to build a 3 stop subway extension for Scarborough transit
2015-2019
Discussions from the province and the city continued to switch from a one stop subway eventually landing on a three-stop subway plan.
July 2023
Line 3 derails resulting in the TTC decommissioning the SRT sooner than expected.
Aug 2023
The Scarborough community holds a “funeral” for Line 3.
Present
As Scarborough residents wait for the SSE to be completed, the remnants of the Line 3 continue to stand tall. There is an opportunity to reimagine this space outside the realm of the transit corridor, but as a community space. A community asset that can be leveraged to serve residents' needs from a community standpoint and an economic one.
As the SSE continues to be built and is expected to open in 2030, a busway from Kennedy to Ellesmere Station is in operation. For this project, the stations from Ellesmere to McCowan are being considered for repurposing.
1984
1977
Plans to build the Scarborough Rapid Transit line were approved.
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