Detroit did it — can Scarborough? Community pushes for vibrant park on former TTC Line 3 corridor

Scarborough transit and environmental advocates are pushing for the decommissioned Line 3 corridor to be turned into a linear park similar to one in Detroit.

It’s an idea that’s been talked about amongst local residents since the former line, which ran from Kennedy Station to McCowan Station, permanently shut down in 2023. 

The Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA) recently took a trip to Detroit, Michigan to visit the Joe Louis Greenway, alongside The University of Toronto Scarborough Institute for Inclusive Economies and Sustainable Livelihoods, which has been studying what the future RT corridor could potentially look like.

Director of SEA, Krissan Veerasingam, tells Now Toronto that much like the RT, Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway was once an abandoned rail corridor, but has since turned into a vibrant linear park connecting various communities – something he hopes can soon become a reality for Scarborough.

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