Project which prevented private vehicles from going straight through most downtown intersections on King most of the day was first implemented in 2017
Toronto council has decided to keep in place efforts to speed up transit vehicles on King Street, making permanent what staff called an “unprecedented” success.
Within a month of the pilot’s beginning, transit ridership on the King streetcar jumped by 16 per cent, to 84,000 daily boardings, with what staff characterized as minimal impact on vehicle travel times on nearby roads. Transit trip-time predictability also rose.While some local businesses complained about reductions in sales, city-gathered data suggested this was less pronounced than critics had said.
Although keeping the pilot was approved Tuesday, the debate also offered sharply divergent visions of Toronto’s transportation future. While supporting councilors lauded transit priority and spoke about rolling it out more broadly, opposing councillors were openly fearful of the possibility.
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