Committee Section - Traffic and Transportation

HBSCA Succeeds in obtaining 145 Downtown/Humber Bay Express Bus Service!!! A Monday-Friday Express Bus from Lake Shore Boulevard West to downtown Toronto will begin operation on Monday, October 19, 2009, for a trial period. This is a premium-fare, peak period express service and an additional fare, equal to a regular fare is required for this route.

Routing Details:

Mornings: Five eastbound trips to downtown will operate at morning peak periods. Three trips will go eastbound from Kipling Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard, and two will go eastbound starting at Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard.

Buses will operate east on Lake Shore Boulevard, east on Fleet Street, north on Bathurst Street, east on Adelaide Street, north on Jarvis Street, and west on Richmond Street. Buses will serve all stops on Lake Shore Boulevard west of Humber Loop, will stop at Windermere Road, Ellis Avenue, and Colborne Lodge Drive, and will serve all stops from Fleet Street and Bathurst Street to downtown.

Afternoon/Evenings: Six westbound trips from downtown will operate in afternoon peak periods. Three trips will operate to Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard, and three trips will operate to Kipling Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard. Buses will operate east on Adelaide Street, north on Jarvis Street, west on Richmond Street, south on Bathurst Street, west on Lake Shore Boulevard, and west on Marine Parade Drive. Buses will serve all stops downtown as far as Bathurst Street and Fleet Street, will stop at Colborne Lodge Drive, Ellis Avenue, and Windermere Road, and will serve all stops on Lake Shore Boulevard and Marine Parade Drive. Accessible service and bike rack service will be provided.

Note: Because of a TTC track rehabilitation project on Bathurst Street, south of Front Street, buses will be temporarily diverted via Spadina Avenue in both directions for several weeks in October and November 2009.

Adult: $2.25 cash, token or express sticker added to a monthly Metropass ($32.00) (available at downtown subway stops only)

Senior/Student: $1.50 cash, Senior/Student ticket or express sticker added to a monthly Metropass ($32.00)

Customers may transfer for no additional fare from the Downtown Express service to other TTC routes. Customers transferring from other TTC routes to the Downtown Express service must show their regular route transfer and pay an additional fare.

The Traffic and Transportation committee has been working with both the Toronto Transit Commission and the Etobicoke York District Transportation Services Division for the past six years, advocating for improvements to what is seen as the most pressing infrastructure issue of the area: better access to public transit, reducing traffic congestion, and improving safety along Lake Shore.

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In November 2008, the committee, with the consistent support and assistance of Councillor Mark Grimes and other local councillors, was successful in convincing the TTC to improve service on the bus route along Park Lawn/Prince Edward to Old Mill Station to include all day service, and to extend service to residents along Marine Parade Drive. In addition, HBSCA obtained a commitment to start an express bus service from Grand Harbour to Union Station, which is expected to start in late 2009. [TTC Report Page]

The committee is also monitoring and participating in discussions regarding the proposed Light Rail Transit Service along Lake Shore, which was announced by the TTC as part of the overall service improvements in Toronto. The Province of Ontario has announced funding for the construction of the lines, which are incorporated into the Regional Transportation Plan recently proposed by Metrolinx. [Transit Improvements Report]
The committee is currently negotiating with the Etobicoke York District Transportation Services Division to install a traffic signal to provide a safe pedestrian crossing to the streetcar tunnel, and to improve access for cars at Newport Beach, which is expected to be put in place in late 2009 or early 2010. [Traffic Report]

Approximate trip times		Arrive downtown
Depart Kipling	Depart Park Lawn	(Adelaide & Bay)
6:30 a.m.	6:44 a.m	7:14 a.m.
7:00 a.m.	7:14 a.m.	8:14 a.m.
7:30 a.m.	7:44 a.m.	8:29 a.m.
	8:28 a.m.	8:59 a.m.

Depart downtown
(Richmond & Bay)	Arrive Park Lawn	Arrive Kipling
4:17 p.m.	4:57 p.m.
4:47 p.m.	5:27 p.m.
5:17 p.m.	5:57 p.m.
5:47 p.m.	6:26 p.m.	6:46 p.m.
6:17 p.m.	6:56 p.m.	7:16 p.m.
6:47 p.m.	7:26 p.m.	7:46 p.m.

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Express Bus Service

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