Metrolinx’s Ontario Line will be approximately 15.6 kilometres in length and will include 15 stations along its route. The Ontario Line will connect to other higher-order transit options, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Line 1, Line 2, and the GO network, in addition to numerous TTC streetcar and bus routes. Coordinated and integrated action across all orders of government as part of the Ontario Line construction is critical to the project’s success and to ensuring and protecting the interests of residents and businesses impacted in Toronto. The Ontario Line continues to provide a unique opportunity for the Government of Ontario, in collaboration with the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto, to work together in optimizing public investments to meet their respective mobility, housing, and economic growth targets and, most importantly, to provide the type of transit needed for Toronto’s current and future residents. City staff have provided updates to City Council on Metrolinx’s Ontario Line construction within the Toronto and East York District through the first report to the Ontario Line Subcommittee (Subcommittee), TE4.70 - Update on Metrolinx's Ontario Line Construction within the Toronto and East York District, and through TE5.46 - Report Back on Metrolinx's Ontario Line Construction within the Toronto and East York District. City staff have also responded to directives from City Council to provide additional information requested regarding the Ontario Line project through EX5.3 - Update on Metrolinx Subways Program – Second Quarter 2023. The purpose of this report is to fulfill the Subcommittee’s mandate by consolidating City staff recommendations on reducing the construction impacts, providing opportunities for residents and businesses and supporting the communities most impacted by the Ontario Line construction. These recommendations incorporate public feedback provided throughout the Subcommittee’s duration, reflect City Council directives on the above-noted staff reports, and provide a clear and comprehensive package of initiatives that the Province and Metrolinx should implement to construct the Ontario Line. This report recommends best practices regarding: - Community benefits — - Business supports — - Community engagement — - Traffic and construction management — - Affordable housing and rental replacement — and, - Parks and neighbourhood investments.
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