Sheppard East LRT

Toronto City Council approved the Sheppard East LRT on July 15, 2008, as part of Transit City in Toronto. The Sheppard East LRT was funded as part of the $8.4 billion (in 2010 dollars) Metrolinx light Rail Transit program. At the time, the federal government contributed $333 million to the Sheppard East LRT project under the Building Canada Fund.

The Sheppard East Light Rail Transit would have been a 12km LRT running along Sheppard Avenue East between Don Mills Road and Morningside Avenue. It was to replace bus service in the Sheppard Avenue East corridor, increasing the capacity and reliability of transit service, and reduce travel times for transit users.

Completion of the Sheppard East light Rail Transit was late 2021, however, it was canceled by former Mayor Rob Ford as part of his campaign to “end the war on the car”.