Support Yonge Subway Extension

The Issue

Faster commutes, less congestion & greenhouse gas emissions

  • move 2 persons per second on the subway extension between Finch & Highway 7 East
  • potentially remove 2,500 bus trips per day on the Yonge Street north corridor

Improved transit connections

  • build a multi-modal transit hub linking GO train & buses, Subway, VIVA & YRT buses, 407Transitway express bus  at Richmond Hill Centre - "Union Station of the North"

More jobs & places to live for a lasting economic stimulus

  • create up to 21,800 person-years of employment during construction
  • projected 23,530 residential units & 24,990 jobs at the Richmond Hill Centre/Langstaff Gateway Urban Growth Centre

 

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The Issue

Faster commutes, less congestion & greenhouse gas emissions

  • move 2 persons per second on the subway extension between Finch & Highway 7 East
  • potentially remove 2,500 bus trips per day on the Yonge Street north corridor

Improved transit connections

  • build a multi-modal transit hub linking GO train & buses, Subway, VIVA & YRT buses, 407Transitway express bus  at Richmond Hill Centre - "Union Station of the North"

More jobs & places to live for a lasting economic stimulus

  • create up to 21,800 person-years of employment during construction
  • projected 23,530 residential units & 24,990 jobs at the Richmond Hill Centre/Langstaff Gateway Urban Growth Centre

 

The Decision Makers

Amarjeet.Sohi@parl.gc.ca
Amarjeet.Sohi@parl.gc.ca
minister.mto@ontario.ca
minister.mto@ontario.ca

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Petition created on March 18, 2016