GTAA, Metrolinx Working Together on Pearson Transit Plan
offHere's a pop quiz for regular UrbanToronto readers: What is Canada's second-largest employment zone? If you guessed downtown Montreal or Vancouver, you haven't been paying enough careful...
View ArticlePreviewing Mount Dennis LRT Station and Maintenance Facility
offOctober 1, 2018, and October 1, 2021. Mark both dates on your calendars, if you're an observer of Metrolinx's mammoth Crosstown Light Rail Transit project. The 2018 date—just six weeks away—is when...
View ArticleBetter Public Transit Key to the Future of 'The 905'
offWhen it comes to public transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, "Not everything is about Toronto".With that bold statement last week, Signe Leisk, a partner at Cassels Brock and member of...
View ArticleGTAA Unveils Vision For Multi-Modal Transit Hub at Pearson
It's only a fantasy for now, but one day—maybe, not so long from now—passengers arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport will have multiple transit options to reach destinations in Toronto,...
View ArticleOntario, Metrolinx Expanding Rail Yard for Regional Express Rail
Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig and Ontario Minister Stephen Del Duca announcing the Don Yard expansion, image, Jack LandauOntario and Metrolinx are taking yet another step toward implementing regional...
View ArticleMaking the Case for a Multi-Modal Hub at Pearson Airport
With a working population of nearly half a million, Toronto's burgeoning Downtown is the premier economic region in Canada, with the greatest output of prosperity generated in the heart of the...
View ArticleUrbanToronto Tours the UP Express' Pearson Airport Station
UrbanEarlier this week, UrbanToronto toured the facilities of the new Union Pearson Express service, previewing the Metrolinx airport rail link set to enter service on June 6th. We began with a tour of...
View ArticleUrbanToronto Rides the Union Pearson Express
UrbanOn June 6th, Toronto transit is set to reach a major milestone with the opening of the Union Pearson Express, connecting two of the foremost transit hubs in Canada with an airport rail link. On...
View ArticleUrbanToronto Tours the UP Express' New Union Station Terminal
UrbanEarlier today, UrbanToronto toured the soon-to-be open Union Pearson Express terminal at Union Station. Situated along the SkyWalk, slightly west of Union Station's central building, the new...
View ArticleUnion Pearson Express to Enter Service on June 6th
UrbanEarlier today, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne took a pre-opening ride on the new Union Pearson Express (UP Express), where she announced an opening date for the express service linking Union...
View ArticleMetrolinx's Union Pearson Express Being Readied To Open
UrbanConstruction on the Union Pearson Express (UPX) continues, with a completion date scheduled in the Spring of 2015. Developed by Metrolinx and built by EllisDon, the train will connect Union...
View ArticleLend A Voice In Designing New Public Art For GO Transit
UrbanUrbanToronto is embarking on a week's worth of stories on public art now under consideration or recently dedicated in the city, with one story for each day this week. The stories will cover art...
View ArticleGeorgetown South Rail Corridor Upgrade Approaches Completion
UrbanMetrolinx's $1.2 billion dollar Georgetown South rail corridor upgrade project is rapidly approaching completion, due for the spring of 2015. The project upgrades a corridor that serves 3 GO lines...
View ArticleConstruction Progressing on Union Pearson Express Bloor Station
UrbanConstruction on the Union Pearson Express continues as its completion date in the Spring of 2015 approaches. The train, which will connect Union Station in Downtown Toronto with Pearson...
View ArticleUnion-Pearson Express Trains now Testing in Toronto
UrbanDriving around Toronto can be quite the hassle these days, and with the city just getting busier, various infrastructure projects are working to improve the way we move around the city. The...
View ArticleExpansion Projects Continue in and around Union Station
UrbanUnion Station is Canada's most important transportation hub, bringing VIA Rail, GO Transit, the TTC, and even Amtrak together at the doorstep to our city. The station serves over 200,000...
View ArticleConstruction Progressing on Metrolinx's Union Pearson Express
UrbanAs the debate over expanding Billy Bishop Airport rages on, the nation's largest airport will soon have greatly improved connectivity thanks to Metrolinx's Union Pearson Express, a vital rail link...
View ArticleMetrolinx and Hydro One Announce EA for Union Pearson Express
UrbanA major component of Metrolinx’s The Big Move transit infrastructure project is the Union Pearson Express (UP Express). The UP Express will run between Union Station in Toronto and terminate at...
View ArticleMetrolinx's UP Express Pearson Station now 75% complete
UrbanMetrolinx's construction team has been at work for six months now on the Toronto Pearson International Airport Station for the Union Pearson Express at Terminal 1. The station, sitting between the...
View ArticleUP Express Terminal Updated, Scarborough LRT vs. Subway Questioned
UrbanMinister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Glen Murray announced at a press conference yesterday in the Union Station Skywalk that the Union Pearson Express is on time to be built for the 2015...
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