King Street Pilot Project

• Toronto city council votes to make King Street pilot project permanent

  The vote was 22-3 in favour of making the project permanent.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2019
  
• Toronto’s executive committee votes unanimously to make King Street pilot project permanent

  The pilot project started on Nov. 12, 2017 with the goal of prioritizing streetcars along what is the busiest surface transit route in the city and one that has been plagued by slow travel speeds and overcrowding.

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  Apr 9, 2019
  
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• Mayor Tory supports making King Street pilot project permanent

  The King Street pilot project restricts vehicular traffic for improved streetcar access between Bathurst and Jarvis streets.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2019
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• King Street pilot project extended until end of July 2019

  The pilot project area, which runs along King Street between Bathurst and Jarvis streets, launched in November 2017 and was supposed to end by Dec. 31.

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  Dec 13, 2018
• Opinions divided on impact of King Street pilot project for local merchants: survey

  The survey said 48 per cent of respondents want the project to be expanded, 24 per cent want it to stay as is and 25 per cent want it to be cancelled.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2018
• King Street pilot project: Ridership still strong 1 year later

  The King Street pilot project, which restricts vehicular traffic for improved streetcar access between Bathurst and Jarvis streets, began on Nov. 12, 2017.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2018
• Toronto mayoral candidates use King Street pilot project figures in campaign race

  Officially launched last November, the pilot restricts car traffic on King Street between Jarvis and Bathurst streets.

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  Aug 16, 2018
• King Street pilot project: Latest data shows increase in ridership, streetcar reliability

  According to King Street pilot project data released by the City of Toronto Wednesday evening, there has been an 11-per-cent increase in all-day weekday streetcar ridership.

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  Aug 15, 2018
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• King Street pilot project: Toronto police face ‘unique challenge’ when it comes to issuing tickets

  A video posted to Twitter appears to show several vehicles driving down King Street ignoring pilot project traffic rules. Many are asking why it appears Toronto police aren't enforcing the new regulations.

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  Apr 4, 2018
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• King Street pilot project: Struggling businesses launch social media campaign

  The social media campaign will encourage people to use the hashtag #ReverseKingCarBan to protest the pilot project.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2018