The motion which was brought forward by Mayor Olivia Chow and passed almost unanimously directs the city manager to implement more aggressive active transit signal priority at surface portions of both the Line 6 Finch West LRT and the perpetually under-construction Line 5 Eglinton LRT. The move, which would give LRT vehicles priority in intersections over left-turning cars, is needed to get the line moving at a faster pace, Chow said.
Among the many riders who took the new Line 6 Monday morning was Fariyal Jameel, who rode the Finch West LRT to get to her college. It's still the same speed, she told CBC Toronto while on the train. I've been on it for as long as I would be on the bus for. I'm giving it grace because it's just the first few days, but I do hope it gets better, she said.
Fares will be free for the Finch West LRT for its official opening this weekend, Toronto's mayor told reporters as she and other officials toured the new Line 6 Friday. The 10.3-kilometre light-rail transit line, which has 18 stops along Finch Avenue W. between Humber College's north campus and Finch West station, is finally opening Sunday after four years of delays.
