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rail transit with 18 surface stops, including a below- deserve,” he says. “With essential links to GO, TTC
grade stop at Humber College North Campus and Line 1 and local transit in York and Peel Region, the

an underground interchange station at the TTC's Finch West LRT will increase connectivity for the

Finch West Subway Station. neighbourhoods of Jamestown, Rexdale and Black
Creek. The Finch West LRT will not only connect

“It will also include a maintenance and storage northwest Toronto like never before, it will also
facility for light rail vehicles. With trains that will run support economic growth in the region.”

on a dedicated track, every 5-7 minutes during peak

hours, the Finch West LRT will be giving those in GREEN & TECHNOLOGICAL
northwest Toronto what they’ve wanted for a long INITIATIVES

time; a transit system that offers more choices to

travel on their own schedule,” says Bissonauth. Metrolinx’s top priority is to build transit
infrastructure in a way that is protective of the

How will the Finch West LRT better serve its environment. To that objective, the Finch West MSF

community? By providing more transit options to will include a green roof and will be LEED certified.
a community that has been underserved for too LRV’s produce near-zero emissions, making them

long, says Bissonauth. “The Finch West LRT will the right choice for the environment. In July 2019, to
provide residents of Northwest Toronto with the save time and reduce traffic impacts, crews used an

fast and reliable transit system they need and innovative engineering process called ‘rapid

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