Just days after Toronto’s newest transit line opened, the mayor and the TTC are both stepping in to try to speed up the $3.5-billion light-rail line.
Chow told reporters Tuesday morning that she plans to introduce a motion at council next week to implement signal priority on the Finch West LRT line in a bid to hurry trains along the new transit corridor after riders’ complaints.
“The train is not as fast as it can be, absolutely,” Chow said. “So, I’m hearing the feedback … I am bringing an item to council asking for transit signal priority, removing speed caps where possible and increasing service frequency.”
🚨NEW —
Toronto's brand new Finch West LRT goes SLOWER than a human on foot.
It took 55 minutes to complete its 10.5km maiden voyage….a pathetic pace of just 11.35 km/h
this is half the speed of a bicycle, and also slower than a human jogger.pic.twitter.com/HwdiG2MKxi
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) December 9, 2025
I’m calling another Chow fail. h/t Patti Jo
