The City’s public consultation for RapidTO is already over. But Dufferin area residents can still be heard.

Give your feedback before it's too late

If you missed the public consultation you’re not alone. The City rushed through consultations in May 2025 but you can still: 

• Sign the petition

• Email City Council and share your thoughts

Your voice is urgently needed!

Key Issues You Should Know about RapidTO

Everyday needs of Dufferin Street residents are being ignored

The City’s RapidTO plan would ban all parking along Dufferin Street — 24/7. That means very limited curb access for residents who live on the street. This isn’t just a corridor — it’s a residential street, and people who live here need curbside access, just like any other neighbourhood in the city.

RapidTO will make Dufferin traffic worse, not better

Reducing Dufferin to one lane in each direction, all day and night, will create permanent gridlock. The backups during rush hour will ripple far beyond Dufferin itself, hurting everyone who travels through the area — drivers, transit users, and emergency services alike.

Side streets will bear the brunt

When a major road becomes impassable, traffic doesn’t disappear — it spills over. Neighbouring residential streets will see increased traffic, noise, and danger as cars look for ways around the bottleneck.

The City hasn’t meaningfully engaged the community

The RapidTO plan has been pushed forward with little transparency and even less responsiveness. Questions raised by residents have gone unanswered. Alternatives have not been explored. It feels less like a consultation — and more like a decision already made.

The data doesn’t support the scale of change

Even respected transit expert Steve Munro — a longtime advocate for better TTC service — has raised red flags about this plan. He and others have questioned whether the data justifies 24/7 bus-only lanes through residential zones, where buses already move freely much of the day. The City hasn’t made a compelling case for such a drastic and permanent change. Read Steve Munro's analysis

We support better transit — but not at any cost.

Dufferin residents aren't against public transit improvements. The RapidTO plan, as proposed, prioritizes bus speed at the complete expense of basic residential access.