Ward 22 resident urges bus priority on Sheppard as Agent Court Village densifies
A Ward 22 resident deputized during Scarborough Community Council introductions to highlight transit capacity concerns as new housing development accelerates in the Agent Court Village area. The resident called for bus priority lanes on Sheppard Avenue and flagged the uncertain timeline for the Sheppard subway extension, noting that bus transit is currently the only higher-order option for the growing community.
From the floor
“As the community grows quite quickly with very large proposed developments in the vicinity of the Agent Court Mall, there is a concern with the length of time it takes for residents to use public transit to get to where they're going. There is no higher order transit than TTC buses in all of Ward 22.”A deputant
“There needs to be higher priority for buses in the area while we wait for the Sheppard extension. There are some sections of Sheppard and Kennedy that have three lanes. Perhaps there could be some consideration given to that third lane becoming a bus lane in those sections.”A deputant
Also in this item
• Scarborough councillors have been pushing for a MetroLinx Sheppard extension timeline, but the resident noted uncertainty about when or if it will materialize.
The journey
What happens next
Residents can contact their Ward 22 councillor with transit and density priorities; the community concern is now on the council record and may inform future TTC/TransitLink planning or land-use approvals for Agent Court Village developments.
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