Metrolinx Notice: Provide your input on Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Project Report
Metrolinx is asking for the public’s help as the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit (DSBRT) project takes an important next step in the transit building process.
The transit agency issued a Notice of Completion for the DSBRT Environmental Project Report (EPR) and is asking the public to review the report up until February 22, 2022.
Anyone interested in participating can do this by visiting Metrolinx Engage and are invited to view the video to learn more.
In Scarborough and Durham Region, the DSBRT will provide a 36-kilometre bus rapid transit line that will connect Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, and Scarborough. It means bringing all day, 15-minute or better service travelling along dedicated bus lanes and resulting in 10-20 minutes travel time savings. It will also lead to improved transfers between routes.
Metrolinx activities held to date include:
- Notice of Commencement issued - Oct. 14, 2021
- TPAP conducted - Oct. 14, 2021 to Jan. 20, 2022
- Public Information Centre (PIC) #4 held online - Oct. 14, 2021 to Nov. 11, 2021
- Three virtual PIC #4 live events held - Oct. 21, 26 & 28, 2021
- Notice of Completion of EPR - Jan. 20, 2022
Next Steps
Now that the DSBRT EPR has been completed, the public is given an opportunity to comment for a period of 30 days from January 21 to February 22, 2022. After that, there will be a 35-day Minister’s review period from February 23 to March 29, 2022.
Preliminary design plans within each municipality have been refined based on public feedback between 2019 and 2021 and are now available on Metrolinx Engage.
The Preliminary Design Business Case (PDBC), the next major phase in the transit planning process, is scheduled to be completed this year.