unfunded project map
![vivaNext Rapid Transit Projects, Rapid Transit Network Plan.](/images/Corp/Rapid-Transit-Network-Plan_Portrait_2024-05-29.jpg)
priority bus rapid transit
2. Jane Street
![Bus drive along Jane Street north of Bass Pro Mills Drive](images/Corp/Map_02.jpg)
Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive in Vaughan
6.3 km
This important corridor will create seamless connections to Vaughan’s downtown core, subway and bus rapid transit, Cortelluci Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan Mills mall and Canada’s Wonderland.
priority bus rapid transit
3. Markham Centre
![Markham Centre thoroughfare for rapid transit and pedestrians](images/Corp/Map_03.jpg)
Birchmount Road to Kennedy Road in Markham
1.3 km
This corridor will travel through Markham Centre on a thoroughfare dedicated to rapid transit and pedestrians and then along YMCA Boulevard, connecting to housing and employment with stops near Unionville GO Train station and York University’s Markham campus.
priority bus rapid transit
4. Kennedy Road
![Kennedy Rd. looking north toward Highway 7](images/Corp/Map_04.jpg)
YMCA Boulevard to Highway 7 in Markham
1.2 km
This segment of Kennedy Road will connect Markham Centre from YMCA Boulevard to key destinations along Highway 7.
priority bus rapid transit
5. Highway 7 East
![Highway 7 East looking west toward Kennedy Rd.](images/Corp/Map_05.jpg)
Kennedy Road to York-Durham Line in Markham
11 km
On Highway 7 East, bus rapid transit will connect to eastern Markham, where destinations include Markham Stouffville hospital and some of York Region’s newest housing developments.
phase 2 rapid transit
6. Highway 7 West
![Looking west on Highway 7 at Islington Ave.](images/Corp/Map_06.jpg)
Highway 50 to Helen Street in Vaughan
5.8 km
This segment of Highway 7 West will stop at key destinations in Woodbridge, connecting Vaughan to the municipal border with Brampton at Highway 50.
phase 2 rapid transit
7. Major Mackenzie Drive
![Major Mackenzie Dr. facing west at Bathurst St.](images/Corp/Map_07.jpg)
Jane Street in Vaughan to Leslie Street in Richmond Hill
12.2 km
Crossing through Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Markham, Major Mackenzie Drive is a key thoroughfare with destinations including Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital and Canada’s Wonderland at Jane Street, Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital near Bathurst Street, Richmond Hill GO Train Station of Yonge Street, a future BRT connection at Leslie Street and a carpool lot at Highway 404.
phase 2 rapid transit
8. Leslie Street
![Leslie St. facing south at 16th Ave.](images/Corp/Map_08.jpg)
Steeles Avenue in Markham to Major Mackenzie Drive in Richmond Hill
8.4 km
One of the key travel routes in the Greater Toronto Area, BRT on Leslie Street will extend from the Steeles Avenue border with Toronto north, stopping near Highway 407 and an entertainment area at Highway 7, and then north in Richmond Hill to Major Mackenzie Drive.
phase 3 rapid transit
9. Major Mackenzie Drive West
![Major Mackenzie Dr. west of Weston Rd.](images/Corp/Map_09.jpg)
Highway 50 to Jane Street in Vaughan
12.2 km
This segment will connect to the municipal Vaughan/Brampton border at Highway 50, and to the many destinations along Major Mackenzie Drive.
phase 3 rapid transit
10. Major Mackenzie Drive East
![Major Mackenzie Dr. facing west at Markland St.](images/Corp/Map_10.jpg)
Leslie Street in Richmond Hill to Donald Cousens Parkway in Markham
11.3 km
This eastern segment will cross from Richmond Hill into Markham, stopping at key retail and service destinations along Major Mackenzie Drive.
phase 3 rapid transit
11. Yonge Street
![Yonge Street south of King Road, facing south](images/Corp/Map_11.jpg)
19th/Gamble Road in Richmond Hill to Savage Road North in Newmarket
11.5 km
This key segment of Yonge Street will seamlessly link BRT on Yonge Street in Newmarket with BRT in Richmond Hill.
phase 3 rapid transit
12. Yonge Street North and Green Lane
![Green Lane facing east](images/Corp/Map_12.jpg)
Davis Drive to Green Lane and then east on Green Lane to the East Gwillimbury GO Train Station
4.4 km
On Newmarket’s busiest section of Yonge Street, bus rapid transit will stop at key retail, dining and entertainment destinations, and then curve east along Green Lane to stop at the East Gwillimbury GO train station.
rapid transit subject to further study
13. Potential BRT on McCowan Road
![McCowan Road facing south at Highway 7](images/Corp/Map_13.jpg)
Steeles Avenue to Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham
8.2 km
McCowan Road is a key north-south corridor for residential and employment development, and with further study, in future it may become a BRT project.
rapid transit subject to further study
14. Potential BRT on Steeles Avenue [City of Toronto jurisdiction]
![Steeles Ave. facing east at Yonge St.](images/Corp/Map_14.jpg)
From Highway 27 in the west to York-Durham Line in the east
37.5 km
Steeles Avenue is one of the busiest streets in the Greater Toronto Area, and the boundary between Toronto and York Region.
City of Toronto has jurisdiction over Steeles Ave., and they’ve indicated prioritization from west to east, with the segment from Pioneer Village Station [Jane St.] to Bathurst St. in their highest priority category. Segments east of Bathurst are in second, third, and fourth priority categories, to Bayview Ave., Milliken GO Station, and Morningside Ave. respectively.
Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan has also identified 37 km of future planned rapid and/or priority transit along Steeles Avenue.
rapid transit subject to further study
15. Potential Subway Extension on Jane Street to Major Mackenzie Drive
![Vaughan Metropolitan Centre transit hub](images/Corp/Map_15.jpg)
Jane Street from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive in Vaughan
6.2 km
York Region’s 2022 Transportation Master Plan identifies that a subway extension may be required farther north in the future on Jane Street, subject to further study.
rapid transit subject to further study
16. Potential Subway Extension on Yonge Street to Major Mackenzie Drive
![Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station](images/Corp/Map_16.jpg)
Yonge Street from High Tech Road to Major Mackenzie Drive in Richmond Hill
4.5 km
York Region’s 2022 Transportation Master Plan identifies that a subway extension may be required farther north in the future on Yonge Street, subject to further study.
*Corridors numbered 2, 3 and 5–16 are subject to funding commitments, and are not numbered in order of priority. Network is based on York Region's Transportation Master Plan and 2023 rapid transit prioritization. The map is not to scale, and was last revised in April 2024.