Billion-Dollar Boost for Toronto's Waterfront East LRT

0:00It's March 30th. From your city to your ears, this is Toronto News today, powered by AI. Federal, provincial, and city governments just drop $1 billion each on Toronto's Waterfront East Light Rail Transit Line. Totaling $3 billion for this game-changer. Earlier this week, Mayor Olivia Chow, premiered Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the deal at a joint news conference after two years. Of design work with Waterfront Toronto, this line will hook up over 150,000 daily riders straight to Union Station, sparking more than 100,000 jobs, and pumping $13.2 billion into the economy. It unlocks Toronto's eastern waterfront, including East Bayfront and Portlands, paving the way for 75,000 new homes by 2000. 32, on top of the $36 million already invested. With star projects now accelerating, expect faster commutes and booming communities that redefine how Torrentonians move and build their future.