{"id":1660,"date":"2026-05-29T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/eglinton-bike-lane-scrapped-how-transit-infrastructure-shifts-gta-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:01:39","slug":"eglinton-bike-lane-scrapped-how-transit-infrastructure-shifts-gta-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/eglinton-bike-lane-scrapped-how-transit-infrastructure-shifts-gta-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Eglinton Bike Lane Scrapped: How Transit Infrastructure Shifts GTA Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The landscape of Toronto\u2019s urban development is shifting, and recent reports highlight the complex trade-offs between transit and active transportation. A significant headline this week reveals that the long-awaited Eglinton Avenue bike lane project has been shelved as the Crosstown LRT nears completion, sparking debate over urban planning priorities. Meanwhile, in the suburbs, Pickering\u2019s council has approved a controversial plan to develop rural lands in the city\u2019s northeast, signaling continued pressure for housing supply expansion. <\/p>\n

Beyond development, industry tension is rising as Ontario developers voice frustration over the sluggish rollout of HST rebates for new builds, a critical component for project viability. From security concerns at Union Station ahead of the World Cup to new AI-driven safety pilots on the TTC, the GTA\u2019s infrastructure and housing sectors are currently in a state of rapid transition. For a full breakdown of these developments and their potential impact on local property markets, visit the original article at UrbanToronto.<\/p>\n

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From the scrapped Eglinton bike lane to controversial Pickering land developments, here is what\u2019s shifting in the GTA\u2019s infrastructure and housing landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[840,182,316,235,207,726],"class_list":["post-1660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crosstown-lrt","tag-gta","tag-housing-supply","tag-pickering","tag-toronto","tag-urban-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}