Descriptive Transcript: The Next Wave of Transit
This is a descriptive transcript for our YouTube Video: The Next Wave of Transit
[DESCRIPTION: Pina Mallozzi, Senior Vice President, Design, at Waterfront Toronto speaks to the camera.]
[AUDIO: Each year we talk about progress on the waterfront. This year we laid the groundwork for the next generation of waterfront mobility, improving connections on land and water as part of our commitment to creating a more connected waterfront.
[DESCRIPTION: Aerial footage of a Queen's Quay East, a road passing between buildings on one side and a parking lot on the other. Aerial footage of a construction site next to a body of water. Pina Mallozzi returns to the screen.]
[AUDIO: Now we’re embarking on the next wave of waterfront revitalization – even more ambitious than what’s come before.]
[DESCPRIPTION: A large group of canoeists with colourful flags in the boats travelling under a bridge. Text on screen reads ‘The Next Wave. Integrated Annual Report, 2025-2026’.]
[AUDIO: However people choose to get around – on foot, by bike, by car, or on transit – the waterfront is becoming easier, safer, and more inviting to reach and explore.]
[DESCRIPTION: A couple pushing a stroller wave to a person using a wheelchair and a child while walking through a park. Two cyclists riding side by side. Timelapse footage of Toronto streets including cars, a streetcar, and pedestrians. Aerial footage of Biidaasige Park, showing recreational trails next to the lake. Pina Mallozzi returns on screen.]
[AUDIO: In March 2026, the three orders of government made a transformational commitment – a $3 billion investment in the Waterfront East Rapid Transit Line.]
[DESCRIPTION: Aerial rendering of a dedicated streetcar line between two lanes of traffic, a separate bike trail, and a sidewalk, all separated by green plantings. A rendering of an urban plaza with a streetcar in the background.]
[AUDIO: Extending from downtown along Queens Quay to Ookwemin Minising, the new line will connect 75,000 homes, support 50,000 jobs and carry an estimated 53,000 riders a day — connecting the waterfront to the rest of the city and beyond.]
[DESCRIPTION: A map of the Eastern waterfront. From west to east, buildings pop up on the map to show the location of future homes, offices, and other buildings on land that is currently underused. Pina Mallozzi returns on screen.]
[AUDIO: This new waterfront transit will build on years of improvements to transportation infrastructure by the lake.]
[DESCRIPTION: Patrick Meredith-Karam, Senior Manager, Transportation, Waterfront Toronto, speaks to the camera.]
[AUDIO: This past year, Waterfront Toronto completed work that improves mobility east of the Don River - widening the Lake Shore Bridge to support six lanes of traffic as well as new separated multi-use trails. We also reopened the new Don Roadway, complete with pedestrian and cycling paths that connect to the Lower Don Trail in Biidaasige Park.]
[DESCRIPTION: Aerial footage of the Lake Shore Bridge and Don Roadway.]
[AUDIO: Meanwhile, on the water, a new East-West Water Shuttle began carrying passengers across the harbour from Bathurst to downtown and on to Biidaasige Park – a first step toward a more connected water-based transportation network.]
[DESCRIPTION: A sign advertising the East West Shuttle with instructions on how to book tickets. People standing one of the shuttle boats, and a view from the boat as it departs. Footage of the shuttle docking at Biidaasige Park. Flags advertising the shuttle and a water taxi flap in the wind. Patrick Meredith-Karam returns on screen.]
[AUDIO: Together, these initiatives are making the waterfront easier to reach and even more rewarding to explore.]
[DESCRIPTION: Pina Mallozzi speaks to the camera.]
[AUDIO: They’re part of our work to create a waterfront that's a great place to live, work, and play – which means a waterfront that’s easy and safe to get to, however you choose to move.]
[DESCRIPTION: An animation of waves with on-screen text that reads: The Next Wave of Waterfront Revitalization. New housing. New destinations. New Transit.]
[DESCPRIPTION: The logos of Waterfront Toronto, the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the City of Toronto appear. On screen text reads: Discover more waterfrontoronto.ca.]