The TTC map gets a makeover — just as the Eglinton Crosstown (finally?) prepares to open
With the long-awaited (and long overdue) Eglinton Crosstown LRT now being widely reported as opening on Feb. 8, 2026 (we’ll believe it when we see it), most headlines are understandably focused on the launch itself.
But here’s a fun behind-the-scenes angle that’s getting much less attention: the TTC map has undergone one of its biggest updates in decades. In a CBC segment, reporter Haydn Watters interviews the cartographer behind the modernized TTC map — and explains how it’s been redesigned to reflect the growing rapid transit network, including both the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5) and the Finch West LRT (Line 6).
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