About

Toronto is one of North America’s great transit cities, and nowhere is that clearer than along the Yonge Street corridor. This is a stretch where every subway stop has a development story attached to it and where the relationship between transit and neighbourhood infrastructure has been playing out for over 70 years.

 

This two-hour walking tour, supported by UrbanToronto, traces that story from Union Station to Eglinton Station, stopping at five sites that together explain how transit shapes cities: where density comes from, why some buildings get torn down and others don’t, what happens when ambitious projects run short on cash, and why cranes appear in a neighbourhood years before transit options catch up.

 

Along the way you’ll see Canada’s first supertall skyscraper mid-construction, a 1930 Art Deco interior that survived a department store’s collapse and is finally getting the tower it was always meant to have, and a 47-storey tower whose design challenges everything typical about how Toronto builds near transit.

 

No architecture background required is required! Just curiosity about the city and how transit catalyzes development.

 

CVU Members can use discount code CVU-MEMBER to receive a 50% discount.

2026 Dates

Tours will take place on the following dates throughout 2026:

  • Thursday, July 23
  • Tuesday, August 18
  • Thursday, September 17
  • Tuesday, October 20

Tour Details

All tours will begin at 5:30PM in the Great Hall of Toronto’s Union Station, 55 Front Street West.

 

Participants should bring their PRESTO card or NFC-enabled bank card to tap into the TTC subway system (CA$3.30). The tour will depart from Union Station and make stops at College, Bloor-Yonge, St. Clair, and Eglinton stations along Line 1 Yonge-University.