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===Reuse of infrastructure=== One of the TTC's redevelopment proposals for the Line 3 lands was to convert the corridor, including the elevated section between Midland and McCowan stations, into a [[linear park]]. This proposed park would be similar to the [[High Line]] in the New York City borough of [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/2015/02/20/ttc-looking-at-making-a-park-out-scarborough-rt/wcm/46a315c4-5fcd-4a27-8df5-373d997ff4a2|title=TTC looking at making a park out of Scarborough RT|date=February 21, 2015|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116100214/https://torontosun.com/2015/02/20/ttc-looking-at-making-a-park-out-scarborough-rt/wcm/46a315c4-5fcd-4a27-8df5-373d997ff4a2|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2024, it was announced that a {{convert|4|km|adj=on}} stretch of the former Line 3 right-of-way, between Kennedy station and the closed Ellesmere station, would be converted into the "[[Toronto Transit Commission bus system#Line 3 Busway|Line 3 Busway]]". Demolition of original track has started in 2024,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/04/line-3-scarborough-rt-construction-ttc/|title=Demolition of former TTC Line 3 Scarborough RT underway|date=November 4, 2024|newspaper=Citynews}}</ref> and construction was expected to start in 2025, with the busway planned to begin operation in 2027. The busway was planned to remain in service after the Scarborough Subway Extension opened in order to provide extra rapid transit.<ref name="TO-2024-05-21">{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9712-EELRTTRPAP-Public-Consultation-MaterialsFinalAOADA-compressed21May2024.pdf |title=Eglinton East Light Rail Transit{{snd}}Public Consultation for the Transit and Rail{{snd}}Project Assessment Process |publisher=[[Municipal government of Toronto|City of Toronto]] |access-date=May 29, 2024 |page=13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530001415/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9712-EELRTTRPAP-Public-Consultation-MaterialsFinalAOADA-compressed21May2024.pdf | archive-date=May 30, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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