This coincided with the conversion of the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes' Village to apartments[12] and the opening of a George Brown College student residence.

[3][15] On March 23, 2016, James Bow, writing in Transit Toronto, reprinted several maps, showing earlier proposed alignments.

As such, the TTC used improvised magnetic dashboard route signs (often placed on the short turn flap below the vehicle's windshield) – "514 Dufferin Gate" and/or "514 Distillery" respectively.

[14] The line was projected to attract 51,000 new riders annually and could provide up to 15 per cent more capacity along King Street where the 504 and 514 routes would overlap.

The new Cherry streetcar line allowed the TTC to redeploy some of the 17 morning and nine afternoon buses it had been using to accommodate 504 King crowds during rush hours.