page_title: Regent Park
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Regent Park / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: Dundas streetcar at Dundas and Parliament streets, Toronto.
context_page_description: Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, built in the late 1940s as a public housing project managed by Toronto Community Housing. It sits on what used to be a significant part of the Cabbagetown neighbourhood and is bounded by Gerrard Street East to the north, River Street to the east, Shuter Street to the south and Parliament Street to the west. Regent Park's residential dwellings, prior to the ongoing redevelopment, were entirely social housing, and covered all of the 69 acres which comprise the community. The original neighbourhood was razed in the process of creating Regent Park. The nickname Cabbagetown is now applied to the remaining historical, area north and west of the housing project, which has experienced considerable gentrification since the 60s and 70s.
context_section_description: Regent Park is served by several Toronto Transit Commission streetcar routes: 501, 505, 506; and by the 65 Parliament bus route. The streetcars provide quick access to the Yonge subway line, while the 65 Parliament bus provides access to the Bloor-Danforth line. The Don Valley Parkway is a major highway that runs to the east of the neighbourhood.
caption: The 505 Dundas TTC streetcar as it enters Regent Park. The 505 is one of three streetcar lines to serve the area.
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