Don Mills Road

Originally named Don Independent Road due to donations of the land by local farmers for the public improvement, the road was carrying traffic from many mills in the area: flour, grist, woollen, and sawmills, hence the current name. In the 1950s, when the planned community of Don Mills was created, Don Mills Road was further extended north from this terminus into North York. By 1990, Don Mills Road was widened from four to six lanes between Overlea Boulevard and York Mills Road. The two additional lanes became the first carpool diamond lanes in Toronto. ==Public transportation==

Toronto Transit Commission bus routes that run along Don Mills Road include: 25 Don Mills, 100 Flemingdon Park, 325 Don Mills (Blue Night), 403 South Don Mills (community route), and 925 Don Mills Express (express route). Since November 2002, Don Mills station located under Fairview Mall has served as a connection between the Sheppard subway line and a multitude of other bus routes. Line 5 Eglinton will have a station named at Don Mills upon opening. There were plans by the Toronto Transit Commission to construct a light rail transit line along Don Mills from Steeles Avenue to Overlea Boulevard to Pape station with the Don Mills LRT, as part of the Transit City plan. The Ontario Line will run along this proposed route south of Eglinton Avenue, with future provisions to extend further north along Don Mills Road. ==Attractions==

• Ontario Science Centre south of Eglinton Avenue • Shops at Don Mills at Lawrence Avenue • Fairview Mall at Sheppard Avenue • The Peanut between Sheppard and Finch Avenue • Seneca College, Newnham Campus on Finch • The historic Zion Church Cultural Centre at Finch • Don Mills Collegiate Institute a local high school • == Sources ==