2026 Council Survey Results

Olivia Chow is focused on making the TTC more affordable, to save transit riders money and attract new riders to the system. As Mayor, Olivia introduced fare capping at 47 rides per month, giving everyone the benefit of a monthly pass without the upfront cost. If re-elected, she will lower the cap to 10 rides per week and keep fares frozen for a fourth year in a row. She will work with post-secondary students and institutions, and low-income riders, to explore new ways to make the TTC even more affordable for them. 

The TTC drives economic growth. making it affordable and accessible is essential to the wellbeing of our city. 

I support making transit more affordable, but we need to get there responsibly. Toronto’s fare policy should be part of a regional agreement and a phased plan, so riders can move across the region without facing a patchwork of fares and caps. We also have to protect the TTC’s financial sustainability and the reliable service riders depend on. I will continue to push for better value for riders, while making sure every change is financially responsible and coordinated with our regional partners.

We know from transit riders that the #1 thing that will contribute to increasing transit use is fast and reliable service. So while I believe in maintaining the fare freeze and achieving the lowest possible fare cap threshold, maintaining and improving service levels must be of paramount importance. We don’t want service cuts. If the only way to avoid service cuts is to increase fares, service is ultimately more important. However, we can and should investigate every other possible route to subsidize our transit system, so that the burden does not fall on transit riders — including and especially low-income residents. No matter what, fare increases should not be borne off residents who are financially precarious.

As a social worker at a local food bank, tenant organizer and regular TTC user, I know how important affordable public transit is to so many people in our communities and across this city. The Fair Pass program and fare freeze are a great start, but we need to make transit more affordable for low-income riders who are already struggling with the high costs of rent and groceries.

I would explore options to provide free transit for high school and post-secondary students.

Olivia Chow is committed to increasing service and improving reliability so that it’s easier to choose TTC wherever you are in Toronto. As Mayor, she made a different choice than past administrations: freezing fares and increasing service. To grow ridership, she will invest in service, install the fixes that make surface transit move faster, and continue clearing the state-of-good-repair backlog so that Reduced Speed Zones are a thing of the past. 

Investing in the TTC creates a virtuous cycle. the more transit is on time, the more people use it. I commit to advocating for rapid transit lines in Toronto Centre, including  enhancements to the Richmond/Adelaide diversions that will continue for many more years and add substantial travel times for riders. 

Yes, except for Kennedy Road and Midland Ave, where we are investing $93 million into the former SRT corridor to build the Bus Rapid Transit way, which will be operational on September 30th. We had promised the community and businesses that once the BRT was operational, the red lanes on Midland Ave and Kennedy Road would be removed. It was always in the plan! Promise made promise kept!

I answered "no" to questions 8 and 9 because I cannot commit to voting in favour without a detailed proposal that includes public consultation. It would be important for me to first consult local residents on the establishment of any new RapidTO routes in my ward. I support the concept, given there is appropriate consultation and community engagement on the issue.

I am strongly supportive of reliable and fast public transit options. I would support a RapidTO route in Ward 3 that makes sense for all road users including cyclists, pedestrians and drivers, considering community feedback and available data. 

I ride the TTC every day, so I know how much better things could be. One of the priorities of my Transit platform is the advancement and completion of the RapidTO Jane Street Corridor in York South-Weston. The Crosstown is finally here in our ward but it took way too long to build, with far too much impact on local business. We need to be faster and do better, with the City in charge of transit planning and projects, so that we can build a better integrated and more reliable transit network.

Jane Street is the RapidTO route in Ward 7, but Jane Street needs higher-order transit not simply a priority bus lane.  It is one of the highest volume bus routes in the city.

I have serious concerns about the proposed RapidTO changes, particularly the reduction in transit stops along Jane Street. The limited time savings being achieved appear to come largely from removing stops. For many residents, any time saved on the bus could be lost by having to travel much farther to reach their nearest stop.

This is also an accessibility issue. Not every resident can easily walk several additional blocks to catch a bus, and we need to make sure our transit system works for residents of all ages and mobility needs.

Jane Street deserves better. We should be looking at higher-order transit that improves speed and reliability without making transit less accessible for the residents who rely on it every day.

I would support red bus lanes where they can be implemented Monday to Friday, at rush hours only.

Olivia Chow is committed to building a caring, affordable, and safer city that works for everyone. As part of that commitment, she supports making the TTC more accessible, including through improved wayfinding, Wheel-Trans service that works for disabled transit riders, and making sure that everyone can make their way on the TTC after a big snow storm. As Mayor, Olivia has invested to get results, including funding the first year of the TTC’s Wayfinding Strategy in her 2026 budget. 

Wheel-Trans’ Family of Services model should never assign someone a trip they cannot safely or reliably complete. I will push the TTC to review its eligibility and trip-planning rules so each rider’s needs and the accessibility of the full journey are properly considered. Accessibility also depends on elevators people can count on, with planned replacements before equipment fails and faster repairs. Diversion maps must be much easier to read and clearly show accessible alternatives when a route or station is disrupted.

The TTC needs to work more with other municipalities to have Wheel Trans operate across boundaries

Accessibility is an extremely important issue for TTC users, and the TTC has not met its goal of becoming AODA compliant by 2025. I continue to work to expedite accessibility upgrades to Islington Station in Ward 3, including through a motion I put forward through TTC Chair Myers at the July 2026 TTC Board meeting directing staff to review acceleration options for the Islington Station Easier Access project. I will continue to advocate for accessible transit in Ward 3 and across Toronto. 

I’ve already been doing accessibility audits with people who use mobility devices on the TTC, and I’m committed to doing even more accessibility audits with TTC riders of every age and ability to make sure our public transit is accessible to all. To build an inclusive transit system, it’s important that transit planning and design happens in close collaboration with people from the disability community, not just to check a box.

As Mayor, Olivia Chow has made record investments in safety on the TTC. She has hired 420+ new frontline safety staff, including new community service ambassadors, Streets to Homes crews, and Toronto Community Crisis Service workers, who are already working to make the TTC safer. She is committed to expanding TCCS mental health workers across the TTC, installing platform edge doors, and building the shelters, affordable, and supportive housing our city needs to get people the help they need. 

Every TTC trip should be safe, clean and efficient. I support more frequent cleaning of vehicles and stations, with rapid-response crews available when urgent problems are reported. I will also support the continued expansion of the Community Crisis Service so trained teams can respond to people in crisis. Stations should have visible staff that can assist riders and respond quickly when problems arise. 

The TTC was never meant to be a shelter system, but the housing crisis and lack of proper supports mean some people have nowhere else to go. As a tenant organizer who has helped block hundreds of evictions, I know how close so many are to being on the street and how close they could have come to sheltering in TTC stations.

We need to keep people housed and also make sure the people who need help can receive it from properly trained and resourced programs. TTC workers do a heroic job but they are not social workers, and they need support.

I’ll push for provincial and federal funding to help pay for platform edge doors that save lives and cut delays. I’ll also fight to make sure that any new projects that require safety measures like platform edge doors get things right the first time, so we aren’t paying for it later with expensive add-ons.

My concern with the platform edge doors is the opportunity cost of funding them. That money could be used to fund the Scarborough East LRT, increase bus frequency and create new routes in my ward.