Mayoral 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. 

My destination is a free, reliable TTC — transit as a public service, not a toll on workers. Until full free transit is funded, I commit to a fare freeze, lower monthly/weekly caps (40 rides or less monthly, or 10/week), Fair Pass phase 3 for low-income riders, and working with colleges and universities on student affordability. Pay for it by taxing billionaires and the wealthy through provincial and federal fair-share revenue, plus municipal tools that don’t punish riders. Fare hikes push people back into cars; that’s bad economics and bad congestion policy.

Just buy a presto pass if you are worried about fare capping 

The TTC should be capped at 1 ride payment per day.

When elected, I will work to make the TTC free at the fare box.  Completely covered by government.  I have nearly 20 reasons why this is the best choice for Toronto. 

No to the specific fare-cap, post-secondary affordability, fare-freeze, and Fair Pass commitments: none is a locked plank, and I will not invent fare policy or numbers. The locked standard is axe the tax by cutting the tax burden and apply fiscal discipline at the TTC by scrutinizing waste. Safety and competent delivery come first.

If elected, I want to make the TTC free for seniors, students and youth!

My platform goes beyond a fare freeze: I am proposing Free TTC in Toronto starting November 2026. Transit is essential infrastructure and the lifeline of our city. Removing fares would reduce the transportation burden on residents and allow people to use transit without having to choose between getting around Toronto and other essential expenses. I would also maintain and strengthen targeted affordability measures during the transition and work with other levels of government on sustainable transit funding.

Public transit should be affordable reliable and accessible to everyone, with Fair fares and support for seniors ,students, low-income riders and newcomers.

When a city maintains a robust, interconnected transit network, it delivers massive financial relief by providing a reliable alternative to a car. Low fares and fare freezes make transit more affordable but if they are not properly funded, service reductions and severe overcrowding can be the tradeoffs. 
For a late-night shift worker stranded at an unsheltered stop, saving a few cents on a fare may be of little consequence if the bus takes forty-five minutes to arrive or bypasses them entirely because it is packed to capacity.  True affordability requires an unwavering commitment to stable, long-term funding to ensure the system remains both cheap enough to use and dependable enough to trust.
As mayor, I would ensure that measures to enhance affordability such as fare freezes do not come at the expense of reliability. This means, actively advocating for stable operating funding from other levels of government and working to find operational efficiencies within the existing system.

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. 

This is my Clear the Lanes plan: RapidTO dedicated lanes for buses and streetcars, network-wide streetcar reform (priority, signal priority, accessible boarding, enforce blockers), eliminate subway slow zones with real state-of-good-repair funding, and more frequent service — not cuts. One streetcar moves ~250 people; trapping it in traffic is a policy failure. Free, frequent, on-time transit is how we win riders back and cut gridlock.

When you use the word “commit” i cant commit to anything before seeing the route and overall data but i will try my best to make it efficient for ttc riders and drivers on the road.

Safety on the system comes first, and fiscal discipline at the TTC means scrutinizing waste before committing to more spending or frequency. I support competent state-of-good-repair work and fixing slow zones. I am not making a locked RapidTO, network-wide streetcar, or service-frequency pledge, and will not invent a fare, expansion, or price-tag commitment.

There is a stop I noticed in Scarborough near VP station (Teesdale) that says it can go out of service during inclement weather. I know that this is a vital stop for the community (I grew up in Scarborough and took the 67 bus nearly every day!), and I want an immediate review of alternative service for this route instead of forcing riders to use another stop.

Free TTC only works if people can actually rely on the TTC. My priority is a system that is frequent, safe, accessible and dependable. That means addressing slow zones and state-of-good-repair needs, improving surface transit, and making better use of dedicated transit infrastructure where appropriate. Riders should not have to choose between transit and driving because the TTC is unreliable.

Faster , Safer, reliable,transit and better service 

Too often riders face delays with no explanation and shutdowns with no warning. Toronto needs to treat transit riders better.
Streetcar reform is central to my platform. As Mayor, I will move streetcars through intersections faster, speed up the doors, take a hard look at left turns for cars on streetcar routes so a full streetcar never waits on one driver, and deliver real signal priority.
I support RapidTO lanes as part of a real transportation master plan, prioritized using ridership and delay data rather than decided project by project.
I will improve frequency on major bus routes, especially those connecting to subway and LRT lines, and coordinate schedules on nearby parallel streets so buses run at alternating times and riders have a reliable backup. Fixing slow zones and aging infrastructure is basic maintenance, and must be funded.  If the TTC is going to regularly shut down for maintenance, inconveniencing the public, riders deserve to see results.