A snapped switch rail. Buried reports about the Scarborough RT derailment. Shelagh Pizey-Allen with advocacy group TTCriders asks: What’s going on at the TTC?
In a mock awards ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday, volunteers dressed as marathon runners received medals for Toronto’s slowest bus routes among those whereRapidTO improvements were promised.
Rankings included the29 Dufferinin first place,35 Janein second, 60 Steeles West in third, and the 39 Finch East in fourth. The “awards ceremony” comes just a week before a report is set to be debated at the Executive Committee about Toronto’s plan to install more bus lanes.
[TTCRiders] presented councillors Monday with a giant “invoice” for riders’ lost time since the derailment. They estimated the time added up to close to half-a-million hours. They pointed out that the busway could have been operational by late 2025 if it had been funded earlier.
C’est une révolution verte et en douceur qui s’opère à la Commission de transport de Toronto (CTT) et qui doit la mener vers un parc d’autobus entièrement carboneutre.
The transit agency’s $2.6-billion budget includes a plan to bring service to near pre-COVID levels next year. But the transit system is facing a growing repair backlog that threatens its long term viability, the TTC board heard Wednesday.