Ben Spurr and Ben Cohen of the Toronto Star report on the 2025 City Budget. TTC riders are considered winners due to the investments being made in transit!
Free Wi-Fi on subway platforms to end amid improvements, TTC says
Free TTC wi-fi is a safety and accessibility need. Toronto Today covers the issue and our Integrity Commissioner complaint, made "after the TTC board voted down a proposal to receive more information about a contract and cost estimate provided by Rogers."
‘My life would stop’: TTC’s Wheel-Trans disability rules raise riders’ fears, equity concerns
TTC’s paratransit service’s reassessment of its riders’ disabilities has some fearing they will face restrictions on their use of door-to-door service. Mahdis Habibinia and Abby O’Brien of the Toronto Star speak with TTC rider Jane Field.
Deadline to use TTC tickets, tokens, day passes extended until June 2025
Bryann Aguilar of CP24 covers the motion to extend the deadline to use legacy fares on the transit system passed by the TTC board on December 3, 2024.
TTC extends deadline to use tokens, tickets
The TTC board voted unanimously to extend the deadline to use legacy fare like tokens, tickets and day passes. Dilshad Burman of CP24 with further details about the new deadline.
TTC tickets, tokens and day passes get reprieve: Controversial phaseout delayed until June
Many riders were surprised by the transit commission’s announcement in October that it intended to discontinue the fares as of Jan. 1. Patty Winsa of the Toronto Star covers the decision to extend the deadline.
"Protect door-to-door TTC Wheel-Trans Service", advocates say as report outlines inequities from planned restrictions
Rhianne Campbell of City News covers the report from TTCriders which shows planned changes to Wheel-Trans could disproportionately affect three of the city's low-income neighbourhoods.
TTC to get new $2.3 billion fleet of modern subway trains
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi, writing for BlogTO, covers the federal announcement of funding for new Line 2 trains and what this means for transit riders in Toronto.
TTC to get $758 million for a new fleet of modern subway trains
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi of the Daily Hive covers the announcement of new federal funding for the TTC. The the funding will be used for badly needed Line 2 trains, as the current models approach the end of their design life.
Ottawa announces $758M to help TTC pay for new Line 2 subway trains
The federal government announced funding for new Line 2 subway trains. The CBC's Rochelle Raveendran covers the announcement which comes just in time - the current Line 2 trains will start reaching the end of their design lives in 2026.
