Inaudible announcements on the TTC have been an ongoing struggle for subway riders but there might be light at the end of the tunnel.
TTC to ask bus riders for proof of payment as it expands crackdown on fare evasion
Transit riders may see fare inspectors on bus platforms starting Monday as the TTC expands efforts to curb fare evasion. Karin Meinzer, a former volunteer with the transit advocacy group TTCriders, says fare inspection in general is problematic. Greater efforts should be made by governments to ensure low income people are able to use transit, she says.
TTC bus riders to be subject to random fare enforcement
Some TTC bus riders could be asked for proof of payment starting next week as the TTC expand its fare enforcement program.
Candidates Join Transit Groups Rally
Participants gathered in bitterly cold weather at the corner of Yonge and Eglinton to demand accountability on why LRT projects have not opened yet, writes Rex Astorga of On The Record news.
‘Am I going to live to see it?’ Eglinton Crosstown LRT delays, funding of city transit spark protest
Andy Takagi of the Toronto Star reports on the Rally to Open the Crosstown held by TTCriders on February 19, 2025.
TTC riders will face major service disruptions in 2025
Toronto transit users face a challenging year ahead as the TTC’s 2025 Service Plan includes 38 full-weekend subway closures.
Eglinton Crosstown LRT promised to finally open in 2025
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford made a string of transportation and infrastructure announcements, including a promise that the embattled Eglinton Crosstown LRT would finally open in 2025, writes Jack Landau of BlogTO.
The Express Way
Toronto’s transit and public spaces are torn. When City Hall can’t mend the fabric, tactical urbanists step up and stitch it back together
Crombie promises to install platform edge doors in Toronto subway stations if elected
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is promising to install barriers on all TTC subway platforms in Toronto if she becomes premier, an idea that has long been studied by TTC staff but could potentially cost billions if implemented across the network.
Opinion
TTC riders know the waiting is the hardest part. There’s a simple way the transit agency could ease the pain
According to a report issued last week by the TTCriders advocacy group, with additional analysis by independent transit expert Steve Munro, in Toronto right now that familiar sight of bunched-up vehicles is commonplace enough that it makes the TTC’s reported “on time performance” meaningless.