The TTC is considering opening a physical merchandise store in an attempt to bring in non-fare revenue.
A plan proposed by TTC staff to go ahead with funding a pilot project that would have seen platform-edge safety doors installed at TMU (Dundas) station has been put on hold pending further discussion by board members.
The TTC has hired a new chief executive who said he hopes to get the city’s buses, subways and streetcars moving more efficiently.
Some Toronto residents are pushing back against proposed rapid bus lanes on Bathurst street after an online petition raised more than 1,400 signatures.
City staff said more than 35,000 TTC riders use the 7-Bathurst bus and 511 Bathurst streetcar. However, both modes often arrive late as they mix with vehicles sharing the road. “People on Bathurst are facing overcrowded buses, streetcars and unpredictable wait times,” said August Puranauth, with TTC Riders. “It’s not just transit riders impacted by this, but drivers as well.
Some Torontonians are unsure about the effectiveness of mental health crisis workers on the TTC while the city considers support programs’ expansion, but these experts say it could be effective.
Public transit and environmental groups across Canada have released the results of a policy survey on transit commitments from federal parties.
Transit advocacy group TTCriders installed unofficial signage at King Subway Station in downtown Toronto on April 11 to highlight what they describe as serious gaps in the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) wayfinding system.
Transit advocates gave a TTC subway station a makeover early Friday, posting their own signs and adding stickers to existing signs and maps, in an effort to push the city to fund a new TTC wayfinding system.
Commuters entering and exiting King Station may have had an easier time navigating their transit route this morning. Joe Craib, a TTCriders volunteer, said he was motivated to participate in the campaign because the TTC’s existing signage is “outdated” and “confusing.”
