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a TTCriders volunteer, said he was motivated to participate in the campaign because the TTC’s existing signage is “outdated” and “confusing.”
Inaudible announcements on the TTC have been an ongoing struggle for subway riders but there might be light at the end of the tunnel.
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.
Some TTC bus riders could be asked for proof of payment starting next week as the TTC expand its fare enforcement program.
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.
Andy Takagi of the Toronto Star reports on the Rally to Open the Crosstown held by TTCriders on February 19, 2025.
