says @MooreintheAM. @VincentTuronno Puhakka at @TTCRiders talks how this will be a year full of bad service from the city’s transit agency.
TTC delays and closures are expected to get worse — and longer — this year before overall service gets better, according to the transit agency.
The TTC published its annual report Monday outlining which closures and diversions will be needed carry out “necessary” repair work to upgrade or maintain its aging infrastructure and expansion projects. The agency has pegged its need for state-of-good-repair work at $11.2 billion over the next decade.
The report shows that subway and streetcar delays that frustrate commuters trying to navigate the city — amidst world-famous congestion on the streets — will continue. It’s a necessary part of the city’s transit growing pains, TTC staff say, with new subway lines and cars on the horizon.
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 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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
