Yesterday's provincial budget had good news and bad news for transit riders. Here’s the short story: The Liberal government is promising new transit and GO discounts, but TTC riders won’t see better service. There was also a troubling announcement that has us worried about transit privatization.
Toronto has spent years dealing with the consequences of underfunded public transit. Aging infrastructure, delayed repairs and subway slow zones have all placed pressure on a system that millions of Torontonians rely on. These problems cannot be fixed overnight and require sustained investment in the workers, vehicles, tracks and infrastructure that keep transit moving.