By Ryan Hanna for Skedline The provincial government is prepared to fund major transit projects in Toronto — including a three-stop Scarborough subway extension, Eglinton West extension, Relief Line South and Yonge subway extension to Richmond Hill — but only if it has control over them. This is according to a... Read more
By Ryan Hanna It’s an occurrence that happens regularly on Toronto’s subway lines — the dreaded “… is delayed due to signal issues” message over the PA system. “The TTC has been making major strides in replacing its ancient signalling system. But it is a large job and the... Read more
By Ryan Hanna, for Skedline.com Construction on Kipling Station that began in 2018 is progressing well, which will see the integration of the Toronto Transit Commission, MiWay and GO Transit at the station. MiWay buses currently serve Islington Station, but once the new bus terminal is complete, they will... Read more
By Ryan Hanna for Skedline.com The Toronto Transit Commission is having a tough week with this winter’s stormy weather. Line 3 was replaced by shuttle buses on Tuesday and express buses were running as local ones. There are 50 shuttle buses running on the 501 Queen Route and other... Read more
By Ryan Hanna, for Skedline.com At a meeting on Thursday, the TTC board voted unanimously to approve a 10-cent fare increase. The price for cash fares will remain the same, but PRESTO fares will rise to $3.10 for adults, with student and senior monthly passes rising by $5.70 and... Read more
The Toronto Transit Commission passed a significant policy today, allowing a two-hour transfer when using PRESTO. The policy passed 6-1 during today’s public transit meeting at City Hall with Councillor John Campbell being the only to vote against the proposal. The TTC estimates that the new policy will add... Read more
After half a decade of growing pains, TTC CEO Andy Byford reflected on the last five years and what’s to come at the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Jan 7. In 2012, a newly-appointed Byford set out with the five-year vision to make the TTC “a transit system... Read more
TTC proposes increased fares in 2017
Canada Nov 18, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) The TTC is proposing an increase to fares for the sixth year in a row. The 10-cent increase comes as the transit agency faces a struggle to balance their books with lower ridership numbers and increasing operating costs. The TTC has released a report... Read more
By Alyssa Croezen and Fallon Hewitt Skedline reporters attended the official launch of the TTC’s temporary art installation at Bathurst Station honouring Honest Ed’s. These are some images that were captured at the event. Click the link below for the full photo story. Honest Ed’s tribute by Alyssa Croezen... Read more
TTC sexual assault stats raise awareness
Canada Oct 31, 2016
By Fallon Hewitt and Devon Imrie Information obtained by the Toronto Star shows there have been 577 reported incidents of sexual assault on TTC property and vehicles between 2011 and 2015. The figures were released after a freedom of information request was made by the newspaper. The figures come... Read more
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