Latest Fair Pass expansion does not go far enough, advocates say
Transit advocates say they support the long-awaited expansion of the Fair Pass Transit Discount Program but it is not broad enough.
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Riders demand money for transit on FundTheTTC day
Fed up with the TTC? Issues facing commuters on a daily basis were the subject of an event called “FundTheTTC Day of Action.”
Developing: Premier Doug Ford announces $28.5 billion in funding for GTA transit
Premier Doug Ford announced that he will be spending $28.5 billion dollars to improve the Greater Toronto Area’s subway system during a speech in Burlington on Tuesday.
Classic TTC vehicles and the enthusiast trying to bring them home
Since 1921, the Toronto Transit Commission has been serving Toronto with vehicles ranging from horse-drawn carriages to the Toronto Rocket subway trains. Almost 100 years later, transit historian Trevor Parkins-Sciberras is trying to bring some of these lost relics home.
Local activist petitions TTC to pull an all-nighter
East York community activist Justin Van Dette wants the TTC to implement 24-hour service, and he has the signatures to back him up.
The end of Metropass is drawing near
After years of competition between the Presto system and the now-antiquated token and cash system, the plan for Metrolinx’s Presto to completely merge with the TTC is set in stone.
‘U-commute’ transit pass a possibility for Toronto students?
The student union at the University of Toronto has teamed up with other downtown schools to create a more affordable transit option for students to commute across the city.
City ready to raise property taxes to fund SmartTrack
The city has proposed a property tax hike of 2.1 per cent to pay for SmartTrack and other transit plans, as revealed in the Transit Network Plan Update and Financial Strategy report on Oct. 31.
Cutting budget, not quality of service: TTC
According to a TTC budget report, current service will not be affected by the budget cuts requested by Mayor Tory.
UPX fares to be reduced
Starting March 9, ticket prices for the struggling Union-Pearson Express (UPX) train, will be reduced by almost 50 percent.