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.
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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.
Metrolinx hikes up fines for behavioural offences
Metrolinx has increased the fines for behavioural offences. You will be fined $150 for selling to the public without permission, while something like going barefoot will cost you $75.
Author says assaults on TTC drivers too commonplace
It’s an all too familiar scenario. The TTC bus she was driving a few years ago along Lawrence Avenue East had to weave through morning rush-hour traffic. Inevitably, she arrived at some of the commuter stops later than scheduled.
“I would have to be at a stop by 8:17, but get there for 8:20 and people wouldn’t be happy,” Shirley said. She has asked that her full name be withheld. “(The passengers) let you know that you were three minutes late. Those same people that you greet every morning … turn on you.”
TTC discusses fare hike
The TTC Budget Committee discussed eight options for increasing fares during its monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
York West councillor claims Spadina subway extension far too late
The councilor for the region that will one day be served by the Spadina subway extension says the whole project is 20 years too late. On Friday, the Toronto Transit Commission confirmed that the six-stop construction of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) from Downsview Station to Vaughan is $150 million over budget and may not open until 2017. The project’s original budget was $2.5 billion and it was supposed to open in 2015. The cost overrun will be split between Toronto ($90 million) and York Region ($60 million). Coun. Anthony Perruzza represents York West (Ward 8) where the TYSSE is being built. “I would have very much liked it to have been open sooner,” Perruzza said.
One-person subway operation may jeopardize safety, critics say
By the end of 2016, new subway trains on the Sheppard Subway Line will have only one operator, but some critics question the safety of the system. The TTC board approved a pilot project that would have one TTC operator controlling both the doors and train movement, instead of two.
Transit proves to be the top issue again at second-last mayoral debate
The atmosphere was tense and charged at the final Scarborough-based mayoral debate last night. Hosted at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, the room was pack with emotional community members, eager to have their voices heard. The topic of the night was how candidates planned to strengthen Scarborough’s communities. In attendance were campaign frontrunners Olivia […]