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.
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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…
Transit talks dominates Chow, Tory debate
Transit issues took over the majority of a mayoral debate at the National Club between Olivia Chow and John Tory. The debate, held on Wednesday at lunchtime, was hosted by the Churchill Society for the…
Commuters welcome province’s $1.4B Scarborough subway plan with critical eye
Scarborough transit users are torn on the province’s recently announced subway extension plan. On one hand, improved transit of any sort would be a welcome thing, but on the other, the proposed two-stop subway extension to Scarborough City Centre might not be enough.
Commuters polled on delays at Pape subway station
Commuters who rely on Pape subway station have a big decision to make. TTC is conducting a survey with riders to determine the best and fastest way forward to completing renovations at the subway station,…
Councillors hopeful for transit after Ford’s win
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford isn’t the only one who is happy about his recent court victory. Many Scarborough city councillors have renewed optimism about subway transit expansion to Scarborough.