TTC board calls Toronto’s auditor general to investigate SRT derailment
The TTC board voted unanimously to call on Toronto’s auditor general to investigate the circumstances of the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) derailment.
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Toronto needs a mayor who supports public transit-system safety, advocates say
What will happen when public transportation safety become one of the focuses of election?
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.
Toronto’s public transit must up frequency, lower fares post-pandemic, advocate says
While public health workers work towards a COVID-19-free future, others are fighting to make public transit more efficient and accessible.
Snowstorm exposes needed improvements to Toronto’s public transit system
For people that use transit, the storm on Jan. 17 caused major delays, but it also showed ways the TTC can improve in the future.
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.”
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.
TTC shutdown: Poor funding leads to poor transit, TTCriders says
TTCriders are calling for better transit funding from the Ontario government, following a surprise fuel leak at College Station that made tens of thousands of Toronto commuters late for work this morning.
Ward 6 contenders say incumbent’s transit pledge not fulfilled
Getting around his corner of the city is harder than it should be, says Russ Ford. “Transit services down here are extremely poor,” the Ward 6 council candidate said. It’s a problem CivicAction decided to tackle though its Pledge to Get a Move On, which asks those who sign on to support Metrolinx’s Big Move plan.
New 198 UofT Scarborough bus replaces 116E
Scarborough commuters have a brand new bus operating at Kennedy station to and from the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. The bus, 198 UofT Scarborough Rocket, began operating Sept. 2, replacing the 116 Express bus.