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January 1, 1954
- On January 1, 1954, when the province of Ontario merged the cities, towns and townships south of Steeles Avenue into the municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, the Toronto Transportation Commission (renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) became responsible for all public transit within the boundaries of the new municipality.
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Public transit was one of the essential services identified by Metropolitan Toronto's founders in 1953. On January 1, 1954, the Toronto Transportation Commission was renamed the Toronto Transit Commission and kept the acronym of TTC and public transit was placed under the jurisdiction of the new Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. The assets ...
Jun 25, 2015 · The First Stab at Public Ownership. As Toronto grew, so too did the ridership of the Toronto Street Railway, from 44000 in 1861 to 55000 in 1891, when the TSR’s 30-year franchise expired. On May 16, 1891, the city sought to take over the system. The attempt did not go as well as planned.
Dec 8, 2020 · On January 1, 1954, when the province of Ontario merged the cities, towns and townships south of Steeles Avenue into the municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, the Toronto Transportation Commission (renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) became responsible for all public transit within the boundaries of the new municipality.
Apr 18, 2019 · Ontario unveils an 'ambitious' outline for rapid transit within Metro Toronto and beyond in 1982. Eight years later, the Progressive Conservatives were still the government in power and...
Public transit in Toronto started in 1849 with a privately operated transit service. In later years, the city operated some routes, but in 1921 assumed control over all routes and formed the Toronto Transportation Commission to operate them.
May 29, 2019 · In the 1970s and ’80s, while the Toronto area’s population was growing everywhere except in the city of Toronto, Munro explained, the region’s need for new transit capacity was handled by GO Transit, the provincial agency that connects downtown Toronto to the suburbs with buses and trains.
Aug 8, 2016 · Up until 1920 Toronto’s transit was run through a multitude of private transit companies, such as the Toronto Street Railway Company, but in 1920 the Toronto Transportation Commission (the original TTC) was formed, and they planned to turn transit service into a municipal operation.
