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  1. transittoronto.ca › spare › 0012A Brief History of Transit in Toronto

    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.

  2. www.cbc.ca › archives › 35-years-of-toronto-transit35 years of Toronto transit that never happened | CBC

    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...

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  3. www.context.ca › the-history-of-transit-in-torontoThe History of Transit in Toronto | Context - Context Development

    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.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Public_transportation_inPublic transportation in Toronto - Wikipedia

    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.

  6. transittoronto.ca › regional › 2702A Brief History of Public Transit in York Region

    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.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_TorontoHistory of the Toronto Transit Commission - Wikipedia

    The history of public transportation in Toronto in Canada dates back to the middle 19th century under many different private companies, organizations and owners, which were all later unified as a single government-run entity during the 1920s.

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  9. transittoronto.ca › archives › weblogToronto's -- and Canada's -- first subway opens, March 30, 1954

    Mar 30, 2013 · Fifty-nine years ago today, Tuesday, March 30, 1954, the TTC ’s first subway — the first subway line in Canada — opened between Eglinton and Union Station. In Transit Toronto’s history of the line, James Bow describes the opening: Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport officially opened the Yonge subway on March 30 ...