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Jun 6, 2024 · With a potential transit strike just hours away, Torontonians could soon be scrambling to find another way to get around the city. Here is what you need to know about the looming TTC strike.
- TTC Riders Try to Stay Alert, De-Escalate
- 'A Failure of Social Supports'
- Looking to Other Cities For Solutions
- Expand Supportive Staff Roles, Advocate Says
As rush hour got underway, some vulnerable people on the 501 streetcar began to leave. Among them was an older man who seemed to become increasingly agitated with the sudden crush of commuters. He pulled his ripped coat around his body and trudged out into the cold with his untied boots flopping around bare ankles as he clutched a mud-stained bag. ...
Montemayor and Siroj are also skeptical that increasing police on the TTC will fix the problems. Montemoyer suggests more supports for people who use drugs could help. "I believe, most of the cases, it's just people under the influence. So maybe something related to that, because I believe just heightened security [or] police … won't change the peo...
While violence is top of mind for many passengers after several high-profile attacks over the last year, it's not the only social issue visible on Toronto's transit system. And Toronto is far from alone in the safety concerns and social problems playing out on its buses, trains and streetcars. Several U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and At...
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, executive director of the advocacy group TTCriders, would like to see Toronto do something similar, rather than adding more police. "We have been hearing loud and clear from Black and Indigenous and racialized transit users that special constables do not make them feel safe," she said. "Having more supportive staff around, more...
Jun 13, 2024 · Latest news and opinion on public transit issues in the Greater Toronto Area.
Jun 22, 2024 · News and opinion on the TTC from the Toronto Star. Follow Toronto Transit Commission issues and current updates at thestar.com.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Transit Toronto is the largest unofficial source of information on the TTC and public transit in the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario
