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Aug 29, 2023 · The TTC announced at the news conference it will be improving service near dozens of schools and increasing frequency of service on nine routes that serve post-secondary institutions. It is...
- 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...
May 27, 2024 · LILLEY: No way for government to stop TTC strike except by negotiation. Court decision effectively means even the most essential services can be shut down by strikes
Jun 4, 2024 · Toronto's transit network could grind to a halt on Friday as a potential TTC bus, streetcar and subway strike looms. Provincial politicians have been coy on how they might step in.
Nov 28, 2023 · Deal between Toronto and Queen’s Park includes more than $1 billion in new funding for transit, but longer-term systemic problems remain. Updated Nov. 29, 2023 at 5:48 p.m. Nov. 28, 2023.
Jun 6, 2024 · The union representing almost 12,000 transit workers in Toronto says they’ve reached a “framework settlement” with the TTC, avoiding a strike for the time being.
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Jun 5, 2024 · News. GTA. Gta. ‘Plan ahead’: TTC, union still on different tracks in negotiations as transit strike looms Friday. With less than 36 hours until the strike deadline, TTC chair Coun. Jamaal...
