Toronto Subways

• Advocate urges Ford government to hold TTC accountable for missed accessibility deadline

  The TTC was given two decades to make all of its subway stations accessible, but two years ahead of the deadline, its CEO admitted recently it will be unable to reach the target.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2023
  
• Feds invest over $10B to help Ontario fund 4 major transit routes in Toronto

  The announcement will be the largest single announcement of transit funding in Canada's history, sources said.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
  
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• Public consultations set to begin for Ontario Line’s East Harbour, Corktown station sites

  "We are presenting very preliminary plans and visions of what we see around the neighbourhood and what's possible."

  Traffic

  Apr 12, 2021
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• Next steps announced for Eglinton Crosstown West subway extension into Etobicoke, Mississauga

  "We aren't going to close down Eglinton Avenue, one of the busiest streets in Toronto. We're going to dig, we're going to tunnel, we're going to put that line underground where it belongs," Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2020
• TTC unveils 10-year plan to fix aging infrastructure, but critics say it’s mostly unfunded

  In order to pay for the major projects identified, TTC staff said the upper levels of government need to come through with funding.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Toronto’s board of health calls for improvements to address TTC subway system’s air quality

  The independent study commissioned in 2017 found elevated levels of fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) and high levels of some metal components. The report concludes that the high levels of PM2.5 in the subway require action to reduce the severity, especially on Line 2.

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2020
• Commuters forced to walk through smoky tunnel after fire closes stretch of Toronto subway

  The blaze broke out on the tracks near the platform at Dundas West Station around 7 a.m. Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2019
• Retired TTC worker launches case over air quality in Toronto’s subway system

  Thomas Donnelly has launched a private prosecution alleging the TTC and its CEO allowed the discharge of harmful contaminants into the subway system.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2019
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• Toronto city council votes to approve Ontario government’s transit plan

  The Mayor’s Executive Committee is recommending council approve a deal hashed out between the Ford government and city and TTC staff.

  News

  Oct 29, 2019
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• Dozens speak out against Toronto endorsing transit deal with the province

  The deal would allow the City to retain ownership of Toronto’s existing subway system. But it would have to endorse four transit projects pitched by the Ontario Government earlier in the year.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2019