TTC Budget

• Public transit users concerned proposed TTC service cuts will increase safety risks

  The TTC recently proposed its 2023 operating budget with changes to address a $366 million budget shortfall, which includes a 10 cent fare hike.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2023
  
• TTC riders wary of public transit until COVID-19 vaccine available, health measures enhanced: study

  Of the more than 2,700 people polled, 87 per cent of respondents say they will not return to the service until they're vaccinated and a COVID-19 vaccine is made available.

  Canada

  May 12, 2020
  
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• 10-cent fare hike proposed in TTC 2020 operating budget

  The TTC’s proposed operating budget was released Friday afternoon, coming in at $2.14 billion -- an increase of $85 million compared to 2019.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2019
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• Ontario budget 2019: No money for Sheppard line extension, new bridges on Toronto relief line

  Although the $28.5-billion Greater Toronto Area transit network plan is drawn on the map, officials said there’s only money to do design work — and none, yet, to build it.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2019
• Fare evasion, malfunctioning Metrolinx equipment cost TTC $64M in 2018: auditor general

  Toronto's auditor general said fare evasion on streetcars is particularly problematic with an average of one in 10 passengers not paying.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2019
• TTC board approves 10-cent fare increase as part of 2019 budget; city council to review request

  On Friday, the TTC released its 2019 Budget recommending the increase for tokens and PRESTO card taps from $3 to $3.10.

  Traffic

  Jan 18, 2019
• TTC ridership among kids doubles after introduction of free fares

  In 2016, children rode TTC vehicles an estimated 22 million times versus 11 million times in 2014.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2017
• Mayor John Tory ‘muses’ about publishing photos of fare evaders

  Mayor John Tory recently made comments about publicly shaming fare evaders on a talk show but has since clarified he wasn’t serious.

  Consumer

  Nov 22, 2016
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• TTC board approves fare increases as it faces $61 million shortfall

  The TTC board has approved increases for several fares, including tokens and Metropasses, in an effort to address the transit agency’s $61 million shortfall in its 2017 budget.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2016
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• TTC advocacy group releases parody videos, memes protesting budget cuts

  What if the TTC charged extra fees to crowdsurf a packed subway or turned off the AC and rebrand the subway as a sauna? These are just a couple of the “efficiency” suggestions raised during a new tongue-and-cheek campaign.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2016