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TTC budget adds 128K hours of service, boosts revenue protection measures

Service enhancements include hiring 121 operators to increase service on 25 surface routes across the city.

December 20, 2019
TTC budget adds 128K hours of service, boosts revenue protection measures

The budget calls for an additional $27 million subsidy from the City of Toronto and another $26.4 million in revenue protection and cost recovery.

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The budget calls for an additional $27 million subsidy from the City of Toronto and another $26.4 million in revenue protection and cost recovery. New Flyer

The Toronto Transit Commission’s board approved the 2020 operating and capital budget, which protects recent service improvements while adding 128,000 hours of new service, funds a new anti-racism strategy, and boosts revenue protection measures.

Service enhancements include hiring 121 operators to increase service on 25 surface routes across the city, new anti-racism training, improvements in the Wheel-Trans call center to reduce wait times and 50 new staff to reduce fare evasion.

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Services protected in the budget include the two-hour hop-on, hop-off transfer and kids ride free programs and more subway, bus, and streetcar service.

In developing the $2.14 billion operating budget for conventional and Wheel-Trans services, the TTC found $31.6 million in efficiencies and offsets without impacting service. The budget calls for an additional $27 million subsidy from the City of Toronto and another $26.4 million in revenue protection and cost recovery. A 10 cent per ride increase on all fares except adult cash, which remains at $3.25, raises another $31.4 million. The fare increase comes into effect on March 1.

The board also approved the TTC’s $7.4 billion 2020-2029 capital budget that invests in longer term projects to reduce crowding, keep the system in a state of good repair, improve accessibility, and increase capacity at the busy Bloor-Yonge corridor.

While the TTC has authority on matters related to fare policy, the budgets still go to full City Council for final approval.

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