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Although the transit system has had suicide prevention programs in place since 2011, a TTC spokesperson doesn't attribute the lower number of suicides and attempted suicides in 2015 solely to those initiatives.
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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) customers will now be able to purchase a day or group pass with their iOS and Android devices by downloading the free TTCconnect app from iTunes or Google Play. The app, developed with Bytemark Inc., has built-in security features.
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The Xoupir (pronounced "super") is a fully-electric bus powered by wireless electricity, with four rear wheels to provide extra traction.
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Now in its third year, the charter is designed to track promises and improvements that benefit customers, while holding TTC’s management to account if promises are not kept. The progress against these commitments is reported to the TTC board quarterly and posted on the agency’s website.
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Blue seats will be designated for persons with disabilities, the elderly and expectant mothers. The new seating being introduced first on the system’s new articulated buses and expanded to all vehicles over the next two years.
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Will apply already existing line numbers and color-coding to the four subway and rail lines, make greater use of pictograms and improve station entrance signage across the city.
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A plan to begin testing single-operator subway trains next year marks the beginning of the end of the guard position (the second operator).
Read More →BAI Canada is paying the transit agency $25 million over 20 years for the rights to install and operate the network.
Read More →Introduced the first of the new vehicles into its fleet. The rest will enter service this December. The total cost of the purchase is $143.7 million.
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This 3-minute montage video of the Toronto Transit Commission's various operations and services preceded a May 2013 unveiling of its five-year Corporate Plan to its employees.
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