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Videosby StaffJuly 23, 2013

TTC - A Transit System that Makes Toronto Proud

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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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2013

Toronto Transit whistleblower program to root out internal fraud, theft

The new "Integrity" program will allow the agency's 13,000 employees to anonymously report unethical or illegal behavior by co-workers or contractors.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2013

TTC renews, extends suicide prevention program

Will continue Crisis Link through July 31, 2018. The program has handled an average of 2.75 incidents per month of people contemplating suicide on the transit system. No person has ever attempted suicide on the TTC immediately after speaking with a Crisis Link counselor.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

TTC’s plan highlights safety, customer service

Strategic objectives include managing risks, protecting customers, contractors and employees, and minimizing impact on the environment; cultivating an empowered, customer-focused workforce; and effective, efficient asset management that delivers reliable services in a state of good repair.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2013

TTC creates 'personal car' for April Fool's Day

A light-hearted video shows two TTC executives acting out "offensive behaviors" such as talking loudly on cellphones and eating food, to help illustrate the faux initiative.

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Videosby StaffApril 2, 2013

TTC Introduces the 'Personal Car' for April Fool's Day

The "personal car" allows customers do whatever they like while riding the subway - wear bulky backpacks, eat a meal, put their feet on the seats, play loud music, block doors and, yes, clip their nails. The "personal car" is only in affect until noon, April 1. After that, the TTC simply asks that everyone be considerate of their fellow rider.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2013

TTC unveils commitment to 2013 improvements

Launched its first-ever Customer Charter, committing the agency to a focus on five themes: cleanliness, better information, improved responsiveness, more accessible and modern, and the renewal of vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2012

TTC sets 12-month ridership record

From Oct. 3, 2011 to Oct. 2, 2012, the TTC carried just over 510 million riders. By the end of this year, the agency expects to have carried 514 million riders, with a projected ridership of 528 million in 2013.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2012

TTC to upgrade bus stop info

In an effort to improve customer service, the Toronto Transit Commission will upgrade its bus stops, testing new designs for bus stop poles and the maps in its shelters.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2012

TTC driver calms riders while trapped by power line collapse

Was praised for keeping 29 passengers safely on her bus after a crane collapsed on the street, trapping the bus under a fallen pole and surrounding it with live electrical wires.

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