The Subway Air Quality Initiative was carried out between 2018 and 2020 and concluded that new trains and updated braking technologies and protocols that reduce friction contributed to reduced levels of fine particulate matter inside vehicles and on platforms.
Stantec and Jacobs will oversee an estimated $28.5 billion in capital investment in the city’s transit infrastructure.
Daily ridership is now at 50% of TTC’s pre-pandemic levels and customer trips are more evenly spread throughout the day.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an 80% drop in ridership and a loss of $90 million in monthly revenue
The report, to be considered by the TTC board, recommends funding for the plan would come from Toronto's City Building Fund.
Service enhancements include hiring 121 operators to increase service on 25 surface routes across the city.
In October 2017, Tom Dedes was injured when he was pinned against a truck by the tail swing of a workcar at a TTC rail yard.
The agency took advantage of a partnership between Westmatic and igus Canada to ensure its fleet is clean and ready for service.
The New Flyer bus is the first of many for the agency, who also plans on procuring buses from Proterra and BYD as it moves toward a 100% zero-emission fleet.
The original contract was TTC’s first transit bus order from New Flyer since 1999, and has an additional 20 options remaining.
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