DSC
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I agree that there are good people at the TTC and have great sympathy for them. Politicians everywhere and I fear particularly here, love to nit pick and make a huge fuss about any perceived waste, love announcing new things and have no interest in the boring ongoing stuff like SOGR. The fact that the TTC Budget Committee has not met for 10 months is scandalous as they should be fully aware of the situation and fighting and lobbying for what is needed - which is probably more money. I just hope that Tory's stupid fear of higher taxes does not drive people like Byford, Upfold and many others away to places where public transit is seen AND FUNDED as a vital service. My point was that the TTC does not have a good record, or maybe the money, to evaluate the information they have now so having more (such as details of every PRESTO trip) may not help inform their decisions.@DSC et al. I have had the good fortune to work in a number of places. In a couple, we were under siege and a beleaguered mentality begins to set in. I have no doubt that the TTC is in such a state. Strong leadership - I think Andy Byford is about the best there is - can help to restore a sense of normalcy in the ranks. I leave it to the politicians to fund the show adequately. I doubt it's a question of will, but it is a question of risk. If they are going to look at the data, there will be those who see in the results evidence for one less bus route or run or something along those lines. Somehow the results are always used to tear something apart and never to bolster.
Terrible human tendency that.