PL1
Senior Member
Enforcement is a joke on many levels in Toronto, as you know.
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TTC: Other Items (catch all)
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JasonParis
Moderator
I think they predate amalgamation. Metro never wanted them, but since it wasn’t their roadway, there wasn’t much they could do. It’s strange they’re still there. If enforcement isn’t going to happen, they should probably be removed.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
There needs to be a cop at every light post, to start. Then reduce down to one each block. Maybe less if they comply over time.
nfitz
Superstar
evandyk
Senior Member
They do that on King St every few months.
JasonParis
Moderator
There seemed to be a blitz this past weekend.
Mihairokov
Senior Member
Every few weeks, presumably to fill a quota. Every once in a while you can see a cruiser sitting and waiting for cars to drive straight b/w Jarvis and Yonge. It's actually a bit numbing how many people sit and wait for two light cycles at Church waiting for a green light that isn't coming for them to go straight. Streetcars laying on the horn behind them very rarely get them moving.
Traffic cops have been better on bikes going up to cars with four-ways on during rush hour, too. Occasionally very quick to move cars out of the way.
nfitz
Superstar
Well that may still be an upgrade. Back when I worked down there before Covid, and was up and down King every weekday, I saw it happen once. But now I've seen it again, despite not being down there for months.
Ah. Yeah, I saw that too at one light. But it was just a typical green circle, so I don't understand why.
I don't know why they just don't splash a lot of red paint at the intersections, now they are using it more and more elsewhere.
Jonny5
Senior Member
We're in year eight of "we're going to dig up King Street any day now and redo it properly this time, so why fix it now?"
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drum118
Superstar
TTC’s recommended 2026 budget adds service while addressing affordability with fare freeze and ride caps
Jan. 7, 2026
Today, the TTC Board approved its 2026 operating and capital budgets that keeps transit affordable through a third consecutive fare freeze and the introduction of fare capping, adds nearly 200,000 hours of service, and invests $16.7 billion in long-term capital projects.
The $3-billion combined operating budgets for both the TTC conventional system and Wheel-Trans represent a 6.8-per-cent increase over the approved 2025 budgets and ensures safe, frequent, and affordable service for TTC customers.
Highlights of the 2026 budget:
• Freezes TTC fares again at 2023 prices.
• Introduces a fare capping program so any trips after 47 in each month would be free. In 2027, that number drops to 40 trips.
• Dedicates almost $60 million to preserve and enhance 2025 safety initiatives and operating levels as more workers return to office, and to address congestion and changes in ridership patterns.
• Provides additional service for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• Increases Wheel-Trans funding by $19 million to meet rising demand.
• Funds Lines 5 and 6 operations in 2026 through the New Deal with the Province of Ontario.
“Transit should fit your life, not the other way around. With this budget, fares stay frozen for the third year in a row, fare capping will make travel more affordable, and we’re adding service where people need it most,” said Mayor Olivia Chow. “Toronto residents can get to work, school, or home safely and reliably, without having to choose between transit and other essential expenses. Together, we’re building an affordable and caring city that delivers for you.”
“The TTC is moving from managing challenges to delivering results,” said TTC Chair Jamaal Myers. “This budget strengthens affordability, reliability, and safety while tying investments to clear performance metrics. Riders deserve transparency and accountability, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering.”
“These Board-approved budgets support meaningful investments in our operations and capital projects upon which we can build the incremental improvements that our customers will benefit from,” said TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali. “It also means we will be able to deliver world-class service during the World Cup, which will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our City.”
The recommended 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan is $16.7 billion.
Priority projects funded through the capital plan over the next five years include:
• Conventional and Wheel-Trans bus fleet replacements and associated charging infrastructure
• Critical subway systems (signals, electrical and communications) and equipment (escalators, elevators, ventilation and subway pumps/backflow preventers) to maintain reliability and enhance the customer experience
• Facility renewal programs including roofing rehabilitation, HVAC replacements, overhead doors, safety systems and infrastructure renewal projects to maintain asset integrity
• Streetcar track replacement
The plan adds $1.36 billion for important longer-term state of good repair, reliability and safety and legislative programs, including:
• $302.8 million for subway, bus, and streetcar vehicle overhauls
• $168.8 million for crucial subway and surface track replacement
• $253.4 million for traction power, signaling, communications and power distribution asset replacement/rehabilitation
• $141.6 million for facility rehabilitation/modifications
Except for the fare policy items, the TTC Budget now goes to the City for consideration as part of the 2026 budget process.
All TTC budget reports and presentations are available at: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2944/27791
Jan. 7, 2026
Today, the TTC Board approved its 2026 operating and capital budgets that keeps transit affordable through a third consecutive fare freeze and the introduction of fare capping, adds nearly 200,000 hours of service, and invests $16.7 billion in long-term capital projects.
The $3-billion combined operating budgets for both the TTC conventional system and Wheel-Trans represent a 6.8-per-cent increase over the approved 2025 budgets and ensures safe, frequent, and affordable service for TTC customers.
Highlights of the 2026 budget:
• Freezes TTC fares again at 2023 prices.
• Introduces a fare capping program so any trips after 47 in each month would be free. In 2027, that number drops to 40 trips.
• Dedicates almost $60 million to preserve and enhance 2025 safety initiatives and operating levels as more workers return to office, and to address congestion and changes in ridership patterns.
• Provides additional service for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• Increases Wheel-Trans funding by $19 million to meet rising demand.
• Funds Lines 5 and 6 operations in 2026 through the New Deal with the Province of Ontario.
“Transit should fit your life, not the other way around. With this budget, fares stay frozen for the third year in a row, fare capping will make travel more affordable, and we’re adding service where people need it most,” said Mayor Olivia Chow. “Toronto residents can get to work, school, or home safely and reliably, without having to choose between transit and other essential expenses. Together, we’re building an affordable and caring city that delivers for you.”
“The TTC is moving from managing challenges to delivering results,” said TTC Chair Jamaal Myers. “This budget strengthens affordability, reliability, and safety while tying investments to clear performance metrics. Riders deserve transparency and accountability, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering.”
“These Board-approved budgets support meaningful investments in our operations and capital projects upon which we can build the incremental improvements that our customers will benefit from,” said TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali. “It also means we will be able to deliver world-class service during the World Cup, which will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our City.”
The recommended 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan is $16.7 billion.
Priority projects funded through the capital plan over the next five years include:
• Conventional and Wheel-Trans bus fleet replacements and associated charging infrastructure
• Critical subway systems (signals, electrical and communications) and equipment (escalators, elevators, ventilation and subway pumps/backflow preventers) to maintain reliability and enhance the customer experience
• Facility renewal programs including roofing rehabilitation, HVAC replacements, overhead doors, safety systems and infrastructure renewal projects to maintain asset integrity
• Streetcar track replacement
The plan adds $1.36 billion for important longer-term state of good repair, reliability and safety and legislative programs, including:
• $302.8 million for subway, bus, and streetcar vehicle overhauls
• $168.8 million for crucial subway and surface track replacement
• $253.4 million for traction power, signaling, communications and power distribution asset replacement/rehabilitation
• $141.6 million for facility rehabilitation/modifications
Except for the fare policy items, the TTC Budget now goes to the City for consideration as part of the 2026 budget process.
All TTC budget reports and presentations are available at: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2944/27791
Northern Light
Superstar
This could go in the Mayor Chow thread, but I'll stick it here:
Discussion at TTC today of where the budget for 2027 is headed:
www.thestar.com
From the above:
Discussion at TTC today of where the budget for 2027 is headed:
TTC board warned of ‘terrifying’ outlook for next year during budget debate
TTC staff warned that there would be a $379-million shortfall next year requiring a huge fare increase, if no additional funding comes from the province.
www.thestar.com
From the above:
CMQSD402F9011
New Member
What happened to the planned Parking levy that TTCriders once planned of? Shows how Doug Ford has No interest in bringing back the provincial operating subsidies to the TTCThis could go in the Mayor Chow thread, but I'll stick it here:
Discussion at TTC today of where the budget for 2027 is headed:
TTC board warned of ‘terrifying’ outlook for next year during budget debate
TTC staff warned that there would be a $379-million shortfall next year requiring a huge fare increase, if no additional funding comes from the province.
From the above:
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Toronto1834
Active Member
I think the City needed MPAC data to make it work, which is controlled by the province. They were going to ask MPAC for the data last I recall, not sure what happened with that.
81-717
Active Member
No mention of the new subway fleet, huh?
Can they just award the damn contract already
nfitz
Superstar
No one is suggesting otherwise than locking up terrorists. I've never heard anyone even suggesting they be bailed. This is rather scarecrowy isn't it?
Read it again. It says "includes" those items. It's not restricted to those items. They've already made crystal clear the new cars are funded.No mention of the new subway fleet, huh?