The federal government has cracked open its coffers with $1.49 billion in new transit infrastructure money for everything from new transit vehicles to upgraded stations. The details were announced Tuesday morning by P ...
Transit Issues
Sun, 2020-01-19 18:40 Every day, there are more than a million reasons that Toronto needs the TTC. We can only list some of them here, of course. But we hope you will find some thought-provoking information here about ...
Good for the Economy: How Much is Public Transit Worth to Toronto?
Thu, 2012-02-16 11:09 Whether it’s helping to reduce gridlock or making Toronto an attractive place for tourists, the TTC plays an important role in Toronto’s economy. Just take a look at some of these facts. The u ...
Congestion Hurts: Public Transit is the Best Way to Clear the Air
Thursday, Feb 16. Congestion in the GTA and Hamilton-Wentworth is estimated to cost the economy $2 billion per year. This is mostly the result of delays in deliveries by truck. With urban sprawl, travel times for G ...
Transit Means Jobs and Not Only for Transit Workers
Thu, 2012-02-16 11:07 The TTC creates jobs in a number of ways, not least by providing salaries to its employees who then spend that money on goods and services in the local economy. The TTC also buys local goods and ...
Transit Means Tourism and Not Just For the Tourists
Thu, 2012-02-16 11:03 Public transit uses a twentieth of the space taken by the private automobile. Each full TTC bus removes 40 single-occupant cars from the road. According to the Ontario Medical Association, the ...
Good for the Environment: Public Transit Can Help Reduce the Environmental Damage in Our City
Thu, 2012-02-16 10:57 Kyoto Protocol was established as a first step in trying to reduce the dangerous environmental destruction that could face our planet. In Canada transport is responsible for up to a quarter of al ...