TTC

Disturbing attacks on the TTC this year have rattled transit riders and their sense of safety in the system.

But it does underscore that some of these issues extend beyond the streetcars, subways and buses and will require community-wide investment and effort to address. Indeed, the TTC cannot find housing for Torontonians who have none, nor can it provide access to mental health and addiction supports. In April, a [university student ](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/10/vigil-held-for-international-student-shot-near-sherbourne-station.html)was shot and killed outside Sherbourne station on his way to work; that same month a [woman was pushed ](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/17/woman-hit-by-subway-at-yonge-station-after-being-pushed-onto-tracks.html)onto the subway tracks at Yonge and Bloor (she survived the arrival of an oncoming train by crawling into a space beneath the platform) and a [man was stabbed ](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/21/toronto-police-arrest-suspect-in-st-george-subway-stabbing.html)in the neck at St. TTC employees have also been the target of attacks, including the stabbings of two workers earlier this year. In recent days some of these riders have expressed fear and anxiety about travelling on a transit system that has struggled to win back the customers it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like Tory, the transit commission was also swift to assure Torontonians of its safety.