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Torontonians will be waiting longer for streetcar, subway or bus service in some parts of the city this year, with the TTC set to cut service on some routes ...

While some adjustments are set to result in shorter or similar wait times on specific routes, riders in other parts of the city will wait longer, with service suspended in some cases. Service is being changed on 37 daytime routes and two overnight routes. Overall service will be set at an average of 91 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. "Riders are being asked to pay more for less service, with a 10-cent fare increase coming into effect later this year," she said. On the other side of things, 18 percent of the schedule changes will result in shorter wait times for 512,000 customer boardings each week, while another 18 per cent of the changes will result in the same wait times for some 1,038,000 customer boardings per week. Of those daytime routes, customers on two routes will have shorter wait times in "some periods of the day," customers on 24 routes will have shorter wait times in some periods and longer wait times in others, and customers on 11 routes will have longer wait times, the report says.

The rise in violence and abuse has left TTC workers feeling on edge and ill-equipped to handle the extra demands placed on them.

“Operators are also trained not to engage with aggressive or agitated individuals,” the agency said. The TTC workers who spoke to the Star said they’ve been raising these issues with management for years with little action. Sometimes there will be half a dozen people sheltering on the streetcar, and the lone operator has to push them out into the cold. The TTC has a mental health hotline that operators can call if they need help after a distressing shift, one operator said. Advocates and health workers warn against blaming homeless people for the recent violence, with no evidence to support such a link. One operator said he was suspended after trying to break up a fight at a TTC station. In interviews, front-line transit workers described a crisis of morale at the agency, saying they are subject to unprecedented levels of abuse, leaving them fearful and anxious to go to work, and avoiding public interaction as much as possible. The TTC defines offences as “anything that would result in charges being laid.” By comparison, the rate of offences against customers was 2.4 per one million boardings. Just 30 per cent of workers who had experienced workplace harassment reported it, “citing inadequate policies and management dismissiveness as barriers to reporting.” Between 2017 and 2019, the number of reported monthly offences against employees hovered between three and five per 100 employees. In January, former Mayor John Tory added more police, security guards and community safety ambassadors to the system. This year, the TTC plans to cut service by five per cent in response to diminishing revenues.

A new report from TTC CEO Rick Leary says there were 1068 offences against customers last year compared to 734 in 2021 and 666 in 2019.

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The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) February CEO report states there were 1,068 offences against customers on the publicly funded system last year. The ...

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The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) February CEO report states there were 1,068 offences against customers on the publicly funded system last year. The new ...

According to the February report, ridership is currently sitting at 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. In the weeks before that, a string of muggings, assaults and a fatal stabbing at a west-end station prompted calls for national action. Reports from the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) CEO Rick Leary reveal there were 1,068 offences against customers on the publicly funded system last year.

Violent incidents against TTC passengers is up 46 per cent compared to a year ago, as the transit agency addresses safety concerns.

But we cannot and do not take that for granted,” he said in a statement to Now Toronto on Thursday. Overall, there were 1,068 incidents in 2022, a 46 per cent increase from 734 incidents in 2021. 2022, there were 145 violent incidents against passengers in the transit network, up from 100 in Nov.

TheToronto Transit Commission (TTC) is set to reduce its service on some routes this year, with overall service being set at 91 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is set to roll out changes next month that will hike the wait times of more than a dozen buses.

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The TTC's second-oldest carhouse, the Russell Carhouse, is now unrecognizable amid major renovation and construction.

When the TTC took it over, they found that the facility’s foundations were faulty, and called for its demolition in 1923. [June 2022 project overview](https://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/About-the-TTC/Projects-Landing-Page/Russell-Carhouse/TTC-Streetcar-Program-Update---Russell----Community-Update--06_16_2022.pdf?rev=5bd7531b2863467f90755d5a1ff73558&hash=03119D4336BCC0256D524254A99243E0), the expansion of the TTC’s streetcar fleet requires additional maintenance and storage space. When the TRC’s King carhouse burned down in 1916, Russell was turned into a carhouse.

The TTC is planning to start ticketing non-paying riders at the end of March.

“As of December 2022, approximately half of the Fare Inspectors deployed daily have been placed on special assignment to support safety efforts by providing high-visibility presence on the subway system to serve as a resource for employees and customers.” asking individuals to tap their PRESTO cards and/or pay their fares rather than issuing tickets,” the report says. Article content

As with other transit systems, ridership on the TTC has struggled to return to pre. GTA. TTC is rolling out service cuts March ...

Wait times for the 35 Jane will increase by up to 33 per cent on weekdays. The Yonge-University line is unaffected by this wave of changes, but the Bloor-Danforth line will see longer wait times most of the day, with the exception of morning peak, Monday through Friday. 110 Islington South will undergo a route extension. “What we’re protecting and enhancing are the busiest routes of the busiest times of day, where the service is most in demand,” said Stuart Green, senior communications specialist for the TTC, about the service changes. Many of the anticipated changes will predominantly affect Scarborough and North York, though Green said the TTC has made “$2 million worth of investments in priority neighbourhoods.” Wait times for the 133 Neilson will increase by up to 38 per cent on off-peak times. Wait times for the 122 Graydon Hall will increase by as much as 58 per cent to 30 minutes during the day on weekdays. More changes to TTC service are expected in May. Wait times for the 953 Steeles East Express will increase by 57 per cent to 11 minutes during morning peak, and by 66 per cent to 12 minutes during the afternoon peak. The changes in service follow an announcement last month that the TTC would be hiking fares by 10 cents, bringing single cash fares to $3.35. In mid-January, weekday ridership was about 67 per cent of pre-COVID levels. Wait times for the 905 Eglinton East Express will increase on all days, and by as much as 75 per cent to 16 minutes during the afternoon peak on weekdays.

After several high-profile attacks on transit in Toronto, a new report from the TTC has confirmed violence has increased over the last year.

Newly released data shows that the number of violent incidents against TTC passengers rose 46 per cent last year compared to 2021.

In 2022, the TTC said its special constables increased what it calls "high visibility patrols" in subway stations. The report says there were 145 violent incidents recorded in December and 100 in November. "Safety is paramount to all we do and the TTC moves hundreds of millions of trips every year without incident. The plan includes: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2018, there were 679 incidents. The previous year, there were 734 incidents.