TTC CEO updates transit status following ice storm
TTC CEO Andy Byford provided an update on transit service following several closures and suspensions during the weekend ice storm.
View ArticleTTC CEO reflects on 2013, shares his hopes for 2014
CityNews reporter Avery Haines speaks with TTC CEO Andy Byford about the year that was for transit and his hopes for 2014.
View ArticleCityNews gets ride on TTC’s new sleek streetcar
CityNews stepped aboard Toronto’s new, sleek streetcar on Wednesday, getting a luxurious preview of what riders can expect when the first fleet is unleashed on the Spadina line Aug. 31. Reporter...
View ArticleFord, Byford clash over subway tunnel boring machines
When it comes to the future of the city’s two tunnel boring machines used for the York-Spadina subway expansion, Mayor Rob Ford and TTC CEO Andy Byford are at opposite ends of the line. The two met...
View ArticleTTC proposes honour payment system for streetcars: report
The TTC is proposing an honour system for fare payments on all streetcars, in an effort to speed up commuting time for riders, according to a published report. Right now on most routes, riders who have...
View ArticleTTC, city officials urging transit riders to take the stairs
Staring up the stairs in the morning, many transit riders may choose to take the escalator or elevator at TTC stations, but the city’s top doctor is urging people to make the climb. Dr. David McKeown,...
View ArticleProvince denies report it will chip in for ongoing TTC funding
The province is denying a Globe and Mail report that it will contribute to the TTC’s operating budget. The newspaper reported that members of mayor-elect John Tory’s transition team as well as TTC CEO...
View ArticleMajority of TTC board members don’t ride public transit
The new Toronto Transit Commission board met for the first time on Tuesday but the shocking lack of members who regularly use transit has one advocate off the rails. Of the seven board members only...
View ArticleTTC offers to pay funeral expenses for Amaria Diljohn
The TTC has offered to pay the funeral costs of Amaria Diljohn, the 14-year-old girl struck and killed by a TTC bus last Friday. “This in no way preempts the outcome of the police inquiry, as that is...
View ArticleByford seeks millions to buy buses, create jobs
The head of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking millions of dollars to hire more employees and buy new buses. CEO Andy Byford delivered his pitch to the budget committee on Wednesday — day...
View ArticleCityNews gets ride on TTC’s new sleek streetcar
CityNews stepped aboard Toronto’s new, sleek streetcar on Wednesday, getting a luxurious preview of what riders can expect when the first fleet is unleashed on the Spadina line Aug. 31. Reporter...
View ArticleFord, Byford clash over subway tunnel boring machines
When it comes to the future of the city’s two tunnel boring machines used for the York-Spadina subway expansion, Mayor Rob Ford and TTC CEO Andy Byford are at opposite ends of the line. The two met...
View ArticleTTC proposes honour payment system for streetcars: report
The TTC is proposing an honour system for fare payments on all streetcars, in an effort to speed up commuting time for riders, according to a published report. Right now on most routes, riders who have...
View ArticleTTC, city officials urging transit riders to take the stairs
Staring up the stairs in the morning, many transit riders may choose to take the escalator or elevator at TTC stations, but the city’s top doctor is urging people to make the climb. Dr. David McKeown,...
View ArticleProvince denies report it will chip in for ongoing TTC funding
The province is denying a Globe and Mail report that it will contribute to the TTC’s operating budget. The newspaper reported that members of mayor-elect John Tory’s transition team as well as TTC CEO...
View ArticleMajority of TTC board members don’t ride public transit
The new Toronto Transit Commission board met for the first time on Tuesday but the shocking lack of members who regularly use transit has one advocate off the rails. Of the seven board members only...
View ArticleTTC offers to pay funeral expenses for Amaria Diljohn
The TTC has offered to pay the funeral costs of Amaria Diljohn, the 14-year-old girl struck and killed by a TTC bus last Friday. “This in no way preempts the outcome of the police inquiry, as that is...
View ArticleByford seeks millions to buy buses, create jobs
The head of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking millions of dollars to hire more employees and buy new buses. CEO Andy Byford delivered his pitch to the budget committee on Wednesday — day...
View ArticleTTC celebrates 31 billion riders
The TTC is celebrating a big milestone — 31 billion riders. TTC CEO Andy Byford, along with TTC Chair Josh Colle, made the announcement at Osgoode Station on Wednesday afternoon. “It seems like just...
View ArticleTTC employee dies after being injured on the job
A TTC employee who was injured on the job has died in hospital, the TTC said in a statement on Monday. 50-year-old Tom Dedes was a subway track maintenance worker and an 18-year veteran of the TTC. He...
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