In previous articles, I have tracked the evolution of subway segments where Reduced Speed Zones (RSZs) are in place since February 2024. Recent comments in other articles suggest that readers have …| Steve Munro
Several routes in the TTC network are scheduled to operate partly or completely with 18m articulated buses in place of the standard 12m varieties seen on most of the system. A problem commonly foun…| Steve Munro
Since February 2024, I have tracked the TTC’s posted list of Reduced Speed Zones (RSZs) on subway lines 1 (YUS) and 2 (BD). A pattern has emerged that some RSZs are very long-lasting, others …| Steve Munro
About 50 years ago, there was a housecleaning at TTC’s head office at 1900 Yonge Street. A room in what was then the Advertising Department stuffed with archival material was to be cleared ou…| Steve Munro
The TTC Board met on June 23. Among the items on the agenda were: CEO’s Report Monthly Key Performance Indicators Financial and Major Projects Update for the Period Ended April 26, 2025 Major…| Steve Munro
At its meeting on June 23, the TTC Board considered a report on platform doors for its subway system: Platform Edge Doors Study – Outcome of Feasibility and Business Case Studies Platform Edg…| Steve Munro
In anticipation of transit demands for the FIFA games in June 2026 as well as general route reliability, Toronto proposes to install transit-only lanes on Bathurst (Eglinton to Lake Shore) and Duff…| Steve Munro
The TTC Board met on April 16 with many items on its agenda including a report on Extreme Precipitation Planning. Anyone living in Toronto will remember the heavy rains of July 2024 and the snows o…| Steve Munro
Information on large transit projects and their status is scattered through several reports. Two of these appear on the TTC Board’s April 16, 2025 agenda, but for a broader picture we must lo…| Steve Munro
This morning (November 20), I was honoured by the Canadian Urban Transit Association with one of their two 2024 Excellence awards. In my case, it was for decades of transit advocacy, and my co-winn…| Steve Munro
January 31, 2006 saw the first post on this blog, a compendium of film festival reviews I wrote going back to the dark ages of 1986 on another platform, the long-departed “Artworks” BBS…| Steve Munro
This article covers: The January 2025 CEO’s Report A follow-up on the report re Subway Streetcar Fleet and Infrastructure The proposed interim wayfinding strategy An update on fare collection…| Steve Munro
The TTC produces a monthly summary of On Time Performance for its bus and streetcar networks. To call it superficial would be generous, but there are pretty charts. First and most obvious among the…| Steve Munro
The agenda for the January 27 TTC Board meeting contains two reports containing information about infrastructure work planned on the rail networks in 2025. Subway and Streetcar State of Good Repair…| Steve Munro
On December 9, 2024, the TTC issued Requests for Proposals for two major contracts affecting the future of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: one for new trains, and the other for a new signalling system. Alth…| Steve Munro
