Chair's Corner: Updates from the TTC

TTC100

On September 1st, the TTC celebrated its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this landmark occasion, we held an event at the Roncesvalles Carhouse featuring a number of streetcars and buses representing different eras in the organization's history. It is a great honour to serve as Chair of the TTC as we recognize this incredible milestone.

Toronto has come a long way since the TTC was founded in 1921. Through a century of change, the TTC has adapted and evolved in step with the city it serves. In recent years, we have pushed to modernize and improve service for our riders as well as provide a sustainable, accessible, and inclusive transit system for all Torontonians.

To celebrate 100 years of service, the TTC has partnered with the City of Toronto Archives to present a photo exhibit titled "The TTC – 100 Years of Moving Toronto." Selections from this exhibit are on display at various stations throughout our subway system and on the City of Toronto Archives website.

The TTC has also launched a TTC100 website, which allows users to explore a century of TTC history and will provide details on upcoming celebrations throughout the year. Once it is safe to do so, the TTC plans to host a public celebration in honour of our 100th year of service.

TTC Clinics

As we close in on Toronto's target of a 90% vaccination rate for the eligible population, the City is employing a 'last mile' strategy to reduce barriers to immunization and bring vaccines directly to communities. The TTC is putting its full support behind this effort by hosting mobile vaccine clinics in buses and pop-up clinics in subway stations throughout Toronto.

To learn about vaccine clinics near you, visit the City of Toronto's website.

eBuses

During my time as Chair of the TTC, I have championed a forward thinking, innovative approach to transit service delivery. From Automatic Train Control – which will increase efficiency, reduce train headways and allow the TTC to put additional trains in-service – to system-wide accessibility upgrades, we are making transit more convenient and reliable for all riders.

One of the most exciting projects underway at the TTC is the electrification of our bus fleet. Toronto currently boasts the largest mini-fleet of electric buses in North America, standing at 60 vehicles. In the spring, the TTC Board approved the procurement of an additional 300 eBuses to be delivered by 2025.

This is a major step toward our target of full fleet electrification by 2040, which will result in emissions reductions of roughly 250,000 tonnes of CO2 annually – equivalent to the annual emissions of 54,000 passenger vehicles.