The mayor’s budget announcements for 2023 will be voted on by council next month
Toronto Mayor John Tory proposed Wednesday hiring more security officers for the city’s transit system, continuing the law-and-order theme of his early budget announcements.
According to TTC budget documents, about 80 per cent of the extra money would go toward operation of the as-yet-incomplete Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West light-rail lines, as well as bus service replacing the aging rapid transit in Scarborough. “Our transit system, like other large transit systems right across North America, is facing a new challenge as ridership rebounds,” Mr. Tory said. “And that is random incidents of crime and the [presence] of more people in crisis on the transit system itself.”
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, head of the advocacy group TTC Riders, agreed that people are reporting unease on the system, and that they deserve to feel safe. But she argued that safety encompasses everything from sufficient night buses to having welcoming and accessible transit stations, none of which will be solved by additional uniformed security.
Under his proposal for the TTC, regular adult fare will go up a dime, to either $3.30 or $3.35 depending on how people pay. Exempt will be seniors, those who use a monthly pass, and children, who ride free.
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