TTC Service Improvements Starting September 6, 2015

On September 6th the TTC service improvements that were approved in the 2015 budget by Toronto City Council began being implemented across the city. This historic investment in transit will provide more reliable, frequent and convenient service.Services invested in included:More routes with all-day, every-day serviceService on 37 bus routes around the city will see increases. On 30 of those routes, service will be improved all day, every day, making the TTC a more available, predictable and consistent travel option for a greater number of Torontonians.Ten-minute-or-better service networkService increases on eight streetcar and bus routes will result in customers being able to get on a bus or streetcar in 10 minutes or better, all day every day. Thirty-nine of the TTC’s subway, streetcar, and bus routes will now have frequent service at all times, with more routes being added in October and November.Reduced off-peak crowdingImprovements to 25 bus and streetcar routes across the city will provide a noticeable improvement in service quality, resulting in shorter wait times, less crowding and a better chance for customers to get a seat. Service will be added to more routes in October and November.Expanded Blue Night NetworkIn the largest expansion of TTC overnight service since the 1980s, 12 Blue Night Network routes are being added or revised, bringing the total of overnight routes to 31. Ninety-nine per cent of Toronto residents now live within a 15-minute walk of overnight bus and streetcar service.Below you will find a list of the routes where these service enhancements havebeen implemented.More routes with all-day, every-day serviceService on the following routes will increase, operating all day, every day, making the TTC a more available, predictable and consistent travel option for a greater number of Torontonians. This represents a $5.5 million annual expenditure. There are now 121 bus routes with all-day, every-day service.5 Avenue Rd6 Bay8 Broadview9 Bellamy14 Glencairn15 Evans20 Cliffside26 Dupont30 Lambton32d Eglinton West33 Forest Hill42a Cummer51 Leslie56 Leaside59 Maple Leaf61 Avenue Rd North62 Mortimer73b Royal York74 Mt Pleasant80b Queensway94a Wellesley98 Willowdale-Senlac100c Flemingdon Park103 Mt Pleasant North105c Dufferin North120 Calvington124 Sunnybrook132 Milner135 Gerrard169 HuntingwoodIn addition to this new all-day, every-day service, the following routes have added service to make it more convenient for customers:39B Finch East: New off peak service Monday-Saturday43B Kennedy: New off peak service Sundays76B Royal York South: New off peak service Saturday and Sunday79B Scarlett Rd: New off peak service evening and Saturday112C West Mall: New off peak service Sunday162 Lawrence-Donway: New off peak service evening and weekends167 Pharmacy North: New off peak service evening and Saturday