Bordercollie
Senior Member
Within a year half of them will be broken and will never get repaired.
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KhalilHeron
Active Member
yea probably won't be repaired in anything resembling a timely matter, though a benefit of e-paper over the existing dot matrix displays is reliability and durability. They should not break as often as existing screens
Bordercollie
Senior Member
It's not that. They will get smashed by side walk snow plows, extreme weather and vandalism.
lastcommodore
Active Member
Thank God!! I am consistently amazed at how not a single transit agency feels as though live next bus info is important... It is key for new users especially who are nervous about whether or not their bus is actually coming, and it serves as a warm reminder that yes, its on its way, don't worry. No, texting a number doesn't count! TTC having NO next vehicle screens for the streetcars especially, and even when they sometimes do, they write to text a number instead of just telling you!
This is also a cheap win... These components combined should cost relatively next to nothing in the world of transit
It is interesting to me they decided to go with e-paper display. Objectively the right decision here and good on the TTC, however I wonder what information they will display.
Unfortunately, knowing the TTC, i fear a great deal of the benefits of choosing an e-paper display over an led matrix will be lost... Here's hoping I am wrong.
If done even half-competently to protect it, it should be fine. Next-vehicle screens are not new... anywhere, including the TTC. Viva and Mi. Transitway have them too (MT with matrix screens, Viva with e-paper)
CMQSD402F9011
Active Member
In Poland, bus preservation is very common, compared to other places. Here I don’t think any transit fans in Toronto will even try to save a bus from scrap and restore it. Hence no GM/MCI Classics, Flyer D901s, NFI D40HFs, Orion IIIs, Orion Vs (with the exception of one), Novabus RTS and the NFI D40LFs were saved unfortunately.
drum118
Superstar
Starting Mon., Apr. 27, 501/301 Queen streetcars will resume regular service on Queen St. E. between Broadview Ave. and Parliament Ave., following successful testing and commissioning of the newly completed track infrastructure. 503 Kingston Rd buses will also return to regular routing, operating on King St. E. between River St. and Parliament St.
In February, the TTC adjusted service on the 501 Queen, 504 King, and 503 Kingston Rd routes to accommodate the renewal of aging streetcar tracks and overhead upgrades along Queen St. E. between Broadview Ave. and Davies Ave.
504B/304 King streetcars will remain shortened to Distillery Loop, and the 504D King bus replacement will continue to operate until Sun., May 3, 2026.
The TTC resumed bus service on Queen St. E. on Sat., Mar. 28, as overhead and track replacement work was completed ahead of schedule, while it continued to test and commission the newly installed streetcar tracks.
In February, the TTC adjusted service on the 501 Queen, 504 King, and 503 Kingston Rd routes to accommodate the renewal of aging streetcar tracks and overhead upgrades along Queen St. E. between Broadview Ave. and Davies Ave.
504B/304 King streetcars will remain shortened to Distillery Loop, and the 504D King bus replacement will continue to operate until Sun., May 3, 2026.
The TTC resumed bus service on Queen St. E. on Sat., Mar. 28, as overhead and track replacement work was completed ahead of schedule, while it continued to test and commission the newly installed streetcar tracks.
drum118
Superstar
Statement from TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali on negotiations between the TTC and CUPE Local 2
April 24, 2026
\"Today, the TTC requested a no-board report from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development as part of ongoing collective bargaining with CUPE Local 2, representing the TTC’s approximately 700 skilled electrical workers.
With Toronto preparing to host the world during the FIFA World Cup 2026TM, we are resolute in our commitment to ensure we’re doing everything possible to provide uninterrupted transit service for the millions of people in this City and Region who rely on us every day, and for everyone visiting for this prestigious event. Requesting a no-board report creates the structural foundation to reach an agreement before the event kicks off in Toronto on June 12.
CUPE Local 2’s website indicates members have voted in favour of a strike mandate. Following this vote, the TTC decided that requesting the no-board report was the best way to encourage meaningful, good-faith negotiations. Neither the strike vote nor the application for a no-board report will have any impact on TTC service. Both are steps in the collective bargaining process and do not automatically lead to job action.
After the Ministry issues a no-board report early next week, the earliest possible date for labour disruption would be the 17th day following the date of issuance.
We remain fully committed to reaching a new collective agreement as we have been since January 2026, and we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to negotiate with CUPE, working to ensure we do not have a labour disruption. However, if required, we have robust contingency plans in place and are prepared to act.
Any updates on bargaining and potential impacts to service will be communicated to customers and employees in due course.\"
Mandeep S. Lali
TTC CEO
April 24, 2026
\"Today, the TTC requested a no-board report from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development as part of ongoing collective bargaining with CUPE Local 2, representing the TTC’s approximately 700 skilled electrical workers.
With Toronto preparing to host the world during the FIFA World Cup 2026TM, we are resolute in our commitment to ensure we’re doing everything possible to provide uninterrupted transit service for the millions of people in this City and Region who rely on us every day, and for everyone visiting for this prestigious event. Requesting a no-board report creates the structural foundation to reach an agreement before the event kicks off in Toronto on June 12.
CUPE Local 2’s website indicates members have voted in favour of a strike mandate. Following this vote, the TTC decided that requesting the no-board report was the best way to encourage meaningful, good-faith negotiations. Neither the strike vote nor the application for a no-board report will have any impact on TTC service. Both are steps in the collective bargaining process and do not automatically lead to job action.
After the Ministry issues a no-board report early next week, the earliest possible date for labour disruption would be the 17th day following the date of issuance.
We remain fully committed to reaching a new collective agreement as we have been since January 2026, and we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to negotiate with CUPE, working to ensure we do not have a labour disruption. However, if required, we have robust contingency plans in place and are prepared to act.
Any updates on bargaining and potential impacts to service will be communicated to customers and employees in due course.\"
Mandeep S. Lali
TTC CEO
Northern Light
Superstar
Can confirm that a memo has gone out to front line CSAs (collectors) at stations with strongly worded language about the need for aggressive fare payment enforcement.
I have not seen the exact wording. But I observed the effect today, with station staff cutting off people seeking illegal/unpaid entry moreso than in the recent past.
I have not seen the exact wording. But I observed the effect today, with station staff cutting off people seeking illegal/unpaid entry moreso than in the recent past.
drum118
Superstar
HEADQUARTERS photography exhibit to debut at Bay Station, spotlighting the TTC’s head office
April 30, 2026
Beginning tomorrow, May 1, customers passing through Bay Station will have the chance to see a less familiar side of the TTC. From wood-panelled offices, to linoleum corridors, to pink-tiled bathrooms – a new photography exhibit by artist Leala Hewak offers a behind-the-scenes look at TTC head office’s original modernist features.
The exhibition, called HEADQUARTERS, is a part of CONTACT Photography Festival and will be on display at the Bay Station concourse level throughout the month of May.
“The TTC is always looking for new partnership opportunities and ways to enhance the customer experience. This collaboration with Leala Hewak and CONTACT Photography Festival is just one of the ways we’re doing that,” said TTC Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer, Josh Colle. “We know our customers love a behind-the-scenes look and what better way to view our space than through the lens of an artist. We thank Leala for her great passion for capturing the essence of our work space and preserving the TTC's legacy.”
The TTC’s head office, the McBrien Building, opened in 1958 and was named in honour of former TTC Chairman William C. McBrien, a key proponent of Canada’s first subway, the original Yonge line.
“Photographing the McBrien Building was an intensely satisfying experience, and not just because of its original mid-century features. With my husband Don Hewak acting as “intermediary”, HEADQUARTERS affords the viewer access to a seemingly mundane realm which is in fact transcendent,” said artist Leala Hewak.
HEADQUARTERS images feature a Mad Men-era executive, the eternal “Chairman”, a ghostly stand-in for the ubiquitous bureaucrat who wanders halls, commands boardrooms, inspects bowels of the McBrien Building, along with other individuals who portray a time when working in the office was the daily norm.
Leala Hewak is a Toronto-based artist working primarily in photography and video. Her practice often explores relationships between people and their built environments, particularly Modernist and Brutalist buildings. She has participated in more than 20 solo and group national and international exhibitions and published multiple artists' books.
For more information about the artist and the exhibit, visit ttc.ca/CONTACT.
April 30, 2026
Beginning tomorrow, May 1, customers passing through Bay Station will have the chance to see a less familiar side of the TTC. From wood-panelled offices, to linoleum corridors, to pink-tiled bathrooms – a new photography exhibit by artist Leala Hewak offers a behind-the-scenes look at TTC head office’s original modernist features.
The exhibition, called HEADQUARTERS, is a part of CONTACT Photography Festival and will be on display at the Bay Station concourse level throughout the month of May.
“The TTC is always looking for new partnership opportunities and ways to enhance the customer experience. This collaboration with Leala Hewak and CONTACT Photography Festival is just one of the ways we’re doing that,” said TTC Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer, Josh Colle. “We know our customers love a behind-the-scenes look and what better way to view our space than through the lens of an artist. We thank Leala for her great passion for capturing the essence of our work space and preserving the TTC's legacy.”
The TTC’s head office, the McBrien Building, opened in 1958 and was named in honour of former TTC Chairman William C. McBrien, a key proponent of Canada’s first subway, the original Yonge line.
“Photographing the McBrien Building was an intensely satisfying experience, and not just because of its original mid-century features. With my husband Don Hewak acting as “intermediary”, HEADQUARTERS affords the viewer access to a seemingly mundane realm which is in fact transcendent,” said artist Leala Hewak.
HEADQUARTERS images feature a Mad Men-era executive, the eternal “Chairman”, a ghostly stand-in for the ubiquitous bureaucrat who wanders halls, commands boardrooms, inspects bowels of the McBrien Building, along with other individuals who portray a time when working in the office was the daily norm.
Leala Hewak is a Toronto-based artist working primarily in photography and video. Her practice often explores relationships between people and their built environments, particularly Modernist and Brutalist buildings. She has participated in more than 20 solo and group national and international exhibitions and published multiple artists' books.
For more information about the artist and the exhibit, visit ttc.ca/CONTACT.
drum118
Superstar
TTC Confirms No Board Report Issued in Collective Bargaining with CUPE Local 2
April 30, 2026
As Toronto prepares to host the world during the FIFA World Cup 2026TM, the TTC is resolute in its commitment to do everything possible to provide uninterrupted transit service for the millions of people in this city and region who rely on us every day, and for everyone visiting for this event.
Yesterday, the TTC was granted a no board report by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development as part of the ongoing collective bargaining process between the TTC and CUPE Local 2, which represents approximately 700 employees in electrical skilled trades.
A no board report is a step under the Ontario Labour Relations Act that allows for job action following a 17-day period. If an agreement is not reached by May 16 at 12:01 a.m., the TTC is prepared to lock out employees represented by CUPE Local 2.
The no-board report creates the structural foundation to reach an agreement before the tournament kicks off in Toronto on June 12.
There will be no immediate impact to TTC service, which continues to operate as normal. The TTC is available to meet CUPE Local 2 at the bargaining table 24/7 over the next 17 days to reach a negotiated agreement.
CUPE Local 2’s current position on wages exceeds current inflation projections, and recent comparable deals in the transportation industry. Agreeing to the union’s current package of proposals would result in cost increases to the TTC of approximately $86,000 per employee for compensation (i.e., vacation, wages, etc.) over a three-year agreement. This is not in line with what the TTC perceives to be a fair and fiscally responsible agreement.
Our priority continues to be delivering safe, reliable service to the people of Toronto while respecting the collective bargaining process. The TTC continues to plan responsibly for all scenarios while remaining committed to reaching an agreement at the table.
What customers need to know:
• A no board report means job action is legally possible after 17 days, but negotiations continue during this period.
• There will be no immediate impact to TTC service as a result of the no-board report.
• The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed and will share updates or any changes that could affect service at ttc.ca/bargaining and through official TTC channels.
The TTC will continue to provide updates as negotiations progress ahead of any labour action.
Mandeep S. Lali
Chief Executive Officer
TTC
April 30, 2026
As Toronto prepares to host the world during the FIFA World Cup 2026TM, the TTC is resolute in its commitment to do everything possible to provide uninterrupted transit service for the millions of people in this city and region who rely on us every day, and for everyone visiting for this event.
Yesterday, the TTC was granted a no board report by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development as part of the ongoing collective bargaining process between the TTC and CUPE Local 2, which represents approximately 700 employees in electrical skilled trades.
A no board report is a step under the Ontario Labour Relations Act that allows for job action following a 17-day period. If an agreement is not reached by May 16 at 12:01 a.m., the TTC is prepared to lock out employees represented by CUPE Local 2.
The no-board report creates the structural foundation to reach an agreement before the tournament kicks off in Toronto on June 12.
There will be no immediate impact to TTC service, which continues to operate as normal. The TTC is available to meet CUPE Local 2 at the bargaining table 24/7 over the next 17 days to reach a negotiated agreement.
CUPE Local 2’s current position on wages exceeds current inflation projections, and recent comparable deals in the transportation industry. Agreeing to the union’s current package of proposals would result in cost increases to the TTC of approximately $86,000 per employee for compensation (i.e., vacation, wages, etc.) over a three-year agreement. This is not in line with what the TTC perceives to be a fair and fiscally responsible agreement.
Our priority continues to be delivering safe, reliable service to the people of Toronto while respecting the collective bargaining process. The TTC continues to plan responsibly for all scenarios while remaining committed to reaching an agreement at the table.
What customers need to know:
• A no board report means job action is legally possible after 17 days, but negotiations continue during this period.
• There will be no immediate impact to TTC service as a result of the no-board report.
• The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed and will share updates or any changes that could affect service at ttc.ca/bargaining and through official TTC channels.
The TTC will continue to provide updates as negotiations progress ahead of any labour action.
Mandeep S. Lali
Chief Executive Officer
TTC
Northern Light
Superstar
Service changes for May are now officially posted. I previously reported on the improved run time for Eglinton Crosstown. But there is some other news there:
Notable, stop removals on various streetcar routes. While I support these (and more) , the TTC had committed to advance these as a package with the speed improvements, parking and turn restrictions so that riders would feel the schedule benefit. So I'm a bit concerned about seeing piecemeal changes..
Notable, stop removals on various streetcar routes. While I support these (and more) , the TTC had committed to advance these as a package with the speed improvements, parking and turn restrictions so that riders would feel the schedule benefit. So I'm a bit concerned about seeing piecemeal changes..
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Northern Light
Superstar
On a different note, Line 2 went down in morning rush hour again, from Broadview to Woodbine with a mechanical issue. This scuppered service from roughly 7:12am-8am.
The TTC is going to bleed massive numbers of riders if they can't run rush hour service vaguely consistently. This is literally 2 mornings this week with a shutdown.
The TTC is going to bleed massive numbers of riders if they can't run rush hour service vaguely consistently. This is literally 2 mornings this week with a shutdown.
Richard White
Senior Member
This was at Coxwell from what I understand but I agree. Count your blessings it was not more serious because the service would have gone out from VP to Broadview if the power was cut.
The removal of the stops at Broadview/Danforth and Erindale will help immensely.
When I worked at King and River, you would not believe how many times people would get on at Erindale rather than walk into the station. It was a pain having to wait for people.
That said, if the TTC was smart they would have installed a stop NB at Broadview and Danforth for streetcars. When there is a backup at Broadview Station it is not uncommon to have streetcars park themselves at the intersection waiting for an open spot.
I can recall more than a few times where it would have been faster to get out at Danforth and walk into the station. I distinctly remember waiting 10 minutes at one point just to pull ahead past the intersection while another 504 took the platform.
nfitz
Superstar
Why walk to the station and miss a streetcar? It was a convenient stop. Streetcars would usually sit there anyhow looking for a break in traffic. The real issue is that there's no traffic light there.
It certainly used to be faster before they closed the stop.
What's absurd is that they didn't remove the Jack Layton stop, which is further from Jack Layton than the back of the streetcar at the Gerrard stop!
Richard White
Senior Member
This may have had something to do with Bridgepoint and the connection to local routes.
If you were on time that would not be an issue. It's not the fault of the 60 or so people on the streetcar that you were running late to catch it.
Broadview Station is less than a 5 minute walk from Erindale. The only way you would miss the streetcar is if you originally missed it at Broadview Station and ran over to Erindale.