TORONTO IN TRANSIT: A TALE OF TWO SYSTEMS

Toronto is the third most transit dependent city in North America, after New York and Mexico City. It has two transit systems, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and GO Transit. The ridership of TTC is flat, and some parts of the system are shrinking while the GO Transit ridership grew 35% over the last five years. The article discusses the future plans for these two systems: TTC is putting all available funds into bringing the existing system to a state of good repair while GO Transit is seeking funding for a new, 62-mile, $C1 billion Rapid Transit System that will be Bus Rapid Transit.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Miller, L S
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 27-30
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 204
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Bus rapid transit; Financing; Maintenance; Public transit; Rail transit
• Identifier Terms: GO Transit; Toronto Transit Commission
• Geographic Terms: Toronto (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964058
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 23 2003 12:00AM