Update on Increase to Toronto Transit Commission Bus Service - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata

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The decision

2020-12-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to the Board at it's next meeting on the effect of the increase to bus service on crowding and bus frequency on routes where service was increased.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The Toronto Transit Commission has responded to the pandemic with a demand-responsive service plan that takes into account the equity impacts on diverse communities. On December 9, 2020 increased bus service to routes travelling through neighbourhoods with higher COVID-19 positivity to reduce crowding for riders was announced. Among the routes receiving extra service are: 36 Finch Avenue West, 35 Jane Street, 102 Markham Street, 54 Lawrence Avenue East, 29 Dufferin Street and 41 Keele Street.

Staff recommended

Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to the Board at it's next meeting on the effect of the increase to bus service on crowding and bus frequency on routes where service was increased.

On the record

The item as the City filed it