Motion without Notice - Further Recommendations to Speed Up Streetcars - by Chair Jamaal Myers, seconded by Commissioner Josh Matlow

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The decision

2025-12-10 · Toronto Transit Commission Board · amended

As filed

The TTC Board: 1. Directed the TTC CEO to work with the City Manager and report back in Q1 2026 on options exploring and implementing where possible, recommendations for removing on-street parking, prohibiting or restricting left turns during high-peak periods on key routes, reviewing the distance between streetcar stops and internal policies governing transit speeds on surface routes including requirements to slow at intersections and have speed limits below those of parallel cars, and examining line management data to uncover specific sources of unreliability and delay, as additional measures to speed up streetcar lines.

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2. Directed the TTC CEO to report back to the TTC Board in Q4 2026 on a plan to measure performance of streetcar lines, including end-to-end travel targets.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 9-1

For (6)Alejandra Bravo, Ausma Malik, Dianne Saxe, Jamaal Myers, Josh Matlow, Paul Ainslie

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Following the Board's consideration of the International Association of Public Transit (UITP)'s Asset Management Peer Review , direction was given to TTC staff to develop a plan to implement enhanced signal priority on all streetcar routes, in partnership with the City of Toronto. This motion provides further recommendations for TTC staff to explore additional measures to speed up streetcar lines, including signal timing adjustments at intersections, how parking and turning changes can help to cut through rush hour traffic, ensuring that stops are reasonably spaced, and looking at internal TTC policies that govern vehicle speeds.

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Through collaboration between the TTC and City of Toronto, we can continue to improve our streetcar network for every rider that depends on it.

Staff recommended

It is recommended that the TTC Board: 1. Direct the TTC CEO to work with the City Manager and report back in Q1 2026 on options for removing on-street parking and restricting left turns during high-peak periods on key routes, reviewing the distance between streetcar stops and internal policies governing transit speeds on surface routes, as additional measures to speed up streetcar lines.

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