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Toronto Transit Commission Board · 2025-10-06 · 2025.TTC9.10

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Naming of the Leslie Barns Carhouse - by Chair Jamaal Myers, seconded by Commissioner Josh Matlow

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2025-10-06 · Toronto Transit Commission Board · adopted

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The TTC Board adopted the following: That the Carhouse at Leslie Barns be named after former Mayor David Miller to commemorate his contributions to delivering better transit for all Torontonians.

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Former Mayor David Miller is a dedicated advocate for the TTC and public transit. He served on the TTC Board from 1997-2003. As a City Councillor, he played an important role in the transition of services post-amalgamation and passed a motion asking the federal government to transfer the federal gax tax to the TTC to help pay for service. Following his election as Mayor of Toronto, he was able to work with both federal and provincial governments to secure $1 billion over five years for the TTC.

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During his tenure as Mayor, he pushed for the St. Clair Streetcar right-of-way, the creation of rapid transit bus lanes, promoted the TTC Ridership Growth strategy, and procured new subway trains and streetcars. Mayor Miller was also a key proponent of the ambitious Transit City plan, which included revitalizing the Scarborough RT; building a number of LRT lines such as the Eglinton Crosstown, Finch West LRT, Waterfront West, Scarborough Malvern LRT (now called Eglinton East LRT), Sheppard East LRT, Jane LRT, Don Mills LRT; and the construction of six BRT's. In 2009, former Mayor Miller helped procure the land for Leslie Barns to build a new maintenance and storage facility to store and service the new streetcars that had been procured. Leslie Barns consists of four buildings, including the Carhouse, the Traction Power Substation, the Yard Control Huts, and the Irrigation Hut. The Carhouse is currently unnamed and this motion would name it the David Miller Carhouse to commemorate Mayor Miller's contributions to the TTC.

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That the Carhouse at Leslie Barns be named after former Mayor David Miller to commemorate his contributions to delivering better transit for all Torontonians.

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