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Helpers Ride The Bus For Free In Toronto

Joyce Grant — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:56:07 +0000

A program introduced by Toronto's Transit Commission this year is helping disabled people travel more easily.

The new program allows disabled people to have a support person ride with them on transit for free.

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Toronto Mayor In Another Unusual Situation

Joyce Grant — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:59:54 +0000

Toronto’s mayor, Rob Ford, is in the middle of another controversy.

It happened last week. He was on the field with the high school football team he coaches, the Don Bosco Eagles.

The coach of the other team got into a confrontation with the referee.

Police were called in to deal with the situation.

That’s where the situation gets confusing.

The police called the Toronto Transit Commission. Police asked the TTC to send a bus to the field to pick up Ford’s team.

Unfortunately, that meant kicking passengers off two buses—stranding them in the rain—and sending those then-empty buses to the field to pick up the high school football team.

The mayor said when the buses didn’t show up promptly, he called the head of the TTC and left him a message.

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Head Of TTC Fired; Toronto Council Divided About Transit

Joyce Grant — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:24:51 +0000

The head of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was fired from his job this week.

Most people think it's because he disagreed with Toronto’s mayor’s plans for public transit.

In this case, public transit refers to the city’s system of buses, subways and streetcars.

Gary Webster has worked at the TTC since 1986; for nearly six years he has been the TTC’s Chief General Manager.

As the head of the TTC, part of Webster’s job was to advise Toronto’s politicians about how the city’s transit system should operate.

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Toronto To Get New Streetcars

Joyce Grant — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:08:46 +0000

Toronto is getting 204 new streetcars.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) says riders wanted better streetcars.

They wanted more seats and better accessibility for people who are physically challenged.

The new streetcars have a floor that is lower, so they are easier to get on and get off, especially for people with physical challenges.

They have more seats, larger windows and wider doors, including a third door for bicycles.

They are about twice the length of the current streetcars, and can handle 251 passengers.

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Toronto Gets New Subway Trains (ESL)

Joyce Grant — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:45:56 +0000

Note: This is an ESL version. The original article is available here. NEW SUBWAY TRAINS IN TORONTO Toronto is getting some new subway trains. The new ones look nicer. They will also have more room inside. And they will have […]

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Toronto Gets New Subway Trains

Joyce Grant — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:33:07 +0000

An ESL version of this article is available here. NEW SUBWAY TRAINS IN TORONTO Toronto is getting some new subway trains. Not only do they look a lot snazzier, but the new trains will be quite a bit roomier than […]

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21,000 Free Metropasses

Joyce Grant — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:17:32 +0000

Should these people have to pay to ride the bus? Recently, Toronto Mayoral candidate Rob Ford complained that more than 21,000 people in Toronto receive free TTC Metropasses. He said this was a case of wasted money and that these […]

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