All-Time Highest Ridership

The Commission received the Chief General Manager’s Report for the period ending Dec. 31, 2008. 2008 ridership was 466.7 million, a new all-time record for the TTC. The annual ridership total surpassed the previous record of 463.5 million set in 1988.


Kipling Station Construction

Commissioners approved the award of a contract worth $8.7 million for the construction of a new east entrance and passenger-pick-up-and-drop-off at Kipling subway station. The scope of work includes:

  • A new 29-vehicle pick-up-drop-off lot with a four-spot taxi stand.
  • A fully accessible automatic east entrance with an elevated tunnel connection at the east end of the TTC bus terminal.
  • Modifications to the existing bus terminal, with an additional bus bay, as well as an expansion of the bus lay-by area.

Construction is scheduled to begin mid summer. 
 

Station Cleanliness Improvement Update

Commissioners received an update on the TTC’s plan to improve cleanliness and station appearance in the subway system. TTC staff has made changes to its heavy machine clean and hand clean operations in an effort to achieve a cleanliness audit rating of 68 per cent by the end of 2009.
Independent quarterly audits on cleanliness in the subway system cover the cleanliness of features ranging from walls, floors, ceilings to public washrooms.
The next update to the Commission will be in August.