Launched in December 2007, the TTC Environmental Plan is committed to reducing the environmental impacts from the Commission’s facility and vehicle operations, and will comply with all legal and applicable requirements. The policy addresses all aspects of the business, including:

  • Transit ridership.
  • Greenhouse gas reduction.
  • Energy efficiency.
  • The 3Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
  • Responsible purchasing.
  • Green design and buildings.

Here are some TTC facts:

  • Each work day, an average of 1.5 million people ride the system, which results in nearly one million fewer trips by car - that equals less greenhouse gas emissions.
  • In 2007, the TTC operated 150 diesel/electric hybrid buses; 410 more hybrids will arrive in 2008. By 2010, 45 per cent of the bus fleet will be hybrids.
  • The TTC currently uses a bio-diesel fuel blend in all of its buses and non-revenue vehicles, when fuelled on property. This fuel consists of 95 per cent ultra-low sulphur diesel and five per cent soybean oil.
  • In 2006, the TTC diverted 73 per cent of its solid waste from landfills, and plans to increase the diversion rate to 80 per cent by 2010.
  • The TTC will be putting bike racks on all buses by 2010.
  • The TTC has successfully tested the use of solar-powered microwave transmitters, and is continuing efforts to purchase at least 25 per cent of its electricity from green sources by 2012.