The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will increase bus service on two dozen routes that mostly serve Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke — a move officials say is in response to complaints about crowding.
“I hear from people that they want more buses. That’s what they want. They want more buses more frequently, shorter wait times, a comfortable ride not jammed like sardines and a more reliable commute,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said during a news conference Tuesday morning.
Beginning on Sunday, service is set to increase on the following routes:
- 19 Bay
- 25 Don Mills
- 36 Finch West
- 39 Finch East
- 44 Kipling South
- 46 Martin Grove
- 53 Steeles East
- 57 Midland
- 60 Steeles West
- 68 Warden
- 72 Pape
- 76 Royal York South
- 95 York Mills
- 104 Faywood
- 111 East Mall
- 114 Queens Quay East (new)
- 122 Graydon Hall
- 123 Sherway
- 184 Ancaster Park
- 902 Markham Road Express
- 935 Jane Express
- 939 Finch Express
- 995 York Mills Express
Officials said the 95 York Mills bus route will see up to a 50 per cent service increase at times and the 902 Markham Road route will see more articulated buses to create extra capacity.
“These changes can’t come soon enough,” TTC chair Jamaal Myers said.
He said the TTC bus network is currently operating at 91 per cent capacity, and after Sunday, it will have 96 per cent of its pre-pandemic service hours.