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Officials say the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is one step closer to opening and remains on course to finally launch in September as Toronto’s transit agency takes over running trains on the line. At an event on Tuesday, Metrolinx interim-CEO Michael Lindsay said the Toronto Transit Commission had taken over control of the 28 trains on…
Ontario’s provincial transit agency is facing criticism and questions — including from the minister responsible for its work — after spending tens of thousands of dollars entering its own public relations content into awards programs. Metrolinx, which runs the GO Transit network and leads the government’s transit expansion projects, has a large communications team responsible…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he expects Metrolinx and the consortium building Eglinton Crosstown LRT to hand the years-delayed transit line over to Toronto’s transit agency in a matter of weeks. Ford made the comments at an unrelated event on Tuesday, where he said the Eglinton LRT…
The Liberals are asking Ontario’s auditor general to launch a value-for-money investigation into the sudden end of a contract signed by provincial transit agency Metrolinx with a consortium to deliver two decades-plus of train services. In mid-May, Metrolinx confirmed it had ended an agreement it signed with a consortium to provide “faster, more frequent” service…
More than 35 million trips were made using Ontario’s fare integration program during its first year, according to data from the provincial government. In February last year, the Ford government launched its OneFare plan and promised to eliminate the barriers for commuters switching between transit systems in and around Toronto. Commuters changing from services like…
The Ford government is facing calls to step in and overhaul compensation at the provincial transit agency, Metrolinx, after the number of vice presidents paid by the publicly-funded body grew 44 per cent in a single year. The annual salary disclosures which track the number of public servants earning $100,000 or more revealed that last…
The interim-CEO of Ontario’s transit planning agency believes greater communication about ongoing construction projects, coupled with “around the clock” work will help residents tolerate the “open heart surgery” being performed on Toronto streets. During a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade Michael Lindsey, who was appointed interim CEO of Metrolinx in December, also…
The provincial agency in charge of Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the Ontario Line says it has decided to rename the Ontario Science Centre stop on both routes after the Ford government shuttered the public attraction. Last year, the province abruptly announced it would close the Ontario Science Centre citing structural issues, ending its operations the…
As the final hours of 2024 tick past, people in and around Toronto are preparing to ring in the new year with fireworks and parties before returning home on free public transit. To celebrate New Year’s Eve, the City of Toronto is putting on a waterfront fireworks show, while both Metrolinx and the TTC are…
Transit users planning to head in or out of Toronto’s downtown on New Year’s Eve and early on New Year’s Day should expect changes to how they the subway system and could face queues on the streets, the City of Toronto is warning, as it battles overcrowding issues. The TTC said in a statement on…
