TTC Board Highlights

Moment of silence for the late Mr. Howard Moscoe, former TTC Chair
​The TTC Board began the meeting with a moment of silence honouring the late Mr. Howard Moscoe, former TTC Chair, who died on May 23, 2026. Mr. Moscoe served as Commissioner, Vice-Chair, and Chair during his 14 years of service on the Commission. He served on the TTC Board from 1992 to 2006. He was TTC Chair from 1998 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2006.

TTC FIFA World Cup 2026TM readiness presentation
​Board members received a staff presentation on the TTC’s readiness for the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The TTC is ready to deliver an exceptional experience for FIFA World Cup 2026 TM visitors and everyday riders through strong co-ordination, a fully prepared workforce and assets, enhanced service and transit priority, and a world-class customer experience. The presentation addressed operational and infrastructure readiness to wayfinding improvements and communications to transit priority measures and incident response.

Advancing Safety on the TTC: 2026 Focus Areas
​The TTC Board approved a report on Advancing Safety on the TTC: 2026 Focus Areas and directed staff to forward the plan to City Councillors for information. The 2026 focus areas build on the overarching Community Safety, Security, and Well-being Plan 2024-2028. The focus areas in 2026 are:

Targeted Deployment and Visible Presence

• Terminal and streetcar overnight co-ordination pilot.
• Provincial Offences Officers data-driven redeployment.
​• Station supervision and vehicle checks during peak periods.
​• More flexible security model.

Safer Infrastructure and System Design

• AI technology to detect track intrusion.
• Platform safety barrier pilot.
​• Assessment of platform edge doors pilot.
​• Dedicated station improvement teams.
​• Subway Assistance Messenger live audio messaging capability.
​• Deployment of drone cameras.

Keeping TTC Employees Safe

• Body-worn cameras for station staff.

Connecting People to Help

• Continued social support response integration.

Commissioners also:

• Directed the Chief Capital Officer to undertake a validation of costs for the implementation of platform barriers and to conduct a detailed assessment of design fabrication costs prior to implementation of platform barriers at TMU Station, with the objective of reducing the cost and informed by best practices from other municipalities, and to reinvest any identified savings in additional safety initiatives and to report back through the 2027 budget process with revised costs that reflect updated costing and recommendations on whether to proceed with additional stations or reallocate the proposed funding to platform edge doors and/or other safety initiatives.

• Requested the TTC CEO include in the 2027 budget submission a benchmarking analysis of Platform Edge Door capital costs against comparable installations in peer transit systems, and to identify options to reduce per-station costs.

TTC and CUPE, Local 2 – Collective Agreement Ratification
​The TTC Board adopted the recommendations as set out in the Confidential Attachment and authorize that the information set out in the Confidential Attachment be released upon the ratification of the tentative agreement by both the TTC and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2.

The CUPE Local 2 collective agreement expired March 31, 2026. The parties reached a tentative agreement on May 18, 2026. CUPE Local 2 is comprised of approximately 700 employees who represent electrical skilled trades.

Indigenous Wayfinding presentation
​Commissioners received a presentation on a potential Indigenous Wayfinding pilot. The presentation suggested opportunities to enhance passenger experience, while advancing reconciliation through visible and practical design in the subway. Each major exit at a pilot a pilot station would be assigned a unique animal icon used across signs, wall markings, and architectural elements.

Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project – Platform Edge Doors and Net Zero
​Board members approved a report on the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements (BYCI) Project – Platform Edge Doors and Net Zero, with the following recommendations:

• Endorse the inclusion of Net Zero requirements in the BYCI Project.

• Approve the inclusion of Platform Edge Doors (PEDs) on Line 1 and Line 2 at Bloor-Yonge Station as part of the system-wide platform protection program, and funding for enabling PED infrastructure in the amount of $6.35 million, including HST, for design to 70% as part of the Development Phase for the BYCI Project.

• Authorize that the information in Confidential Attachment 2 remain confidential as it contains information about a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the TTC.

Improving the capacity of Bloor-Yonge Station is a key pre-condition for further network expansion planned by Metrolinx and has been identified as a priority project by the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario, and the Government of Canada. It is anticipated that without modifications to Bloor-Yonge Station, overcrowding will increase dwell times, create bottlenecks, and reduce the level of service to customers at this critical interchange station as well as across Lines 1 and 2.

Financial and Major Projects Update for the Period Ended April 26, 2026
​Commissioners received a status update of the TTC’s major capital projects for the period ended April 26, 2026. Since the last Major Projects Update report, the following are key highlights:

Subway Portfolio

• Easier Access Program: Work is progressing at the remaining six stations. Currently 91% of stations have been made accessible (64 of 70).

• Purchase of New Subway Trains: A joint kickoff summit was held in March 2026 with design activities initiated and detailed plans from Alstom received in April 2026 and stakeholder engagement sessions have commenced.

• Stations Transformation Program: Close out activities have commenced.

Bus and Wheel-Trans Portfolio

• Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Busway: Construction is ongoing with a target for Revenue Service by September 30, 2026. All necessary properties have been acquired, and City permits have been obtained.

• Purchase of eBuses: 338 of 340 eBuses have been delivered, of which 291 are in service.

• eBus Charging Systems: To date, 124 of the 248 planned charge points have been commissioned.

Streetcar Portfolio

• Purchase of 60 Streetcars: Project closeout activities have commenced.

• Hillcrest Facility: Commenced streetcar track installation in the north area of the Harvey Shop and installation for the retaining wall.

• Russell Carhouse: Commenced demolition and structural modification works.

Network Wide Portfolio

• SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation: SAP Concur went live on April 27, 2026. The platform streamlines expense, travel, and invoice management by automating reporting and approvals within a single integrated system.

• VISION: Completed implementation of the Smart Yard technology at eight of 10 facilities. The final two facilities will be commissioned by the end of Q2 2026, signifying the completion of the program.

Outstanding High Priority Auditor General Recommendations
​Commissioners received a report outlining Outstanding High Priority Auditor General Recommendations. On May 26, 2026, the Chair of the TTC Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee requested that the TTC Board receive, in advance of the June 3, 2026 TTC Board meeting, an itemized list of the 30 recommendations issued by the City of Toronto Auditor General outstanding for more than five years, including expected completion timelines for all items, as well as the rationale for any items not anticipated to be implemented by the end of 2026.

Honouring Frederick Langdon Hubbard
​The TTC Board approved the renaming of the Subway Operations Building at Hillcrest Complex to the Frederick Langdon Hubbard Building in recognition of his historic appointment as the first Black Canadian Chair of the TTC Board.

Frederick Langdon Hubbard was an influential figure in Toronto’s transit history and a trailblazer for Black Canadian leadership. Hubbard began his career with the Toronto Railway Company (TRC) in 1906 and continued through the formation of the TTC in 1921. He made history as the TTC’s first Black Chair, from 1930 to 1931, later serving as Vice-Chair in 1931 and Commissioner until 1939.

At its July 17, 2025 meeting, the TTC Board requested that staff identify and recommend internal TTC properties that could be named or renamed to honour Hubbard in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of his historic appointment in 1930. Commissioners also requested that the TTC Chair and staff work together to establish an annual Hubbard Award for Leadership in recognition his legacy, and in alignment with the TTC’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and public service.

The Hubbard Award is intended to formally recognize TTC employees who demonstrate exceptional leadership, make meaningful and measurable contributions to organizational success, and embody the principles of integrity, accountability, service excellence, and community engagement. The inaugural Hubbard Award will be presented by the Board to the award recipient at the July 22 meeting.

City Council Member Motions – Safer Subways: Making Public Safety a Priority and Restoring Confidence to TTC Riders Across Toronto
​Board members received Member Motion Item 39.50 adopted at City Council on March 25-26, adopting the following directive for the TTC CEO, as amended:

1. In partnership with the City Manager, to develop a costed plan, including funding where possible, covering the first 10 years of implementation of platform edge doors (including a multi-station pilot, Line 1 high-priority stations and the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project), and report back to City Council as part of the 2027 budget process.

2. To publish updated cleanliness standards for all subway stations and publicly report on station-level performance, no later than the first quarter in 2027.

3. To report on a single, network-wide lighting standard for vehicles, entrances, stairways, concourses, and platforms, including clear maintenance response standards.

4. In consultation with the local City Councillors, Toronto Police Service, local Business Improvement Areas, and residents associations, to undertake safety design audits of all subway stations that evaluate the physical environment, including lighting conditions, from the perspective of both crime prevention and public perceptions of safety, and report back to the TTC Board no later than the third quarter in 2027.

5. Refer Recommendation 5 to the TTC CEO and TTC General Counsel, in consultation with the City Manager and the City Solicitor, for analysis of the legality, Charter-compliance, feasibility, and mechanisms for enforcing a ban of riders from the transit system and report back with a framework for what would trigger such a ban, how that ban would be decided, what would be the recourse for challenging the ban, and what would be required to enforce the ban.

Motion without Notice – Commemorating Former TTC Chair Howard Moscoe
​Commissioners passed a Notice without Motion by TTC Chair Jamaal Myers to:

• Direct TTC staff to report to the July 22, 2026 TTC Board meeting with recommendations on options to commemorate former TTC Chair Howard Moscoe and his contributions to the TTC, including consideration of a commemorative naming; and

• Direct TTC staff, when developing the recommendations, to consult with the family of Howard Moscoe and any relevant local stakeholders on the commemoration.

While a Member of Toronto City Council, he served as Commissioner, Vice Chair, and Chair of the TTC over his 14 years service on the Commission. He served on the TTC Board from 1992 to 2006 and was Chair from 1998 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Moscoe died on May 23, 2006.

Notice of Motion – Requesting a 7 Bathurst Express Bus
​Commissioners passed a Notice of Motion, as amended, by Commissioner Josh Matlow requesting the CEO, Toronto Transit Commission, to report on the feasibility and financial impacts of creating an express bus for the 7 Bathurst corridor, and direct staff to consider the introduction of a 7 Bathurst Express as part of the 2026-2027 Annual Service Plan process.

Commissioners also requested the TTC CEO to include in the feasibility report an assessment of options that would result in a net increase in total scheduled service hours on the 7 Bathurst bus, and to confirm that any recommended express bus option would not reduce service frequency on the existing local route.

Notice of Motion – Review of Subway Capacity Constraints and Infrastructure Readiness for PMTSA Compliance and Provincial Densification Mandates
​Commissioners passed a Notice of Motion by Commissioner Liane Kim directing TTC staff to:

• Review and analyze projected density at subway stations designated as Protected Major Transit Station Areas and Major Transit Station Areas, as set out in Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022; and

• Review and analyse projected subway capacity to meet subsequent population growth, per Bill 23.

The motion also requests City of Toronto Transportation Planning to:

• Develop strategies to address increased density along Protected Major Transit Station Areas and Major Transit Station Areas designated stations; and

• Consider strategies for provincial funding assistance to increase transit capacity.

Motion without Notice – Co-ordination of Closures
​Commissioners passed a Notice without Motion by TTC Chair Jamaal Myers directing the TTC CEO and the Interim Chief Operating Officer to consult and collaborate with City and Metrolinx partners to expand collaboration in the development of the 2027 – and all future – Forecasts to better align TTC work with planned municipal and regional construction and transit closures, special events, and other activities affecting the transportation network to avoid overlapping impacts, where possible. The objective is to reduce avoidable overlaps, improve situational decision-making during major events especially when simultaneously managing crowds and the movement of vehicles, and ensure that interim and replacement transit services are safe, reliable, and minimally disruptive to communities, while maintaining transit as a primary consideration throughout all co-ordination efforts.

Next meeting of the TTC Board
​The next regular scheduled TTC Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

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