Commuters who rely on public transit to get to work, school or elsewhere will have to find other ways to get around the city if a public transit strike goes ahead as planned later this week.
Streetcars, buses and subways operated by the TTC won't run Friday if a strike by around 12,000 workers goes ahead. Commuters who rely on public transit to get to work, school or elsewhere in Toronto will have to find other ways to get around the city if a public transit strike goes ahead as planned later this week.Friday at 12:01 a.m.
The agency added that GO trains and the UP Express will continue to operate as normal, and its stations will remain open, but it wouldn't say whether those plans include increasing the frequency of trains and buses.Toronto Transit Commission workers are threatening to walk off the job as early as Friday. CBC Toronto's municipal affairs reporter Shawn Jeffords breaks down where negotiations stand and what workers are asking for.
"As part of these plans, we are reviewing possible detour options for routes servicing Kipling Bus Terminal and Long Branch Bus Loop ," said Eve Wiggins, director of MiWay Transit, in an email statement.Kristine Hubbard, operations manager at Beck Taxi, said she expects the company's entire fleet of around 1,300 vehicles to be on the roads. However, she said with demand expected to surge, the company won't be able to guarantee arrival times.
The exact price of each fare will be based on factors such as the length of the trip, the amount of traffic in the area and how many riders are requesting rides versus the number of Uber drivers on the road, the company said. Toronto's cycling infrastructure has expanded rapidly over the past few years, according to Michael Longfield, director of Cycle Toronto. "A lot of folks did start dusting their bikes off in the early weeks and months of the pandemic. I'm sure some folks will be tempted to take them out again," Longfield said.
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