Adrian Ruiz returned to his birthplace of Toronto five years ago after growing up in Mexico, but after an older woman was fatally assaulted near his home by a downtown subway station on Friday, he's considering moving.
"It's not the Toronto that I grew up in. I'm very worried about my wife and my kids walking at night, riding the TTC," he said.
Subways will run at 6-minutes or better service levels and as low as 10-minute-or-better service levels in some cases, based on demand. The proposed budget says schedules and routes will be adjusted based on ridership demand at the busiest portions, directions and hours of service. The TTC's 2023 operating budget and its proposed service cuts were being discussed among the city's budget committee amid a string of violent incidents on Toronto's public transit system in recent months.
And just this week, Toronto police said they were looking for a suspect after an alleged hate-motivated assault at a downtown subway station on Wednesday. Police alleged a man struck a person wearing a religious head covering. On Friday, police received reports that a man tried to push someone onto the tracks at a separate station downtown.
Part of the TTC's proposed operating budget includes hiring 50 new special constable positions "to increase safety and security," a $4.4 million investment Pizey-Allen said is ill-considered. "If we had more service, that means it's a reduced chance of people being in situations where they feel uncomfortable," said Puranauth
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