By: Jonathan Buckstein
As the municipal election inches closer towards the finish line, one of the biggest debates has become transit. A recent Forum Research poll, showed that almost 70 per cent of a 944 people survey, claimed many concerns about the TTC, and transport across Toronto. The lack of subway lines and overcrowding topped voters lists, while the cost of transit and unreliable service also received votes. Another poll by Mainstreet, which polled 966 people, found that transit has leapfrogged Toronto’s living prices as the top issue in the city.
“I try and avoid it at all costs,” one Seneca student proclaimed. “A 30 minute commute, always turns into 45 minutes to an hour.” Less than a year later, the new extension that cuts through York into the City of Vaughan, has been marred with issues. At the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester, students learned that YRT buses will no longer be dropped off on campus and commuters will have to pay double fair just to get to York. “It went from about six bucks a day, to almost $14 each day!” Another student said. Tonight, at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus, mayoral candidates, including Jennifer Keesmaat, will focus in on the transit problem. The debate has been organized by the transit advocacy group, TTC Riders. MayorJohn Tory will not be attending due to scheduling conflicts.
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