TTC “better way” advocacy struggles with vanishing riders

Stories Thursday morning report declining ridership and a significant likely shortfall in cash in 2016 at the TTC. So far this year, the TTC has seen about four million fewer rides than expected. The total might be down 13 million from the 553 million projected.

WHO ENJOYS TRANSIT?

While public transit is a necessary service, it is hard to imagine most riders saying they prefer it to a ride that is faster, more reliable, more comfortable, more direct and probably more pleasant. Transit advocates and green warriors may howl, but too many Torontonians are, on average, too affluent and too focused on the use of their personal time to prefer transit over the use of a vehicle. That calculus will not apply to every trip, but is an enormous factor in the lives of many.