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The TTC held a surprise rider feedback pop-up at Mount Dennis station on Line 5 today, with cookies and commemorative pins. Per the single station pin design, expect more pop-ups and pin designs in future.
Photos courtesy @transit@mas.to, alt text added.
TTC announced that the hours of operation for Line 5 are now extended, and in addition the trains are now running at a full 80kph top speed in the tunnels, and the underground station speed limits were also increased from 30kph to 45kph.
Keep your eyes peeled today for CodeRedTO volunteers along #Line5 to get a button or magnet!
Jonathan English's slides to be presented at TTC Board today on surface transit revitalization are worth a review, with some interesting suggestions.
Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.5
PDF: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ttc/bgrd/backgroundfile-284274.pdf
We are all out of pins and magnets for today - if you got one we hope you enjoy it!
(There will be more when we greet Line 5!)
With the World Cup looming, new upgrades are needed to ensure smooth and frequent streetcar service to Exhibition Place.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11661819/toronto-world-cup-streetcar-plan/
A very strong argument from @moretransitso@threads.net that any westward extension of Line 4 should cross Downsview before development to save money and to create more transit ridership and enable future GO connections too:
https://open.substack.com/pub/moretransitso/p/the-sheppard-subway-must-serve-the
Steve Munro has reviewed the schedules: Line 5 schedule contains a significant reduction in travel time compared to bus, as little as half the time during evening rush, and a significant increase in consistency.
Details: https://stevemunro.ca/2026/02/04/how-fast-will-line-5-be-compared-to-the-32-34-bus/
Interview with Steve Munro regarding his decades of activism and the issues with Toronto's current transit environment:
Free online panel:
"What is ‘public’ about public transportation? The question of accessibility"
Speakers
- Ron Buliung, Geography, University of Toronto
- Mahtot Gebresselassie, EUC, York University
- Aimi Hamraie, Social Science, York University
- Commentary from James Perttula, Director of Transportation Planning, City of Toronto
27 February 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 am EST
Experts weigh in on how the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT can avoid the issues seen on Finch West.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/eglinton-line-5-how-to-avoid-line-6-repeat-9.7067119
Interesting slides on transit signal priority from Narayan Donaldson, to be presented at TTC Board meeting today. You can follow much of the story by paging through.
TTC Agenda item: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TTC13.4
PDF: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ttc/bgrd/backgroundfile-264729.pdf
New trains for Line 2 - early design concepts unveiled
https://globalnews.ca/news/11615156/toronto-red-rocket-design-unveiled/
Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening Feb 8, TTC reportedly tells Premier Doug Ford
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/26/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-opening-february-8/
TTC News Release: 510 Spadina streetcars will return to Spadina Ave. as of 5 a.m. tomorrow, Sat. Feb. 28.
TTC crews are currently working to complete final testing today and overnight and confirm that the infrastructure is safe for streetcar operations.
On Mon., Feb. 23, the damage was identified with reports of a cable chamber fire, and repair work began overnight and continued around the clock. Six hundred and forty metres of damaged underground electrical cables were replaced from Adelaide to Queen St. through multiple cable chambers along the Spadina corridor.
Replacement 510 Spadina buses are operating between Spadina Station and Queen’s Quay to maintain service for customers, and additional staff are on hand at Spadina and Union stations, as well as the Queen’s Quay transfer point, to assist with wayfinding and transfers. Customers should continue to board shuttle buses at the curb until streetcar service resumes.