Toronto TTC Safety: Riders' Worries vs. Falling Crime

0:00Councilor Brad Bradford brought a motion to Toronto City Council calling for big changes to boost safety on the TTC subway. His plan pushes for better lighting and cleaning at stations, a full safety audit, a pilot for platform edge doors, and Toronto police officers. Stationed at every subway stop, crime stats show major improvements with overall violence dropping and assaults on the system down from a peak of 855 incidents. In 2023, still, many writers say they do not feel safe. Even as assaults fell to 831 last year, amin' millions of daily trips. Council members and TTC leaders are pushing back hard, calling the police deployment unrealistic, given tight budgets and current staffing shortages. TTC board chair, Jamal Myers points out that safety is already a team effort with special constables, crisis teams, and targeted police in busy zones, like the UZONE online one. Bradford also wants construction on platform edge doors to start by the end of next year,

1:01at select stations, plus a 10-year funding plan for, high traffic spots online one. These doors could prevent suicides and trespassing, but each station costs $55 million to install amid billions in TTC repair backlogs. Expert stress safety needs a mix of health services, housing support, and enforcement, not just more cops. As Bradford eyes a mayor run this fall, the debate highlights the gap between falling crime numbers and real writer worries on Toronto's aging, Transit Network. Stay informed with Canada News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.