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Originally Posted by isaidso
I'm always surprised how far down the list Toronto falls when it comes to metro system ridership but it bears mentioning that the Toronto Transit Commission only had jurisdiction over the City of Toronto. Up until 1998, the City of Toronto was a fairly small municipality of 650,000 people.
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This is not correct. The TTC, prior to amalgamation, was under the jurisdiction of Metro Toronto, the regional government which covered the same boundaries as the amalgamated city.
Now, the regional area, depending on which one you wish to use (Greater Toronto Area, Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, or Greater Golden Horseshoe) has multiple other transit authorities, and is also served the commuter agency GO Transit.
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Scarborough become properly served. That said, metro system ridership for the TTC should soar over the coming decades with the construction of the Ontario Line and other expansions.
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Scarborough has good bus service in most major corridors, but is currently served by only 3 subway station, with 3 more under construction.
(Approx. population 700,000).
A new subway is contemplated along Sheppard, which will add (in Scarborough), at least 5 more stations, and maybe as many 10 depending on the exact length/route chosen.
The TTC has strong potential for more ridership, but has been stymied by (until recently) low gas prices, some reliability issues (a few major service interruptions), and perceived safety issues, largely around the number of homeless and/or mentally unstable people on the system. (for clarity, the system is still quite safe, but the apparent 'disorder' at elevated levels does get to some people.
Also harming growth has been anemically slow streetcar operations and buses with bloated schedules resulting in slower and sometimes less frequent service.
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