Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
The TTC will look at installing suicide prevention barriers on its subway platforms when it becomes technologically feasible -- likely beginning in 2015-2016, TTC chairman Adam Giambrone says.
Transit Toronto - Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
CP 24 airs its second edition of “On the Rocket” , with TTC chair, Councillor Adam Giambrone , live from a streetcar somewhere on the Toronto tonight at 9 p.m.
Torontoist (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the average dwell time was about thirty-five seconds. According to City Councillor and TTC Chair Adam Giambrone (Ward 18, Davenport), each rush hour train carries about twelve hundred people, and Bloor-Yonge’s southbound platform handles approximately thirty thousand people an hour at peak times. So, even if the experiment only adds one additional train an hour, that’s...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... one of nine councillors on the TTC commission. "I want to pursue a study and if (chairman) Adam Giambrone doesn't agree with me he will need four votes to kill it." The media will be at that meeting. Future lives may depend on it. Saundercook, whose ward had a high-profile suicide of a teacher last month at the same High Park station where he was yesterday, says TTC commissioners...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... be valid after Jan. 31. Bulk token sales have been suspended until the new year. TTC chairman Adam Giambrone posted on his Facebook page what riders can do if a ticket seller is sold out. "If a collector at a station is sold out of tickets, a customer can pay the cash equivalent of $2.25," Giambrone posted. "The argument goes, why should a customer be penalized and be forced...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Pearson International Airport, which travels between Terminal 1, 3 and Viscount Rd. TTC chairman Adam Giambrone said earlier this year it will cost $5-to-$8 million per station to add on the barriers and the TTC can't move any faster. "We are moving as fast as we can to fully install automatic train controls," which are necessary to make the barriers work, he said. "It's a huge project....
blogTO (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The TTC has come up with a way to stop token hoarding in its tracks - by suspending token sales outright, immediately, and replacing them in the short-term with temporary adult tickets. In a rare Sunday press release, the TTC made the announcement, quoting TTC Chair Adam Giambrone: "TTC riders have been understandably frustrated by the current token restriction. By issuing temporary...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... gathered yesterday to protest how the area has been transformed. They say their councillor, Adam Giambrone, and other city officials failed to consult them. Giambrone said yesterday residents will be consulted, and it will be up to them to decide whether a garden is created. "That's exactly what has to be determined," Giambrone insisted. "We don't know whether this will...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... a temporary measure that should relieve the pressures at our TTC booths," said commission chairman Adam Giambrone. "I certainly understand their frustration and apologize to them for the situation, but we have to make sure the system can continue to function." Giambrone said the TTC has 3 million tokens in circulation on a normal day. Transit officials fear that because people...
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... the TTC has found a way to allow customers to buy bulk fares in the short term,” said TTC Chair Adam Giambrone.“This announcement today alleviates customer frustrations, and also allows the TTC to ensure it doesn’t lose, potentially, millions of dollars in much-needed revenue.” The transit body estimates it could lose more than $5 million in 2010 revenues due to token hoarding. Starting...
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... the TTC has found a way to allow customers to buy bulk fares in the short term,” said TTC Chair Adam Giambrone.“This announcement today alleviates customer frustrations, and also allows the TTC to ensure it doesn’t lose, potentially, millions of dollars in much-needed revenue.” The transit body estimates it could lose more than $5 million in 2010 revenues due to token hoarding. Starting...
