Transit routes used by workers in Toronto heading to industrial jobs have still been crowded with riders during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ben Spurr reports from Toronto, where the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is providing commuting service for essential workers through the pandemic, leading advocates to call for better service on crowded routes.
Local blogger and transit advocate Sean Marshall mapped the busy TTC routes in the city, where riders are still relying on service despite a reported 80 percent dip in ridership, locating the busiest routes in industrial areas populated by a high concentration of warehouses, food processing plants, light industrial facilities, and industrial bakeries. The jobs tend to pay low wages relative to other sectors of Toronto's economy, according to the article.
As a response to the current state of transit ridership in the city, the TTC announced on April 1 that it would add "at least 47 buses to 15 of its crowded bus routes during busy morning periods," reports Spurr. "The agency said it would monitor crowding, and the routes receiving extra service would change as needed."
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