Item - 2025.TTC10.3

The TTC Board:

1. Approved the 2026 Annual Network Plan, including its associated recommended route changes outlined in Appendix 5 – Roads with Transit Service Added or Removed.

2. Directed staff to forward the 2026 Annual Network Plan to all City Councillors, the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, General Manager of Transportation Services, Chief Planner, as well as the General Managers of Brampton Transit, Durham Region Transit, Metrolinx, MiWay, and York Region Transit.

3. Approved providing service on Queen’s Plate Drive, subject to funding, consistent with the proposal identified in the 2026 Annual Network Plan, enabling TTC to deliver service on the following roadways for a minimum one-year trial period:

• Queen’s Plate Drive between Rexdale Boulevard and Bethridge Road
• Bethridge Road between Kipling Avenue and Highway 27
• Precision Road between Rexdale Boulevard and Bethridge Road
• Vice Regent Boulevard between Queen’s Plate Drive and Highway 27

4. Directed staff to report back through the 2027 Annual Network Plan process on the performance of the trial service, including recommendations on whether the service should be made permanent.

5. Transmitted the decision for 3 and 4 to City Council for consideration in the 2026 City Budget process, with a request that City Council provide the necessary operating and capital funding to implement the proposed routing extension and associated stop infrastructure.

• Estimated annual operating cost for weekday, peak-only service is $467,000, based on 3,500 annual service hours.
• Estimated capital cost to construct 16 new stops (8 in each direction) with front-door landings only is approximately $450,000, inclusive of contingencies.

6. Directed TTC Staff to monitor service performance and customer feedback about surface network changes for Line 5 and Line 6 and, where required, develop and communicate mitigation plans with customers and affected local Councillors.

This report presents the 2026 Annual Network Plan (formerly the Annual Service Plan), which outlines recommendations for route and network changes for the upcoming year, including revised routes informed by engagement with TTC customers, front-line staff, and the community. This plan, alongside the TTC’s Conventional Operating Budget, sets out a roadmap for TTC service in 2026.

The key themes for this year’s plans are:

1. Enhancing connections to meet customer needs.
2. Reviewing the express bus network.
3. Planning for construction.

The 2026 Annual Network Plan (ANP) continues to prioritize the needs of three key priority groups identified in the 2024-2028 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan (5YSP): women, shift workers and lower-income customers. The 5-Year Plan identifies additional investment for services to meet new travel patterns; subject to the provision of this funding, some recommendations may be deferred.

Details of the 2026 Annual Network Plan are provided in Attachment 2.