Item - 2026.TTC15.5

The TTC Board:

1. Received this report for information.

2. Directed staff to forward Attachment 2 – Advancing Safety on the TTC: 2026 Focus Areas Plan to City Councillors for information.

3. Requested the CEO, Toronto Transit Commission, to include in the 2027 budget submission a benchmarking analysis of Platform Edge Door capital costs against comparable installations in peer transit systems, and to identify options to reduce per-station costs.

4. Directed the Chief Capital Officer to undertake validation of costs for the implementation of platform barriers and to conduct a detailed assessment of design fabrication costs prior to implementation of platform barriers at TMU station, with the objective of reducing the cost and informed by best practices from other municipalities, and to reinvest any identified savings in additional safety initiatives and report back through the 2027 budget process with revised costs that reflect updated costing and recommendations on whether to proceed with additional stations or reallocate the proposed funding to platform edge doors and/or other safety initiatives.

This report presents “Advancing Safety on the TTC: 2026 Focus Areas Plan”, which details the following response measures, as the focus areas in 2026:

• Visible and mobile deployment, including in-vehicle presence;
• Technology, station, and system enhancements;
• Continued coordinated response connecting people to support.

Safety on the TTC means not only reducing safety/security incidents, but also how customers experience the system daily. Feeling safe, seeing visible staff presence, travelling in clean and well-maintained spaces, and knowing supports are in place shape the confidence of TTC customers.

The 2026 focus areas build on the overarching “Community Safety, Security, and Well-Being Plan 2024-2028”.

Additionally, the “Platform Protection Program Update” (Attachment 3) outlines the assessment of platform protection technologies, station prioritization, and implementation strategies.