Ridership at a post-pandemic high: TTC [Video]

If it’s been feeling busier during your commutes on the TTC, it’s because there has been an uptick in ridership.

During the first week of September, the Toronto Transit Commission told CTV News Toronto that 2.66 million riders boarded local transit each day—a post-pandemic high since the last week of March 2024. The overall demand jumped by six per cent during this same time last year, the TTC said.

“We’ve been seeing people return to transit in lots of ways in lots of parts of the city, so on bus, streetcar, and subway, they’re back, and we’re seeing it both downtown and some more of the suburban areas. So, by almost every measure, ridership continues to grow,” Josh Colle, chief strategy and customer officer at the TTC, told CTV News Toronto’s Natalie Johnson in an interview.

Out of all modes of public transportation, the TTC said weekday boardings were highest …