T. 1 .S/1 t; 1985 ANNUAL REPORT A YEAR OF THE FUTURE TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION Contents Page Chairman's Message 2 Commissioners 2 Chief General Manager's Statement 3 Officers and Senior Officials 3 1985 -A Year of the Future 4 Serving the Rider 6 Wheel-Trans 7 The TTC - A Better Place to Work 8 Toronto Transit Consultants Ltd. 9 Operating the System 10 Shaping the Community 12 Financial 14 Operating Results, Passengers, Miles, Capital Expenditures 15 Revenue 16 Expenses 17 Expenses by Function 18 Capital Expenditures 19 Financing 20 Financial Statements and Audit 20 Financial Statements -December 31, 1985 21 10-Year Summary 1976-1985 26 TTC Management 28 I I .i ~\! C H A I R M A N' S M E S S A G E COMMISSIONERS (left to righlj June Rowlands; julian Porter, Q.C. (Chairman); C. Dennis Flynn; ]effery S. Lyons, Q.C. (Vice-Chairman); Dr. Cordon ]. Chong. under a new President and Chief Executive Officer. The company streamlined its operating schedules and moved administration and operations into one location. A competitive, customer-first strategy emphasizing improved service and new vehicles is expected to improve the company's market share on interurban routes and maximize dividends paid to the TT C. I would like to take this opportunity to thank and say farewell to Metro Councillor June Rowlands who retired from the Commission in December after representing the public interest ably Mr. Dennis Flynn, Chairman, and With the opening of the 1985 the TTC and Metro Planning and with integrity for five years. At Members of the Council of 6.5-kilometre (4.1-mile) Scarbor­ staff submitted to Metro Council a the same time we welcome the the Municipality of Metropolitan ough RT, the TTC introduced an proposal to build three new rapid newest member of the Commis­ Toronto. entirely new computer-operated transit lines over a 26-year period at sion, Metro Councillor Tom rapid transit technology to Canada. a cost of $2.7 billion. The Jakobek, who succeeds Mrs. By year-end the RT had carried NETWORK 2011 debate will get Rowlands. t is with pride that I present more than five-million riders and underway in 1986- and it promises Finally, no account of the year's the Annual Report of the operated more than 1. 4 million to rank in importance with the events would be complete without Toronto Transit Commission kilometres (890,000 miles) of public debate and discussion that mention of the most difficult highlighting the significant revenue service. led to the decision in 1946 to build challenge to public safety ever events of 1985. This complex new technology, the Yonge subway line. confronted by the TTC: the threat For the TTC, 1985 was a like any other, requires an extensive Approval from Metro Toronto by a self-styled terrorist group to year of the future that break-in period and the initial Council in September to begin bomb the rapid transit system. That witnessed the introduction of an months of RT operation were not engineering and design work on this potential tragedy did not innovative, high-tech transit line, a without difficulties. Some of these the Harbourfront rapid transit line materialize must be credited in large 26-year look into the next century problems revealed themselves only was another step into the future. measure to the professionalism and and the beginnings of rapid transit through daily operation of the This line promises to improve dedication of those TTC and Metro along the waterfront. service, but the TTC worked hard access to the central waterfront area Toronto employees who put aside While the Commission prepares throughout the year to overcome by Lake Ontario. The Harbourfront concern for their own safety to for the future, the TTC continued them. We are confident that riders line will be the first entirely new keep the system in operation. After to meet its commitment to provide on the RT will be able to look streetcar line built in Metro Toronto only a slight drop, ridership high standards of service, safety and forward to improved service in in more than 60 years. returned to normal the next day. I courtesy, setting an annual ridership 1986. The Commission signed new can think of no better vote of record for the sixth straight year. In addition to providing Metro two-year labour agreements with its confidence in their abilities and This was further affirmation in our Toronto's daily transit service, the unionized employees in 1985. With commitment to serving the public. belief that we are providing a safe, TTC also plays an active role in two-year agreements in place, our clean and reliable transit system for planning for the future. The riders can look forward to the first our riders. NETWORK 2011 rapid transit plan summer in several years without is an example of the foresight the possibility of a transit strike. necessary to meet those challenges The TTC's subsidiary company, and shape the community for the Gray Coach Lines, Limited, em­ JULIAN PORTER benefit of future generations. In barked on a new course in 1985 Chairman 2 C H I E F G E N E R A L M A N A G E R' S S T A T E M E N T am pleased to report another OFFICERS AND SENIOR successful year of operations OFFICIALS (left to right) for the Toronto Transit Com­ • mission. Our se:;rvice again Back row carried a record number of Stanley T Lawrence, riders, ending the year with a General Manager, total of 432 million riders, Engineering & Construction; compared to 428 million in 1984. Lloyd G. Bemey, The increased use of the system, General Manager, Operations; coupled with an overall average ]. Herb ]obb, fare increase of 5.7 per cent, General Manager, Finance; enabled the TTC to earn 68.1 per Alfred H. Savage, cent of eligible operating expenses Chief General Manager. through fares and other sources of revenue. This reduced the bud­ Seated geted share of financial support Dr. juri Pill, from Metro and Ontario taxpayers General Manager, Planning; by $1.1 million. Revenues generated Norman E. Baljour, Q. C., from operations and other sources General Counsel; in 1985 increased to $302 million Amold S. Dube, from $283 million in 1984. General Manager, Administration; . The addition of the $125-million David C. Phillips, assessing priorities and preparing profile of the TTC will be included • operating subsidy brought the General Secretary; departmental budgets to achieve in a new book, The 100 Best Commission's total revenues to William L. Verrier, cost effectiveness. The 1986 fiscal Companies to Work For in Canada, $427 million in 1985, an increase of President & Chief Executive Officer, year will be the first one in which to be published in 1986. $34 million over 1984. Gray Coach Lines, Limited. all Commission departmental plans The fmancial commitments of The Commission's total capital and budgets will be formulated the Province of Ontario and the expenditure was $188 million, up Absent using this system. Municipality of Metropolitan To­ by 62 per cent from $116 million in Cordon M. Break, We are proud of the Commis­ ronto are important elements in the 1984. Most of this increase in capital GeneralManager,HumanResources. sion's long tradition of safety on the successful operation and expansion spending is attributable to the road and in the workplace. Our of TTC service. In 1985 the purchase of 123 new diesel buses, The TTC recognizes that its reputation again was upheld in 1985 Province of Ontario contributed payments toward the purchase of mandate to operate Metro Toron­ with the winning of four major $69.7 million to operating costs and 126 new air-conditioned subway to's public transit service carries safety awards from the Canadian $145.4 million in capital funding. cars and the purchase of 71 Cana­ with it the obligation to do so in a Urban Transit Association (CUTA). The Municipality of Metropolitan dian Light Rail Vehicles previously fmancially responsible manner, and The Commission also won the Toronto provided $76.7 million leased from the Government of we continue to search for ways to American Public Transit Association toward operating expenses includ­ Ontario. These expenditures will increase revenues from sources (APTA) Silver Award for traffic ing $21.0 million of its own transit­ enable the TTC to replace older other than the rider and the safety, the most prestigious safety related costs. Capital funding from vehicles, provide additional service taxpayer. The leasing of advertising award in the North American transit Metro Toronto amounted to $35.2 and implement new routes where space on TTC vehicles and industry. It was the sixth straight million, of which $2.7 million was needed. property is an additional source of year, and the 16th time in 19 years, for its own transit-related costs. The Scarborough RT Line, the revenue that generated a net return that the TTC has won this award. These commitments are vital to the first rapid transit line opened in to the Commission of more than $5 The Commission was pleased in foundation of cooperation, trust Metro Toronto since the Spadina million in 1985. Under a new 1985 to act as host for two major and service to the Metropolitan subway line was opened in 1978, leasing plan, a number of retail transit industry meetings. In June, Toronto community. As the Com­ added 6.5 kilometres (4.1 miles) and proposals were approved and members of the Canadian Urban mission plans for the challenges of five stations to the TTC's rapid preparations begun in 1985 to ready Transit Association (CUTA) gathered the future, it is our intention to transit network which now totals more than 3,700 square metres in Toronto for their 80th Annual build upon the achievements of the 60.9 kilometres (37.9 miles).