The head of the TTC is pushing back against his provincial counterpart’s suggestion that it would be easy to upload the city’s subway network to the Ontario government. TTC CEO Rick Leary's memo appears intended as a public defence of his employees’ role in operating and expanding the subway network. “It’s exactly the same model that will be required for the TTC upload,” Verster said. The TTC values the subway network, including trains, at $3.9 billion. “I will work with the city to help the province fully understand and appreciate precisely how the subway network is maintained, managed, and funded.

Source: thestar September 17, 2018 21:09 UTC