ON: Ryerson Transit Expert Challenges the TTC’s Findings on the King St. Pilot Project

Business owners have launched another salvo of criticism at the King St. streetcar priority project, this time backed by a transit expert who says the pilot isn’t working as well as advertised.

A review authored by Ryerson University professor Murtaza Haider and released Monday by the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) contends the project’s effect on streetcar travel times has been minimal, and the ridership increase observed on the route may have been achievable without reconfiguring King.

In a statement, the TTC stood by its assessment that the pilot appears to be achieving its goals.

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