5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan
In 2019, the TTC prepared its first 5-Year Service Plan & 10-Year Outlook to provide a blueprint for service needs between 2019 and 2024. Five years on, the City of Toronto has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic facing new realities including financial, social and environmental issues. Addressing these issues demands a clear objective and plan to attract new riders and retain customer loyalty. The Plan is organized into seven pillars of opportunity that seek to improve our customers’ experience through each step in their journey; helping them get where they need to go quickly and reliably, while also increasing comfort and convenience.
During the early stages of engagement, this Plan was proposed and presented to the public as two separate plans — the 5-Year Service Plan and the Customer Experience Action Plan. However, throughout the engagement on these two plans, customers and community partners emphasized how service and customer experience are intertwined. In the final round of public consultation, the Plan was presented as a single, stand-alone document, which takes an integrated approach to improving all aspects of a customer’s journey — from the service the TTC provides, to the ways customers plan and receive information about their trips.
Pillars of opportunity
The objective for this Plan is to focus on the TTC’s core competency: mass transit – moving large volumes of customers safely, reliably and swiftly across Toronto and improving how customers experience the system. It will be used as a guide to improve customer experience, make decisions about how to spend funding, and adjust service to meet customer needs and adapt to new realities. The Plan advances the broad objectives of the TTC Corporate Plan to attract new riders and retain customer loyalty.
This Plan will be implemented through TTC programs, policies and initiatives and collaboration with customers, community partners and orders of government. Annual Service Plans (ASPs) detail annual changes the TTC is going to make to its service to implement the 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan and respond to major projects and reflect emerging changes. Each year, the TTC engages with customers and community partners as part of the development of the ASPs, which gives the TTC the opportunity to refine the actions of the 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan and address any changes in priority or need.
Review the full plan: 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan, 2024-2028.
Consultation process
From April to November 2023, the TTC engaged customers, community partners, internal staff, and the public to help inform the 2024 Annual Service Plan and the 5-Year Service and the Customer Experience Action Plan. The engagement followed a four-round process.
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Round One – The big picture
April - May
From April 26, 2023, to May 22, 2023, we conducted a survey open to customers, TTC employees and the public. The focus of “The big picture“ was to seek feedback to inform the development of the draft plans for the 2024 Annual Service Plan, the 5-Year Service Plan, and the Customer Experience Action Plan.
Consultation document
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Round Two – Closer look at construction
June - July
The focus of Round Two was to share and seek feedback on the draft 2024 Annual Service Plan before it is presented to the TTC Board. Specifically, TTC was seeking feedback on its approach to adjusting service as a result of major construction projects.
Engagement included:
- a survey
- stakeholder meetings
- pop-ups for the public
- focus groups with TTC customers
Consultation documents
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Round Three – Draft concepts
August -September
The focus of Round Three was to share and seek feedback on the draft concepts for the 5-Year Service Plan and Customer Experience Action Plan.
Engagement included:
- a survey
- stakeholder meetings
- pop-up consultations for the public focus groups with women, shift workers, customers with low-income and TTC staff
- youth-led engagement process
Consultation documents
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Round Four – Final drafts
October - November
The focus of Round Four was to share and seek feedback on the draft 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan before the plan was presented to the TTC Board.
Engagement included:
- a survey
- stakeholder meetings
Consultation documents
We want to hear from you!
From November 13 to December 1, we are seeking customer feedback on our 5-Year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan. We are in the third and final round of engagement on this plan. In this round, we want to understand to what degree customers support our Draft Plan.
To learn more about this Plan and let us know your thoughts, you can take a survey between November 13 and December 1. The survey is available online at ttc5yearplans.ca/survey and in hard copy via request from Khly Lamparero at khly@thirdpartypublic.ca or (647) 905-8825. Learn more about the engagement process here.
Each of these five pillars are accompanied with specific actions outlined in a multi-year 20-point action plan. The action plan is a blueprint that identifies major service-related initiatives to be implemented every year and the associated resources required.
Actions in the Plan will be reviewed, refined and finalized on an annual basis. Every year, staff will prepare an Annual Service Plan that measures past performance, presents actions for the upcoming year and identifies resource requirements that will serve as the basis for TTC’s annual Operating Budget and 10-year Capital Budget submission.
The TTC’s 5-Year Service Plan & 10-Year Outlook will benefit hundreds of thousands of local and regional residents who use the TTC daily to access employment, educational and cultural opportunities. The Plan improves our customers’ experience when planning a trip, waiting at stops, riding our vehicles and making connections with neighbouring transit services and other mobility options.
The Plan was developed in consultation with customers, stakeholders and partners at City Hall and in the 905. We are confident this Plan meets the needs of our customers. In fact, more than 95% of customers and stakeholders who reviewed the Plan declared their support.
Review the 20-point action plan.
Community consultation and pop-up events
The 5-Year Service Plan & 10-Year Outlook has been prepared with the public and stakeholders through an extensive engagement program. Feedback received through the consultation contributed directly to the strength of this plan.
Phase 1 consultation results
An online survey was conducted in spring 2019. Read the survey results.
Phase 2 consultation results
A City-wide Stakeholder workshop was held in June 2019. Read the workshop summary.
Six pop-up public consultations at different locations across the city were held in July 2019. Read a summary of the feedback received.
An online survey was conducted in summer 2019. Read the Phase 2 consultation survey results.
Phase 3 consultation results
An online survey was conducted in fall 2019. Read the survey results.
Two City-wide stakeholder workshops were held in October 2019. Read the workshop summaries for the first session and the second session.
Sign up for Plan updates
If you would like to receive updates about this Plan, please send an email to planning@ttc.ca, with the subject line “5-Year Service Plan & 10-Year Outlook.”