More than a decade’s worth of data detailing tickets the TTC has issued to riders is raising concerns that Black transit users are fined for alleged offences such as fare evasion in disproportionately high numbers. The TTC is adamant that its employees don’t discriminate against Black riders or any other group. The 18.5 per cent of tickets given to Black riders only relates to the tickets on which race was recorded. When the streetcar pulled into Spadina station, Lea and his friends got off and encountered three TTC officers. White transit users also appear to be over-represented in the data, although to a lesser extent than Black riders.

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 09:00 UTC