Thanks to the TTC, transit is a reminder that even though life is short, it can feel long, very long. On the TTC, time stands as still as a streetcar stuck in traffic or a subway halted by a mechanical breakdown. Forget about the TTC as a way to get around the city quickly and efficiently. For the first time since the 1970s, the TTC is once again the Better Way. But as the poet reminded us long before the advent of the TTC, “They also serve who only stand and wait.”Christopher Hume’s column appears weekly.

Source: thestar March 19, 2018 19:41 UTC