TTC boosts service on busier routes, including 504 King streetcar

You may have a shorter wait for the bus today, as the TTC boosts service on half a dozen of the busiest routes across the city.

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Additional buses will see the 127 Davenport turn into an all-day route, now running every 20 minutes.

The 165 Weston Road North and 96 Wilson routes will also become more frequent, with buses running every 10 minutes or less all day. The boost makes transit more reliable, but should also make thosebuses less crowded, the TTC said.

And for those commuters constantly looking for a seat on the sardine can that can be the 504 King streetcar, you're in luck.

More streetcars there also launched today, meaning that your chance of getting a seat on your ride to work on Monday just went up a notch.

Toronto city council approved a $95-million improvement budget for the TTC this year, some of which has gone toward these upgrades, according to a media release from the commission.