Passing of Jaye Robinson, former TTC Board Chair

I was deeply saddened to learn that City Councillor and former TTC Board Chair Jaye Robinson passed away last night. My thoughts are with her family as they mourn her loss.

Chair Robinson served as Chair of the TTC from December 2018 until November 2022. She oversaw many strategic changes within the organization including bringing a more disciplined approach to long-term planning. Under her tenure, the TTC introduced its inaugural Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Making Headway, which laid out for the first time the capital supports needed to keep transit in Toronto moving.

Chair Robinson was also a champion of greening our fleet and preparing the TTC for the future. Under her watch we adopted many new technologies. She was a big proponent of our Innovation & Sustainability Program and advancing environmentally sustainable programs across our operating groups and properties.

Perhaps her greatest contribution as Chair was leading the organization through the global COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most challenging times in the TTC’s 100-year history. Chair Robinson oversaw our initial response to the pandemic and then helped to chart a course for the TTC through recovery as we began to welcome customers back.

I personally have benefited from her advice throughout the years, and I am proud to have had the opportunity to work directly with her in her role as TTC Chair.

On behalf of all TTC employees, we extend our condolences to Chair Robinson’s family and friends during this difficult time.

All flags across TTC properties will be lowered to half-mast in Chair Robinson’s honour.

Richard J. Leary
Chief Executive Officer