A new TTC elevator at College Station ended an 18-year wait for a rider living directly upstairs - Toronto Star
English professor and film critic Angelo Muredda is finally able to enter College station, thanks to a new elevator seven years in the making.
Angelo Muredda at College Stationβs newly installed elevator.
Angelo Muredda has lived above College Station since 2008 but had never caught the train there β until last week. The English professor and film critic was finally able to use the station connected to his apartment for the first time in 18 years. Why? The TTC had finally installed an elevator at one of the cityβs busiest subway stations.
As a wheelchair user, Muredda requires an elevator to reach the subway platform. βA lot of my life is spent planning transit routes on the fly based on which stations have elevators, and which elevators are currently running,β Muredda says. βBeing able to rely on College Station, even if itβs only working most of the time, will make a huge difference in my daily life.β Muredda can now spend less time travelling longer distances in conditions that can wear out his wheelchair or leave him stuck in heavy rain or snow that his tires canβt get through.
