Thousands of people taking public transitacross the Greater Toronto Area each day have to transfer between different systems and pay multiple fares. Transit riders and advocates are calling onelected officials to act faster ahead of the provincewide local elections on Oct. 24.

Examples of overflowing garbage bins and pothole-filled roads are plentiful, often shared by exasperated Toronto residents on social media. But are these just signs of a growing city in transition or symptoms of a bigger problem?

Eleven-year-old Anton Dunbar isn'teligible to cast a ballot in Torontos upcoming municipal election, but if he could, road safety would likely be the issue that determines his vote.