The city has slated 33 bus and streetcar routes for service improvement, part of already budgeted changes announced earlier this year.

Mayor John Tory (open John Tory's policard) and TTC chair Councillor Josh Colle (open Josh Colle's policard) made the announcement on which routes would see more frequent service on Monday morning at Finch station — where six bus routes will be improved.

It’s part of an effort to restore “deliberate” service cuts under former mayor Rob Ford (open Rob Ford's policard)'s administration, Tory said.

“I want to point out that these service improvements are a reversal of the off-peak service cuts that were made under the previous administration,” said Tory, making a direct dig at Ford. “I think these are, simply put, the kind of sensible, rational, timely investments that people expect us to be making.”

The improvements, mostly for non-rush hour service, are part of $95 million already earmarked in the 2015 budget. They are also aimed at reducing crowding on existing routes, Colle said.

The announcement follows earlier improvements for all-day, every-day bus service and night buses.

The changes will begin in September.

New routes picked for improvement:

7 Bathurst

25 Don Mills

36 Finch West

42 Cummer

53 Steeles East

63 Ossington

95 York Mills

133 Neilson

198 U of T Scarborough Rocket

22 Coxwell

34 Eglinton East

38 Highland Creek

44 Kipling South

54 Lawrence East

84 Sheppard West

100 Flemingdon Park

191 Highway 27 Rocket

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199 Finch Rocket

24 Victoria Park

35 Jane

39 Finch East

52 Lawrence West

60 Steeles West

89 Weston

106 York University

192 Airport Rocket

501 Queen

504 King

509 Harbourfront

505 Dundas

511 Bathurst

506 Carlton

512 St. Clair

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