25 February 2020
25 February 2020
ADVISORY: Commuters rally against GO-TTC cuts
Commuters could be paying up to $780 per year when the province ends the popular GO-TTC $1.50 co-fare discount program at the end of March. Community groups across Toronto are asking the provincial government to keep the GO-TTC co-fare. Volunteers will hand out thousands flyers to commuters on Thursday February 27th.
WHAT: Commuters rally to keep the GO-TTC co-fare discount
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Union Station main entrance, 65 Front Street West
TIME: 8:30am
WHO: Organizations will speak about the cuts to the GO-TTC co-fare discount:
Seven flyering locations are confirmed, at Agincourt GO, Kennedy GO, Mimico GO, Long Branch GO, Danforth GO, York University, and Union Stations. For an up-to-date list of locations and times, visit: http://www.ttcriders.ca/go-ttc/
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CONTACT:
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders, [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commuters rally against GO-TTC cuts
February 27, 2020 (Toronto, ON) -- Commuters and community groups are asking the provincial government to continue funding the $1.50 co-fare discount for GO and TTC trips. Volunteers handed out flyers at seven GO stops across Toronto on Thursday to thousands of commuters.
“Transit users could be paying up to $780 more each year, unless the province continues funding the GO-TTC discount,” said TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. The co-fare was introduced in January 2018, benefiting tens of thousands of GTA commuters. The program cost $22.4-million over the past year, but funding for the program expires March 31st, 2020.
"Cancelling the GO-TTC fare is a step in the wrong direction that will mean higher fares and fewer people using public transit,” said Councillor Mike Layton. “Toronto needs full and affordable fare integration, including a single fare for all transit trips within the City of Toronto."
“York students have already had to pay the price of provincial cuts to transit,” said Jasmine Hawamdeh, York Federation of Students Vice President of Campaigns and Advocacy. “As a commuter school, many students already pay double the fare to access their education. MPPs must do more for York students by bringing the buses back onto the Keele campus and continuing to fund the co-fare.”
Peter Miasek of the York Region transit group Keep York Moving said: “We view this upcoming discontinuance of the TTC-GO co fare system as a major step backwards that goes counter to more than a decade of strategic regional planning. The government needs to develop a broader program to integrate all transit fares and services in the Region, including between the TTC and 905 transit agencies such as York Region Transit.”
“We should be encouraging people to take public transit, in order to reduce pollution and congestion. Instead, thanks to the Ford Government’s cuts, commuters now have to pay an extra $3 round trip just to get where they need to go each day,” said Official Opposition Transit Critic Jessica Bell.
Local organizations from Etobicoke, Scarborough, and York Region, and student organizations handed out flyers to commuters at Agincourt GO, Kennedy GO, Mimico GO, Long Branch GO, Danforth GO, York University, and Union Stations.
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CONTACT:
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders, [email protected]
Please write your key points below so we know what everyone will cover!!
TTCriders
Lucas Granger (UTSU rep)
Jasmine (YFS rep)
Jessica Bell
Les / SETAC:
Peter Miasek
WHAT: Commuters rally to keep the GO-TTC co-fare discount
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Union Station main entrance, 65 Front Street West
TIME: 8:30am
WHO: Organizations will speak about the cuts to the GO-TTC co-fare discount:
Seven flyering locations are confirmed, at Agincourt GO, Kennedy GO, Mimico GO, Long Branch GO, Danforth GO, York University, and Union Stations. For an up-to-date list of locations and times, visit: http://www.ttcriders.ca/go-ttc/
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CONTACT:
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders, [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commuters rally against GO-TTC cuts
February 27, 2020 (Toronto, ON) -- Commuters and community groups are asking the provincial government to continue funding the $1.50 co-fare discount for GO and TTC trips. Volunteers handed out flyers at seven GO stops across Toronto on Thursday to thousands of commuters.
“Transit users could be paying up to $780 more each year, unless the province continues funding the GO-TTC discount,” said TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. The co-fare was introduced in January 2018, benefiting tens of thousands of GTA commuters. The program cost $22.4-million over the past year, but funding for the program expires March 31st, 2020.
"Cancelling the GO-TTC fare is a step in the wrong direction that will mean higher fares and fewer people using public transit,” said Councillor Mike Layton. “Toronto needs full and affordable fare integration, including a single fare for all transit trips within the City of Toronto."
“York students have already had to pay the price of provincial cuts to transit,” said Jasmine Hawamdeh, York Federation of Students Vice President of Campaigns and Advocacy. “As a commuter school, many students already pay double the fare to access their education. MPPs must do more for York students by bringing the buses back onto the Keele campus and continuing to fund the co-fare.”
Peter Miasek of the York Region transit group Keep York Moving said: “We view this upcoming discontinuance of the TTC-GO co fare system as a major step backwards that goes counter to more than a decade of strategic regional planning. The government needs to develop a broader program to integrate all transit fares and services in the Region, including between the TTC and 905 transit agencies such as York Region Transit.”
“We should be encouraging people to take public transit, in order to reduce pollution and congestion. Instead, thanks to the Ford Government’s cuts, commuters now have to pay an extra $3 round trip just to get where they need to go each day,” said Official Opposition Transit Critic Jessica Bell.
Local organizations from Etobicoke, Scarborough, and York Region, and student organizations handed out flyers to commuters at Agincourt GO, Kennedy GO, Mimico GO, Long Branch GO, Danforth GO, York University, and Union Stations.
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CONTACT:
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders, [email protected]
Please write your key points below so we know what everyone will cover!!
TTCriders
Lucas Granger (UTSU rep)
Jasmine (YFS rep)
Jessica Bell
Les / SETAC:
Peter Miasek
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