Attention all TTCriders! Mayor Ford's Executive Committee needs to hear from you! We need to speak out against these cuts at the Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, July 28th!
The latest report written by external consultant’s hired by the City to conduct a review of City services suggests the City could save money by implementing major service cuts aimed directly at TTC riders. (Scroll down to page 80 and page 161 to review the suggested TTC cuts.)
The most egregious of the report’s “options” include cutting transit service brought in under the TTC’s highly successful Ridership Growth Strategy and changes to the TTC’s crowding and minimum service frequency standards. If the City's Executive Committee adopts these options, TTC riders will be forced to deal with even more overcrowding and even less frequent bus service.
The Consultant’s report insultingly suggests these service changes would only have an impact on customer flexibility and convenience. Our transit system is already overcrowded. Half a billion of us are going to ride the TTC next year, and instead of increasing service to meet this demand, the suggestion is to roll back essential parts of the TTC. The report also suggests money could be saved by making it harder to qualify for the TTC’s Wheel-Trans service and by cutting the TTC’s Blue Night Network. Suggestions to cut the Blue Night Network or increase fares for this vital TTC service have already been met with disapproval from transit riders, including TTC Chair Karen Stintz. TTCriders urge the Executive Committee to reject the consultant’s proposed TTC cuts and get on with building the enhanced and expanded transit network we desperately need.
If you'd like to register in advance to speak at the Executive Committee's meeting on Thursday, July 28th call 416-392-6627 or E-mail [email protected]. The meeting is scheduled to take place at City Hall in Committee Room 1 and will be chaired by Mayor Rob Ford.