The TTC Board is voting soon on a new fare plan. Ask your Toronto City Councillor to vote for bold changes to win back transit riders and make the TTC safe and accessible now. Click here to read TTCriders' new report: Transform the TTC: Pandemic Recovery Fare Policies for a Thriving Transit System!
World-class cities like Los Angeles and Washington, DC are lowering fares to win back transit riders. Los Angeles is moving forward with piloting free transit for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, those in community college, and people earning $35,000 a year or less. Washington Metro is considering reducing fares for low-income riders and eliminating double fares between bus and metro.
Economic recovery won’t be possible without accessible public transit. After the economic recession in the early 1990s, TTC ridership took years to recover.
The TTC is under pressure to cut costs. Your fares usually pay for over 60% of the TTC’s operating costs, but there are fewer riders during the pandemic. It’s time to fix the transit funding model with stable funding from the provincial and federal governments. The first step is to convince the TTC to study bold fare changes.
TTCriders spoke with hundreds of transit riders about the future of fares to develop these demands. Click here to read our full report: Transform the TTC: Pandemic Recovery Fare Policies for a Thriving Transit System!