On March 17, 2020 the City of Toronto quietly stopped processing new applications to the Fair Pass TTC discount program.* Some current Fair Pass holders have been unable to renew.
This is completely unacceptable! Especially during a pandemic, when people are relying on the TTC for essential trips to access medical care and food. This change has caused confusion regarding who is still eligible to receive discounted fares.
Ben Spurr of The Star writes an article that reports on removing bus stops to speed up Eglinton trips. Click the article to read about TTCriders opinion on these cuts, and to read about a real experience from transit user Beulah Esuk.
TTCriders member Ketheesakumaran Navaratnam shares Scarborough public transit issues.
This article by Ben Spurr published in The Star discusses the implications crowded buses have on public transit users.
Ben Spurr of The Star discusses the new bus-only lanes.
James Wilt of The Walrus reports on the struggles public transit has faced since the emergence of COVID-19. TTCriders executive director, Shelagh Pizey-Allen, speaks about the importance of transit.
Mike Adler reports on the efficiency of bus lanes in Toronto.
Muriel Draaisma and Jasmin Seputis of CBC News report on the possibility of the TTC board implementing bus lanes sooner than planned. TTCriders executive director, Shelagh Pizey-Allen, shares about the importance of bus lanes.
Muriel Draaisma of CBC News reports on the TTC looking into ways they can stop transit riders from committing fare evasion; however, TTCriders says that the TTC should look into the deeper causes of fare evasion.
Natalie Johnson of CTV News Toronto shares about the TTC discount those who receive child-care subsidies will receive. While this is a step in the right direction, TTCriders believes that transit riders need deeper discounts faster.