TTCriders launches “Mayoral Transit Promises Tracker”

Penalosa receives perfect score in TTCriders report card, most candidates lag only slightly behind. Tory scores two out of twenty-eight points. 

Transit advocacy group TTCriders launched their “Mayoral Transit Promises Tracker” today, ranking the mayoral candidates’ transit pledges. 

“The TTC needs a champion who will rebuild ridership with bus and streetcar lanes, better service, and lower fares,” said TTCriders member Khasir Hean. “It’s not too late for candidates to improve their score.” 

The Mayoral Transit Promises Tracker shares mayoral candidates’ responses to a 28-question candidate survey from TTCriders. The tracker highlights four key promises: more bus & streetcar lanes, lower fares, more funding for TTC service, and a short-term solution for the 2023 Scarborough RT closure.  

John Tory did not answer the survey questions, but based on a written response, TTCriders ascertained his support for 2 of 28 questions. Gil Penalosa answered “yes” to all 28 of 28 questions. The next highest-scoring candidates were Philip D’cruze and Ferin Yusuf Malek, who answered “yes” to 27 of 28 questions.

TTCriders is calling on all mayoral candidates to commit to rebuilding transit ridership to pre-pandemic levels by installing at least 10 bus and streetcar priority corridors in the next term of Council, funding the Fair Pass TTC discount for low-wage workers, and supporting bus-only lanes for Scarborough RT replacement buses. TTCriders is asking candidates to protect the TTC from service cuts by making up transit revenue losses with City of Toronto revenue tools. 

The Mayoral Transit Promises Tracker is one part of TTCriders’ “Vote for Transit” campaign which asks Toronto residents to pledge to vote for transit champions on the TTCriders website.  

Mayoral Transit Promises Tracker and criteria: www.TTCriders.ca/mayor


Contact:
Shelagh Pizey-Allen
(416) 309-9026

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