“I could walk faster than this train.”
It’s one of a host of frustrations that’s been expressed via selfies sent to advocacy group TTCriders.
A day into transit group’s #grumpyrider campaign, social media was being flooded Wednesday with pictures of scrunched eyebrows, snarled lips and evil stares — most snapped at subway stations.
TTCriders asked for the pics “because we want our elected officials to truly understand the collective frustration we feel when we face overcrowding, delays, breakdowns, long wait times and more” executive director Jessica Bell said.
She specifically called out Premier Kathleen Wynne and mayor-elect John Tory to make Toronto’s “1.7 million riders a little bit happier” by improving bus service by 10 minutes or better on all major routes, offering two-hour transfers, adding more express buses and more night service.
The group is asking riders to send messages to Wynne and Tory as well. Tory, questioned about the campaign Tuesday, said he doesn’t need pictures of grumpy faces to know people want better services.
“Mr. Tory, as a transit rider, I’m here to tell you that people aren’t going to stop complaining just because you’re tired of hearing about it,” Bell responded.
The social-media campaign comes at budget time for the TTC. The 2015 budget proposal will be debated Dec. 9.
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