(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders is celebrating today’s announcement that the federal government has approved the TTC’s request for federal funding for new subway trains on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth.
The federal government announced funding for new Line 2 subway trains. The CBC's Rochelle Raveendran covers the announcement which comes just in time - the current Line 2 trains will start reaching the end of their design lives in 2026.
Read our joint letter with the Workers Action Centre, Justice for Workers, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, and Cycle Toronto regarding a proposed ban of e-bikes on the TTC.
Use this template letter to send a message from your organization to the Mayor and TTC Chair about protecting Wheel-Trans Service.
Read our letter regarding the recent announcement that the TTC will stop accepting tokens and paper tickets after December 31, 2024, without providing refunds, exchanges, or credits.
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders has complained to Toronto’s Integrity Commissioner about a potential real or apparent conflict of interest related to Julie Osborne, an appointed member of the Toronto Transit Commission.
We’ve asked candidates whether they’ll invest in more TTC service, protect door-to-door Wheel-Trans service, expand TTC’s low-income discount, approve fare capping and more. View candidates’ detailed answers to our survey, information about their transit platforms, and more.
Do you still have TTC tokens or paper senior/student tickets or day passes? The TTC has announced that they will stop accepting TTC tokens and paper tickets after December 31, 2024. But the TTC will not be issuing exchanges. This is unfair to people who have saved up tokens and tickets, especially low-income seniors. Gift cards and permanent stamps never expire -- why are transit fares any different?
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders will hold a rally today at 5:00pm outside Bathurst Subway Station to call on federal Members of Parliament to invest in TTC repairs and new subway trains on Line 2 by accelerating implementation of the Canada Public Transit Fund. The rally is part of a national “Transit Action Week” being organized in 5 Canadian cities. (Cantonese, Mandarin, French spokespeople available.)
Read our letter to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee about why the TTC must not make the Family of Services mandatory, and why "standing room only" service levels are an accessibility issue.
At a Wheel-Trans public consultation earlier this year, choir members delivered a musical message to oppose the TTC’s plan to force some people with disabilities and seniors onto the conventional TTC, also known as the "Family of Services" program.
Long-time Wheel-Trans user and choir member Jane Field explains why the Family of Services program must not become mandatory in this new video.
The TTC is continuing its plans to end free public Wi-Fi on subway stations, but has agreed to consider a pilot project to implement free internet on bus and street platforms and bays at stations.