A snapped switch rail. Buried reports about the Scarborough RT derailment. Shelagh Pizey-Allen with advocacy group TTCriders asks: What’s going on at the TTC?
Austin Jafri from TTCriders speaks to the Green Line about why the Scarborough busway should have had shovels in the ground in November.
ADVOCATES CALL FOR NEW SUBWAY TRAINS, MORE FUNDING
In response to the proposed budget, advocates alongside city councillors are calling on federal Members of Parliament for new subway trains and more funding.
The TTC's Dufferin bus route received a mock gold award Wednesday for being Toronto's slowest bus route, with a peak travel time of 10.6 km/h.
A transit advocacy group has just ranked the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)’s slowest bus routes and if you’re a frequent rider of one of these routes, these results are not shocking at all.
During a mock awards ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday, TTCrider volunteers dressed as marathon runners represented the city’s slowest bus routes and accepted awards for them.
Filip Panaitescu, with advocacy group TTCriders, said people sometimes opt to use cars to travel between Scarborough Town Centre and Kennedy Station, an unaffordable long-term alternative to longer commutes, which he noted contributes to traffic congestion and carbon emissions.
Read our letter to the TTC Audit and Risk Management Committee that provides context from other cities and service and information gaps related to TTC fare enforcement, and how to approach fare loss from a more humane and evidence-based perspective that reduces harm and discrimination against transit riders.
Read our letter about the need for selection of TTC Board candidates that are representative of the the diverse groups that ride the TTC.
Read our letter about Agenda Item 6: A Step Towards Free Transit for Middle and High School Students.
Read the letter from TTCriders about why transparency is needed about Reduced Speed Zones and Scarborough RT derailment reports.
Toronto, ON (February 22, 2024) -- The TTC was warned in advance about two of the “contributing factors” to the July 2023 derailment of the Scarborough RT and had stopped doing some preventative maintenance work, according to external consultant reports. The four reports were discovered on the TTC’s website by independent transit expert Steve Munro, but have not been reported to TTC Board members in a public meeting. Transit advocacy group TTCriders is urging accountability and transparency about the reports’ findings.