TTCriders is quoted about the expansion of cell service in the TTC.
Transit advocate and TTCriders Accessibility Committee member Terri-Lynn Langdon says it's 'not surprising' TTC won't meet its accessibility goals by 2025, calls to stop the implementation of the TTC's "Family of Services" model that will shift Wheel-Trans users on to the conventional transit system.
Cell service in the subway is finally coming to all riders, by October 3 - "it's not just a convenience issue, it's a safety issue - it's about being able to see what's going on, if there's a delay...it's long overdue!", says TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen
Mayor Olivia Chow has kept her promises and listened to transit riders by beginning to restore TTC cuts - good news! But TTCriders spokesperson August Puranauth says more needs to be done to ensure the TTC has a sustainable, reliable source of funding to increase service further and prevent future cuts to transit
Mayor Chow announced increases to transit service levels will begin as early as this week, with frequency of service to reach close to what it was prior to the pandemic by November. But transit advocates told CBC Toronto this move alone will not be enough to attract riders to a system - we need more!
Zain Khurram of TTCriders: "Line 3 been with us through thick and thin. It's run for 35 years, but a few weeks ago it derailed unexpectedly and now we have this vigil going on because we want to launch an investigation into why this happened. It shouldn't have happened in the first place."
(TORONTO, ON) — A new city report released today has confirmed that a commercial parking levy is a revenue tool that should be prioritized by the City of Toronto to help pay for vital city services like transit. The report, set to be voted on by Mayor Chow’s new Executive Committee on August 24, confirms that a commercial parking levy could bring in up to $490 million a year to fund transit and other climate priorities. The report also makes it clear that the city needs new, sustainable revenue tools and support from the provincial and federal governments.
(CTV) “Toronto residents who earn minimum wage or less should already be receiving a low-income TTC discount,” TTCriders said in a statement, pointing to an estimate by city staff in a report that only 8,000 to 12,000 new people would access the expanded discount this year.
(Toronto, ON) – Advocacy group TTCriders says that a transit discount expansion announced today by the City of Toronto will not benefit everyone under the poverty line and represents a small fraction of the Fair Pass program approved in December 2016 as part of Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
(CityNews) TTCriders spokesperson Zain Khurram speaks to CityNews on the frustrations of taking transit in Scarborough after the SRT derailment, where the shutdown has forced riders to take alternatives 4 months earlier than the planned decommissioning of the Scarborough RT.
(DailyHive) TTCriders calls for a thorough investigation of the incident, seeking a report on unfunded gaps in the TTC’s State of Good Repair program “and what the TTC will do to ensure a derailment never occurs again.”
(Toronto Star) The derailment that sent 5 people to hospital on Monday has thrown the future of the beleaguered rail line into doubt, causing headaches for commuters and raising alarms about the TTC’s ability to maintain and replace its aging infrastructure.