Malvern, Lawrence Heights, and Rexdale would be most impacted by planned restrictions to door-to-door Wheel-Trans service, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by transit advocacy organization TTCriders.
TTC to get new $2.3 billion fleet of modern subway trains
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi, writing for BlogTO, covers the federal announcement of funding for new Line 2 trains and what this means for transit riders in Toronto.
TTC to get $758 million for a new fleet of modern subway trains
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi of the Daily Hive covers the announcement of new federal funding for the TTC. The the funding will be used for badly needed Line 2 trains, as the current models approach the end of their design life.
TTCriders celebrates approval of funds for new subway trains
(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.
Ottawa announces $758M to help TTC pay for new Line 2 subway trains
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.
Regulate delivery companies and e-bike sales, not gig workers
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.
Protect Wheel-Trans Service: Template Letter
Use this template letter to send a message from your organization to the Mayor and TTC Chair about protecting Wheel-Trans Service.
Letter from Community Organizations: Allow the Exchange of Tokens and Tickets
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.
Transit group asks Integrity Commissioner to investigate potential conflict of interest related to TTC Board vote about Rogers contract
(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.
How are your Don Valley West candidates promising to improve public transit?
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.
Letter & Survey: TTC must exchange expired tokens and tickets
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?
“Rally to Fix the TTC” calls for investment in repairing subway slow zones during National Transit Week
(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.)