Wheel-Trans users need choice! Thousands of seniors and people with disabilities are being forced onto crowded buses, streetcars, and subways. Under the “Family of Services” program, thousands of Wheel-Trans users will lose access as the TTC screens out up to 50% of Wheel-Trans users from full door-to-door service by 2025. Our report voices the concerns and stories of impacted Wheel-Trans users and calls on the provincial government to expand funding for Wheel-Trans service. Read below and sign the petition to protect Wheel-Trans!
The TTC has unveiled new details about its $1.5 billion overhaul of Bloor-Yonge Station, including a plan to install platform edge doors along the Line 1 subway platform.
TTCriders' Adam Cohoon speaks with Global News about the "degrading" process of having to re-register for Wheel-Trans services. “It’s like we’re filling out a job application,”. "We’re trying to — in this weird, sick way — [put] our worst foot forward.”
TTCriders' Shelagh Pizey-Allen speaks with CP24 regarding safety concerns on the TTC. She states "There really needs to be the right kind of staff within the TTC who are peer-led and trained in de-escalation to respond to people who are having a crisis.”
With TTC service cuts now in effect, riders will be feeling the impacts of these changes in their daily commutes. Monica Mason from TTCriders states these cuts will largely impact marginalized, lower-income communities in Toronto who rely on transit heavily. She states that these current cuts will only lead to decreased ridership, resulting in more cuts and will also impact how safe riders feel on their commute with increased wait times.
The 23 year-old man who slashed the neck of a stranger at St. George Station in 2022 has been sentenced to 18-months in prison, with this decision shedding light on his troubled past–struggling with a crystal meth addiction and mental health problems. This violent attack was unprovoked, leaving many members of the public to worry about their safety during their commute. However, this ruling is evident that safety issues on the TTC has less to do with the transit system itself and rather the systems outside. 
The city council of Toronto is being asked to approve a $7-million series of priority bus lanes for a dedicated busway replacement for the Scarborough RT, which will be officially shut down by the end of 2023–with Scarborough transit riders losing their most reliable form of public transportation. The fate of the SRT line has become a campaign issue in the 2023 mayoral election, with many candidates pledging their support for a replacement busway.
After Scarborough residents voiced their need for a reliable transit replacement once the SRT is permanently shut down, Scarborough councillors have pledged their support for a replacement busway. While the off-street, dedicated busway was approved by the TTC in April 2022, it was subject to funding and left unsettled who would pay for the costs. However, it was announced that TTC CEO Rick Leary pledged to cover design costs out of the commission's budget.
TTCriders supports a motion from Councillor Alejandra Bravo and Councillor Paula Fletcher to reduce the fine for non-payment of fares. TTC fines ($235-$425) are much higher than parking fines and disproportionately impact low-income and racialized people.
TTCriders supports a motion from Councillor Jamaal Myers and Councillor Amber Morley for publicly appointed TTC Board members to be regular transit users, represent the 4 community council areas of Toronto and East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke-York, and ensure that at least one Board member identifies as a person with a disability.
With the Scarborough RT shutting down permanently by the end of 2023, it's temporary replacement–a dedicated off-street busway lacks crucial funding. Scarborough transit riders feel left behind and frustrated, losing their most reliable method of public transit that will ultimately be replaced in at least seven years by a three stop subway extension of Line 2.
TTCriders volunteer Chloe Tangpongprush speaks out against May 7 service cuts on Global News Toronto. 