In Scarborough, the TTC is allegedly getting ready to disappoint residents once more, as it retires the obsolescent SRT with the promised subway no closer to being opened; a busway originally billed as an economical stopgap has been quietly removed from the city’s plans, according to advocates at TTCRiders
Mayoral candidate Josh Matlow states he will spend tens of millions of dollars annually to restore the TTC to pre-pandemic levels if elected mayor. Matlow said "These cuts disproportionately affect some of Toronto's most underserved communities. It affects North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke,” and called the cuts "reckless and irresponsible".
April 26, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, released the following statement in response to the latest pledge from a mayoral candidate to reverse service cuts:
A new report from Transportation Services going to the May 2nd Executive Committee says the Scarborough RT will close forever on November 19, 2023. We will need to take replacement buses for at least 7 years between Kennedy Station and Scarborough Centre Station.
The Scarborough Subway Extension is supposed to be completed in 2030... if we are lucky. But what if subway construction takes much longer?
(Toronto, ON) – Scarborough residents are sounding the alarm that a plan to replace the Scarborough RT with an off-street busway in 2025 has disappeared from City of Toronto plans. The Scarborough RT will be replaced with bus service on November 19, 2023, according to a new staff report.
Derek Song writes a column in the Scarborough Mirror about the closure of the Scarborough RT.
The TTC will receive $349-million from Ottawa for new electric buses, yet no additional funding to operate them. TTCriders members and environmental advocates have pointed out that this investment comes as the TTC faces a $360-million shortfall in their operating budget, yet despite pleas from the city, nor the provincial or federal government has pledged to cover it.
Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning students conducted online and in-person surveys to learn about the concerns of Scarborough RT (SRT) users and Scarborough residents, in advance of the Fall 2023 SRT closure.
CTV News reporting on the TTC considering selling naming rights to stations - a move which advocates say is a distraction from the need for sustainable funding for transit from all three levels of government.
Global News reporting on many TTC users dealing with longer wait times from next month across over 30 bus, streetcar and subway routes.
BlogTO reporting on the TTC being accused of keeping transit cuts secret, as TTCRiders obtains a draft memo of service cuts on 14 routes.
Toronto Star reporting on the possibility of longer wait times coming for Toronto's busiest subway line, according to the TTC. "Very concerning to as someone who takes Line 1 every weekday to get to my classses", says TTCRiders volunteer Chloe Tangpongprush
