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“Expand access and TTC service, not policing”: Transit user group slams fare increase, police expansion, possible cuts
January 4, 2023 (Toronto, ON) —TTCriders, a membership organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement in response to Mayor John Tory’s announcement about the 2023 TTC Budget, which has not yet been published publicly:
GO Transit workers are on strike for safety and job security as of November 7, 2022. The strike by 2,200 workers affects approximately 15,000 daily transit users, many of whom are post-secondary students in the GTHA.
Thirteen (13) of the twenty-five (25) newly elected Toronto City Councillors on October 24, 2022 completed a TTCriders survey on transit issues before the election. All 13 of the Councillors have committed to oppose cuts to service if the TTC faces continued budget shortfalls. Read their full survey responses.
TTCriders opinion column in the Toronto Star, explaining why volunteers painted an unsanctioned bus lane on Dufferin Street and why voters should pick transit champions on October 24, 2022.
Derek Song responds to a recent Scarborough Mirror article about road safety in which incumbent councillor Cynthia Lai ruled out adding protected pedestrian crossings at bus stops, as proposed by challenger Jamaal Myers. But her claim that the City of Toronto is moving mid-block TTC stops on arterials near signalized intersections doesn’t capture the full story.
TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, released the following statement in advance of the Toronto Region Board of Trade Mayoral Debate:
TTCriders spokesperson Vincent Puhakka discusses the cancellation of transit app Rocketman with the Toronto Sun.
Public advocacy group TTCriders "painted an unsanctioned bus lane in the city, criticizing the current mayoral administration for a lack of action and calling on candidates to establish more lanes."
DailyHive shares photos of the pop-up bus lane installed on Dufferin Street. "The group says painting pavement is the easy part. Now they’re asking all city council candidates to commit to installing more bike lanes."
Listen to TTCriders on NewsTalk1010 explain why volunteers installed a pop-up bus lane with children's paint on Dufferin Street.
Global News reports on the pop-up bus lane installed by volunteers on Dufferin Street. "Transit advocates are demanding candidates commit to an expansion of the city’s rapid bus corridors. While experts agree expanding surface networks would be an affordable and quick way of delivering transit priorities, the mayoral frontrunner says it’s not so easy."