CTV covers the dozens of transit users who spoke up at the TTC Board to oppose service cuts and fare hikes, and reaction to the budget.
CityNews covers transit user reactions to the TTC Board passing a budget with fare increases and service cuts: "If we increase fares now, riders will be driven away."
“You hear the term ‘cognitive dissonance,’ where you hear one thing and you’re experiencing another, and it flies in the face of people’s experiences” said Herman Rosenfeld with TTC Riders, a transit riders advocacy group.
Dozens of transit users spoke against fare increases, service cuts, and an expansion of policing at the Toronto Transit Commission Board meeting on January 9th, 2023.
The TTC Board approved a recommended operating budget for 2023 that proposes running 9% less service in 2023 than pre-pandemic levels and a fare increase for youth and adults. The budget is not final until City Council votes February 14th, 2023. Read more and learn how you can get involved in the budget process.
Service cuts and fare increases will only drive more transit users away, reducing safety and hurting Toronto's chances at meeting our climate goals. Service cuts late at night and in off-peak periods will make the TTC less safe.
Mayor Tory has proposed deep TTC budget cuts that will leave you waiting longer for your bus, streetcar, and subway. And when your TTC vehicle arrives, it will be more crowded.
Service cuts and fare increases will only drive more transit users away, reducing safety and wrecking Toronto’s chances at meeting our climate goals. Read more and learn how you can take action to stop the cuts!
TTCriders advocates speak out against the 2023 TTC Budget plans to boost the TTC’s bottom line and hike fares by 10 cents, noting that subway wait times could also increase by up to 10 minutes.
CityNews announces that new budget cuts could soon have you waiting up to 10 minutes for a subway.
CP24 covers the announcement of the proposed TTC budget increase, including a fare hike and increased budget for special constables.
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Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget
Increasing fares to fund inadequate transit discount is a “shell game,” TTCriders says
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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: