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Bill 107 means more transit delays, say rider groups
May 29, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Bill 107 could be the final nail in the coffin for the Waterfront LRT and Eglinton East LRT to Malvern, transit advocates say. Provincial transit legislation passed today gives the province sweeping powers over transit planning and the ability to take over TTC or City of Toronto assets without compensation.
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Transit riders call on Ford government to reverse $1.1 billion cuts to transit
MAY 27, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Transit riders are calling on Premier Ford to listen to transit riders and reverse provincial cuts to promised transit funding. The TTC had already allocated the funding to state of good repair and accessibility upgrades and will be short $24 million in 2019.
“Premier Ford must listen to millions of Ontario transit riders and keep his promise to fund transit so that we get better service now and lower fares,” said TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. “The TTC is the least-subsidized transit system in North America and was counting on this funding to install elevators and other critical maintenance work.”
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Community marches along cancelled LRT route, days before Bill 107 vote
Residents marched from Malvern to protest Eglinton East LRT cancellation and Bill 107
May 25, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Forty Scarborough residents marched from Malvern Town Centre to MPP Vijay Thanigasalam’s office to protest Bill 107 and the cancellation of the Eglinton East LRT. Bill 107 gives the Province the authority to prohibit Toronto from advancing rapid transit projects, and the ability to take over TTC assets without compensation. Premier Ford promised to build Eglinton East LRT, but it is not included on the latest provincial transit map.
The provincial government will soon be voting on Bill 107, legislation that will give the Minister of Transportation new powers to decide what transit gets built (or doesn't get built) in Toronto. The provincial transit takeover means more delays, less accountability, and opens the TTC up to privatization. To improve transit, the province needs to reverse its $1.1 billion cuts to TTC funding, not break apart and take over the system. Please send a message to Premier Ford now and sign up to volunteer with us to oppose the TTC cuts and takeover!
Join the community march for better public transit in Malvern and Eastern Scarborough! We're marching to demand:
> Put the Eglinton East & Sheppard East LRTs back on the map!
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Transit rider groups condemn “reckless” upload legislation
May 2, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organizations TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action are condemning legislation introduced by the provincial government to take over parts of Toronto’s transit system.
“Premier Ford’s transit takeover only means more delays,” said TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. “The province is recklessly ripping up plans that are already in motion, cutting $1.1 billion to the TTC, and leaves Eglinton East and Waterfront LRTs off the map.”
The province is pushing ahead with its plan to take over our transit system and tear up plans that are already in motion, and is slashing $1.1 billion in TTC funding for basic maintenance. We can't afford more TTC delays! Join us at a subway station near you at the May 10th Day of Action. Then we'll converge outside 1900 Yonge (Davisville Station) at 9:30am.
Building transit movement power
You are invited to our 2019 Transit Summit. The purpose of the Summit is to build power and expand the movement for an affordable, accessible world-class public transit system.The provincial budget proposes major funding cuts to our public transit system: $1.1 billion over 10 years. These cuts put accessibility upgrades and the TTC’s goal of having a fully accessible system by 2025 at
Over the past two weeks we've been inundated with bad news for transit in Toronto, including major cuts to provincial transit funding and an upheaval of our city's transit plans. But there was some good news brought to us by City Council last week: The King Street Pilot is here to stay!