The October 21st federal election is your chance to vote for better public transit. Read TTCriders’ analysis below on the top transit issues facing Toronto, and what the federal parties are promising.
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TTCriders launches “Fund Evasion” spoof campaign
October 10, 2019 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders has launched a social media campaign to point the finger at the biggest “fund evaders” on the TTC: politicians who underfund public transit. The TTC receives the lowest subsidy per-rider compared to other major US and Canadian cities.
“It’s time to stop blaming individuals who can’t afford to ride transit,” said TTCriders member Ben Bilgen. “The real fund evaders are MPPs and City Councillors who consistently fail to fairly fund the TTC. Riders can do their part to combat fund evasion by calling their elected officials.”
Natalie Johnson of CTV News Toronto shares about the TTC discount those who receive child-care subsidies will receive. While this is a step in the right direction, TTCriders believes that transit riders need deeper discounts faster.
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Transit and safe streets advocates including TTCriders are calling on the provincial government to allow enforcement cameras on TTC streetcars. The TTC Board voted on September 24 to support enforcement cameras and to request that the Minister of Transportation to amend the Highway Traffic Act, 1990 to permit the operation of streetcar enforcement cameras to monitor and enforce traffic violations.
TTCriders is answering the call of students and youth who will be walking out of class on Friday September 27 to take action on the climate emergency. We need better transit now and lower fares as part of the transition to a green and fair economy. Our goal is to hand out 1000s of flyers to transit riders that ask people to join the #ClimateStrike mobilization on September 27th and to take action for better transit. TTCriders will also be marching as a contingent in the September 27th rally.
Michael Ranger of The Star discusses the price of TTC fare evasion.
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Chris Fox of CTV News reports on TTCriders sharing that overcrowding on public transit is due to chronic underfunding.
Toronto City Council voted to oppose the province’s transit takeover in December 2018. But you wouldn’t know it from attending one of the public consultations about the upload hosted by the City in June 2019. City Council is failing to take a strong stand to keep our transit system under local, public control.
The TTC held a public consultation meeting on Tuesday June 19th to share and seek feedback on issues explored in the 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook. Local advocacy groups, community organizations, partner agencies, and the local public attended this stakeholder meeting to bring their ideas to the table and identify potential opportunities in the city that need to be addressed.