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Ripping up plans will delay new transit, say riders groups
April 10, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy groups TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action say that the provincial government’s transit plans announced today will delay new lines and leaves Eastern Scarborough without rapid transit.
"Premier Ford wants to start from scratch. Sending projects back to the drawing board is guaranteed to cost us more and delay new lines,” said TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. “We can’t afford to go backwards. Our transit needs funding, not political meddling.”
The transit Fair Fare Pass has arrived! After years of organizing by the Fair Fare Coalition, last week the City of Toronto officially launched transit discounts for people on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program. Single fares will cost $2 and monthly passes will cost $115.50 for people who qualify.
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Scarborough students and residents urge Mayor, Premier to fund Eglinton East LRT
April 9, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Scarborough students and residents demanded funding for the Eglinton East LRT at an Executive Committee meeting on the future of Toronto’s transit plans.
"We’re asking Mayor Tory and City Council to keep their promise to fund the Eglinton East LRT,” said Hana Syed, Vice President External of the Scarborough Campus Students' Union. “Scarborough students and residents can’t keep waiting for a rapid public transit network
Yesterday's provincial budget had good news and bad news for transit riders. Here’s the short story: The Liberal government is promising new transit and GO discounts, but TTC riders won’t see better service. There was also a troubling announcement that has us worried about transit privatization.
Thank you to everyone who joined us today for a Sardine Ride to Queen's Park! We had lots of fun despite the rainy weather.
Dozens of us traveled on the TTC from City Hall to Queen's Park, where we held a rally of more than 100 people. Thanks to our speakers from the Fair Fare Coalition, Amalgamated Transit Union - Canada, Scarborough Transit Action, Jane Finch Action Against Poverty, and the Toronto Chinese Seniors' Association!
On Wednesday, the federal and provincial governments announced new funding for transit expansion in Toronto over the next 10 years. The province has committed $4.04 billion, and the federal government has announced approximately $3 billion in new funding.*
The provincial budget day was just announced, and the timing couldn’t be better. The budget will be tabled the day after TTCriders’ Sardine Ride and Rally on March 27 to call for more provincial funding for the TTC. This is a key time to take action for better transit, because this is the last budget before the election.