Tune into our #KingStreetPilot Tweet Chat next Monday November 5th at 1pm. We’ll be posing a series of questions about how people have experienced the transit priority project since it’s implementation last November. We will also be joined by some great special guests (TBA) who will add their perspective to the conversation and will be available to answer any questions directed their way.
OCAD University's Visual Analytics Lab is conducting a survey on the King Street Pilot as part of their iCITY research project in partnership the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI). The survey takes 12-14 minutes to complete and is designed to gain an understanding people's experience of the King Street Pilot streetscape and what draws them to walk and spend time in the area.
Want to know where your candidates stand on transit issues? We have you covered. Below, check out your Councillor's voting record on lly transit issues, our Mayoral Transit Report Card, and list of candidates who've signed the TTCriders transit pledge.
Check out this event from Action Keele, a new group organizing around transit issues on Keele Street.
Transit Justice in the Inner Suburbs
October 13 1:00-3:00PM
Downsview Library - 2793 Keele St
Do you receive OW or ODSP? Please complete our survey about the Fair Pass transit discount program before November 15th.
Information from this survey will be used to understand how well the City of Toronto Fair Pass Program is working. We will advocate for changes to the program and its implementation based on our findings. We will also advocate for what is necessary to ensure people, especially those living on low income, can afford to ride the TTC and can get where they need to go.
Yesterday morning we were joined by representatives from King St. businesses, residents' associations, and business improvement areas to launch the 2-Hour Challenge on King Street - a contest to encourage transit riders to use their new 2-hour transfers to visit local businesses in the King St Pilot area.
Join your neighbours in Etobicoke Centre and Lakeshore on October 17th to talk transit. Hear from community leaders and transit riders about the issues, and how you can get involved.
Elected officials and municipal candidates are invited to attend the
A new report from Ryerson University's City Building Institute (CBI) calculates the value of time savings from the King St. Transit Pilot. Based on the data available they estimate that the project saves riders $11.5 million in time savings per year. Based on their findings, Ryerson CBI recommends that "Toronto City Council should make the project permanent, and expand it to maximize benefits to transit riders and the City."
The TTC belongs to us. We paid for it, we own it. If Premier Ford wants to fix our overcrowded transit system and make it more affordable, the province needs to provide a dedicated operating subsidy to the TTC, not break it apart.
Oliver Moore of The Globe and Mail reports on the settlement of the Metrolinx lawsuit.
The TTC belongs to Toronto. We pay for it through our TTC fares and our property taxes. The TTC has owned, operated, and maintained Toronto's public transit system since 1921.