February 7, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy group, released the following statement in response to Premier Ford’s promise that the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open in 2025.
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders will hold a rally on February 19, 2025 to call for answers about the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRT projects and ask all provincial parties to commit to solutions for more reliable transit.
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Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is promising to install barriers on all TTC subway platforms in Toronto if she becomes premier, an idea that has long been studied by TTC staff but could potentially cost billions if implemented across the network.
According to a report issued last week by the TTCriders advocacy group, with additional analysis by independent transit expert Steve Munro, in Toronto right now that familiar sight of bunched-up vehicles is commonplace enough that it makes the TTC’s reported “on time performance” meaningless.
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy group, released the following statement in response to Ontario Liberal Party leader Bonnie Crombie’s uncosted promise to install platform edge doors on the TTC, starting with the busiest stations:
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders and the Toronto Environmental Alliance are reacting to today’s vote at Toronto’s Executive Committee meeting to reject a motion by Councillor Josh Matlow to investigate the city’s ability to implement a Commercial Parking Levy without the support of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
John Marchesan of CityNews reports on the planned subway closures and service suspensions in 2025.
CTV News Toronto’s Beth Macdonell has the details of the TTCRiders report suggesting several routes do not meet on-time performance standards.
According to a new report by the transit advocacy group TTCriders, only ten of the TTC’s bus and streetcar routes are meeting the benchmark for on-time service during rush hour throughout the city. Catalina Gillies with the details.
A new report by the transit advocacy group TTCriders suggests that the TTC’s on-time metrics don’t actually match the transit rider experience.
The report says that riders wait 50 per cent longer than scheduled on 10 routes across the city and transit users wait 30 per cent longer than scheduled on 41 routes. The issue is apparently due to “bunching” – when one bus falls behind and the bus behind it catches up.
The report found that riders on routes where “bunching” is common waited an average of four minutes longer than scheduled.
Transit agency piloting bunching reduction program to ensure vehicles evenly spaced