In 2021, the provincial government authorized automated streetcar door enforcement for the safety of transit riders. On September 8, 2024, a woman was struck by a driver while she was exiting a streetcar. Read our letter to the TTC Board urging city councillors to implement automated enforcement on streetcars.
Free public Wi-Fi on the TTC should be improved and expanded, not cut
(Toronto, ON) – Membership-based groups TTCriders, Toronto ACORN, and Social Planning Toronto released the following statement about the TTC’s plan to end free public Wi-Fi in subway stations:
Why is the subway so slow right now?
Have you noticed that the subway has been moving a lot slower than normal? It's not just you - everyone is feeling the impact of decades of underfunding. "Reduced speed zones" are everywhere. Read our newlsetter to find out why your subway is stuck in the slow zone and how to take action to fix our TTC.
TTC mismanagement keeps riders in the slow lane. What we really need is fast tracked funding to get us up to speed again
"If we don’t want slow subways to become our new normal, both transit leadership and transit funding arrangements need to change."
Read the op-ed by TTCriders member Mackenzie Bartlett in the Toronto Star.
The Canada Public Transit Fund - Reactions and Analysis
Read our newsletter for analysis about the recently-announced Canada Public Transit Fund, and why we are asking federal MPs to speed it up and allow cities to use it for running more frequent service.
FIFA 2026 a chance to improve transit in Toronto
Read our support letter for accelerating RapidTO TTC improvements on Dufferin and Bathurst.
MPs invited to sign transit pledge supporting new subway trains, acceleration of Permanent Public Transit Fund
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders has launched a new campaign to invite federal party leaders and Toronto-area MPs to pledge their support for urgently-needed federal funding for new TTC subway trains on the Bloor-Danforth Line 2. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May have both committed to sign the pledge.
Federal funding for new subway trains urgently needed: Transit groups
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, and Environmental Defence, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford and Unifor National President Lana Payne’s statement urging federal funding for TTC subway trains:
Advisory: 250 transit users to gather in Scarborough on Sunday for "Transit Rider Summit"
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders is set to host a large gathering of transit riders and advocates from across the GTA at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Sunday, June 16. More than 250 people have registered for the free day of workshops and panel discussions.
TTCriders Statement on Potential TTC Strike
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, an organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement in response to a potential strike by ATU Local 113 members:
FAQ: TTC Strike
Read answers to frequently asked questions about a possible TTC strike, and how to prepare and take action!
TTCriders letter about 5-Year Service Plan
Read our letter to the TTC Board asking them to adopt a more ambitious 5-year Service and Customer Experience Action Plan. As it stands, the plan fails to work towards ridership growth beyond pre-pandemic levels, restore important service frequency standards quickly enough, and respond to changing ridership patterns.