An examination of the impact of the TTC’s proposal to expand the bus network and add express routes has provided more evidence of the inefficiency of the Scarborough Subway Extension.
The visual comparison of the two projects by advocacy organizations TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action revealed that the express bus expansion would cost significantly less to build and operate than the Scarborough Subway Extension.
Our transit agency, the TTC, is about to set service standards and fare levels for 2018. The problem is the TTC doesn't have enough money because Mayor John Tory and Premier Wynne refuse to fairly fund the TTC.
In August, volunteers with Scarborough Transit Action surveyed more than 200 users of the Lawrence East SRT station to find out whether they're being properly informed by politicians about the plans for their rapid-transit hub. Here are the results.
In September, the TTC will release the first draft of its budget for 2018. Will this budget give transit riders the respect we deserve? We don’t know.
But this is what we do know:
We know the TTC has a government-created funding problem because back in May
Last Thursday, Josh Colle and Andy Byford announced plans to expand and improve the express bus network. This plan, called the
Last Friday, TTCriders hosted our 2017 AGM. Thank you to all of you who came and celebrated the evening with us.
Thank you to Via Rail for the $500 gift certificate, D'Pavilion for the food, and Beaus Brewery for the nice nice local beer.
City Council is moving at breakneck speed to freeze government spending in 2018. This will mean Toronto’s 1.8 million transit riders will be paying more for worse service next year. Again. The recommendation to freeze the TTC’s budget for 2018 will go to a full City Council vote on Wednesday May 24.
Riders get seniors tax credit, no immediate service improvements
The 2017 Ontario budget will mean no service improvements to transit riders this year, but relief could be in sight, says transit advocacy organization,
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In seven days the provincial government will release the 2017 budget. This is the Premier's opportunity to take bold action to improve public transit for Toronto's 1.8 million riders immediately.
Earlier this year, Premier Wynne listened to our call for a fair deal. The liberal government promised to increase the gas tax and give Toronto up to $170 million a year for public transit, up from $92 million a year.