TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action invite you to come and canvass for the Sheppard East LRT at Don Mills Subway station on May 28th at 4:00 p.m. Contact Brenda [email protected] for details.
In Part 1, we discussed a breathtaking new report from a team of researchers at the University of Toronto - Scarborough, led by Andre Sorenson. The report discusses a light rail network in Scarborough, but also makes a special point of noting that the Sheppard East Light Rapid Transit (LRT) line is an infrastructure project that must be built immediately. With 26 stations, the Sheppard East LRT would bring rapid transit to riders from Don Mills to Malvern. This approved, funded rapid transit line will serve far more residents than the subway that some politicians are calling for. A subway along Sheppard East would have very few stops and leave anyone living east of Kennedy without any rapid transit at all.
Metro News' Luke Simcoe is right on when he says that TTCriders seek a seat on the bus and the TTC Commission. Luke wrote about our application to sit on the TTC Commission as a citizen commissioner on March 9, 2015.
To celebrate its accomplishments and pay homage to its members, TTCriders held its first annual fundraiser on December 4, 2014. Check out the highlights in the video below:
Editor note: This article was submitted by Moya Beall, Scarborough committee member, TTCriders.
A brilliant new study from transportation planning experts at U of T shows that the answer is most definitely NOT the proposed Scarborough subway extension. In fact, when critical factors are examined, the subway option performs the worst of all the options that have been put forward. According to the authors, “it is clear that the subway simply makes no sense as currently planned...it would be irresponsible to build this line as currently configured”.
Did you know this Spring unhealthy polluting dirty diesel trains will soon be running past some of our homes and schools?
Here is where the trains will travel.
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Are you passionate about speaking up for better, more affordable public transit? Do you want to get more involved in our campaigns work? The TTCriders Speakers Bureau is recruiting! We are looking for driven, dynamic individuals interested in learning more about our campaign work and representing our growing organization at the many public events in the city we get invited to!
I just got off the phone with a neighbour one street over. She has been following the news about the sunk costs for the Scarborough subway and she is frustrated with Council’s refusal to consider Councillor Josh Matlow’s administrative enquiries into these costs and ridership levels.
By: David Shum and James Armstrong. Published on February 27, 2015
Read the article online on Global's website, and watch the TV news story by Christina Stevens.
TORONTO – It will cost a little bit more to use public transit in Toronto on March 1 – despite promises made by Mayor John Tory during the mayoral campaign.
TTC delays amid cold weather blamed on aging infrastructure
Rosemary WestwoodMetro News Feb. 23, 2015
Just before you read this announcement, we want to tell you that:
You are invited to our next Our Union Pearson meeting to get clean trains, more stops, and lower fares on our new 23-km transit line from Union Station