Participants gathered in bitterly cold weather at the corner of Yonge and Eglinton to demand accountability on why LRT projects have not opened yet, writes Rex Astorga of On The Record news.
February 21, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy group, released the following statement in response to the release of the Ontario Liberal Party and Ontario NDP policy platforms.
(Toronto, ON) – Over 75 residents rallied at the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton 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. Seven provincial election candidates in attendance signed an oversized cheque for TTC operations funding, against a backdrop of an oversized ribbon and scissors to symbolize opening the LRTs.
Andy Takagi of the Toronto Star reports on the Rally to Open the Crosstown held by TTCriders on February 19, 2025.
Toronto transit users face a challenging year ahead as the TTC’s 2025 Service Plan includes 38 full-weekend subway closures.
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford made a string of transportation and infrastructure announcements, including a promise that the embattled Eglinton Crosstown LRT would finally open in 2025, writes Jack Landau of BlogTO.
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.
Toronto’s transit and public spaces are torn. When City Hall can’t mend the fabric, tactical urbanists step up and stitch it back together
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: