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Join TTCriders and friends at 12.00pm on Friday March 28 as we deliver the TTC Sardines Award to a yet-t0-be-announced elected official who has failed to fix public transit.
Guest host Piya Chattopadhyay spoke with TTC Riders' co-chair Jessica Bell about the group's new TTC Sardines photo contest on Monday February 27. Listen to the interview.
This was published on Feb. 26 in Inside Toronto. Thanks Rahul Gupta.
With TTC congestion worsening, transit riders might be forgiven if they’re feeling like a bunch of sardines these days as they attempt to squeeze onto already-packed subway trains, streetcars and buses.
Brenda Thompson is a member of TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action.
Privatizing TTC is not the answer, Letter Feb. 24
There has been a lot of discussion in the Star about the pros and cons of privatizing the TTC as if it is something we might decide to do in the future. In reality, the selling off of our public transit system has already begun.
The letter to the editor is outlined below. Read the letter to the editor on the Toronto Star's website.
Re: Privatization is looking like the Better Way, Feb. 14
Privatization is looking like the Better Way, Feb. 14
TTCriders was on CP24 today (Feb 27 2014) to talk about our campaign called #TTCsardines. The TTCsardines campaign encourages people to take photos of their overcrowded commute and send it to www.ttcriders.ca. TTCriders is going to take the best photo, turn it into a TTC Sardines Award, and deliver it to a decision maker who has failed us on transit. Watch the video.
By: Marco Covi, TTCriders Recently Christopher Hume from the Toronto Star wrote
an article about the TTC. Christopher Hume expresses that
EDIT (February 2016): TTCriders has updated its position statement on the Scarborough transit plan here.
The Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) -a three-stop extension to the Bloor-Danforth line was approved by Toronto Council in 2013. It replaces the earlier decision to replace the Scarborough RT with a 7-stop fully funded, shovel ready, Scarborough LRT line.
Tired of Being SARDINED on the TTC?
By the time the subway train arrives there’s a crowd on the platform. Tight for time, you squeeze in.
Tired of being SARDINED on your TTC commute? Ready to do something about it?
On January 29th and 30th, Toronto City Council met to deliberate and finalize
the City Budget for 2014, which included deciding how much funding the TTC
receives. TTCriders has been very active in this budget process, making it loud
Another great article covering TTCriders rally, by John Bonnar, for rabble.ca - January 29, 2014.
Toronto transit riders’ group pushes for more funding, lower fares
More funding for public transit in Toronto.