Thank you to Rahul from Inside Toronto for writing this article about our rally today at City Hall calling for more funding to the TTC.
Protesters at city hall demand more money for TTC from city, province
This Thursday, TTCriders will be petitioning and flyering at Dufferin Station! We're partnering with Davenport MPP Jonah Schein, who recently spoke in favour of predictable, stable funding for TTC operations in the Ontario Legislature.
As a way of wishing you a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2014, the TTC
Commission (and City Council, by default) is increasing the cost of TTC fares –
yet again! On January 1, 2014, transit riders on the TTC can expect to pay $5
TTCriders take on the Transit Advisory Panel’s Report on How to Fund Transit Expansion
This morning, the Wynne Government’s Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel released its recommendations for how the Province should raise revenue to pay for transit expansion.
Efficient: adj. 2a. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.
“Efficiency” has been the buzz word of late in official discussions about the TTC.
I first noticed it in the TTC’s proposed 2014 operating budget document. A few days later I was at the TTC board meeting in order to depute on this budget and heard the TTC commissioners repeat this same word as an accomplishment and a primary concern. I was a bit surprised at this emphasis on “efficiency”; here I thought that we would have a discussion about how to get the things that are more important to me as a TTC rider and a Torontonian, such as whether the TTC will help Torontonians get around more easily or quickly next year (the operating budget document helps answer that question, and the answer is basically “no”).
TTCriders has their say in the Toronto Star's article on how we're going to pay to fix gridlock.
This article appeared in the business section of the Toronto Star on December the 7th, 2013.
It’s 9 a.m. on a recent Thursday and Union Station has just disgorged the last of the morning rush hour. Business executives, students, office workers all squeeze and jostle for space as they navigate the narrow passage between Union Station and Toronto’s subway system.
680 News did a comprehensive summary of the deputations by Torontonians on the City Budget process, including mentioning the concerns of some of our members and supporters. TTCriders is calling on the City to contribute more to the TTC. Thanks to all of those who came out.
The TTC 2014 budget was just approved by the TTC Commission. Fare hikes and
status-quo 'overcrowded' service are in store for TTC users next year, unless we
do something about it. So what have we got so far.
TTCriders filled the room and spoke to the TTC budget, after a long delay.
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By Tess Kalinowski
The TTC board will reconvene for a special budget meeting Wednesday after the critical financial decision about a New Year's fare hike was derailed Monday by the special city council meeting to deal with Mayor Rob Ford's powers.