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.
Fare hikes and status-quo bad service are in store for TTC users next year, unless we do something about it.
Nearly 50 TTC users waited nearly three hours to speak to the TTC budget at City Hall yesterday. The TTC commission meeting was delayed by a special council meeting to strip Rob Ford of his mayoral powers. Check out the photos below.
By Marco Covi, TTCriders member.
Young people I talk to constantly complain about long commutes on the TTC from UofT Scarborough Campus to downtown or from Finch Ave West to Scarborough. A few years ago one colleague of mine gave the TTC a sad acronym: Take The Car. Dozens more I’ve talked to say they just can’t afford to take the TTC when they need to and have to prioritize their trips.
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The TTC 2014 budget was just approved by the TTC Commission.
Unless we act quickly, riders will pay more for the same inadequate and overcrowded service.
The TTC Commission approved a five-cent increase on fares, and a five-dollar increase on the price of an adult Metropass (from $128 to $133.75). Cash fares will stay at $3.00, and service levels will stay the same.
The provincial government has decided to struck up a panel to decide how to raise revenue to pay for transit expansion under the Big Move plan.
There are four meetings coming up for you to attend and have your say. RSVP online asap.
Jessica Bell from TTCriders spoke to Green Majority host, Daryn Caister, about the need for more funding to go to the TTC so we can expand service and reduce fares.
James Pasternak, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 10 (North York, north of the 401 between approximately Dufferin & Bathurst) will be hosting a Transit Town Hall this coming Monday, October 21 from 7-9 pm. The TTC Chair, Councillor Karen Stintz, has been invited to speak at the event. The details are available here.
This article is online at Yonge St Media's website.
TTCriders, the membership-based advocacy group of TTC users, officially launched its newest campaign this past Monday.
The campaign, titled a Fair Deal for Riders, calls on the province to provide increased and sustained funding for the TTC.
Co-chair Jessica Bell spoke to Matt Galloway on CBC's Metro Morning about TTCriders' new campaign to expand service and reduce fares.
While all levels of government fight over how to solve Toronto’s transit woes,
today approximately 40 volunteers who actually ride public transit are asking
fellow transit users at 14 subway stops to support TTCriders’ new Fair Deal for