(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders will hold a rally today at 5:00pm outside Bathurst Subway Station to call on federal Members of Parliament to invest in TTC repairs and new subway trains on Line 2 by accelerating implementation of the Canada Public Transit Fund. The rally is part of a national “Transit Action Week” being organized in 5 Canadian cities. (Cantonese, Mandarin, French spokespeople available.)
TTC Board members, transit and women's safety advocates call for expansion of free public Wi-Fi on TTC, transparency from Rogers
(Toronto, ON) – TTC Chair Jamaal Myers, Councillor Josh Matlow, transit users, and women's safety advocates held a press conference at Toronto City Hall to call for the expansion of free public Wi-Fi on the TTC.
Free public Wi-Fi on the TTC should be improved and expanded, not cut
(Toronto, ON) – Membership-based groups TTCriders, Toronto ACORN, and Social Planning Toronto released the following statement about the TTC’s plan to end free public Wi-Fi in subway stations:
MPs invited to sign transit pledge supporting new subway trains, acceleration of Permanent Public Transit Fund
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders has launched a new campaign to invite federal party leaders and Toronto-area MPs to pledge their support for urgently-needed federal funding for new TTC subway trains on the Bloor-Danforth Line 2. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May have both committed to sign the pledge.
Federal funding for new subway trains urgently needed: Transit groups
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, and Environmental Defence, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford and Unifor National President Lana Payne’s statement urging federal funding for TTC subway trains:
TTCriders statement on CEO Rick Leary resignation
Advisory: 250 transit users to gather in Scarborough on Sunday for "Transit Rider Summit"
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders is set to host a large gathering of transit riders and advocates from across the GTA at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Sunday, June 16. More than 250 people have registered for the free day of workshops and panel discussions.
TTCriders Statement on Potential TTC Strike
(Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, an organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement in response to a potential strike by ATU Local 113 members:
Transit users deliver oversized “fund evasion” ticket to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
(Toronto, ON) -- Volunteers from transit advocacy organization TTCriders delivered an oversized “fund evasion” ticket to Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office this morning. Transit users are urging the federal government to make critical investments in TTC reliability and safety by speeding up the Permanent Public Transit Fund and funding new subway trains.
Federal budget reaction: Transit users, workers, and experts sound alarm about missing funding for new TTC subway trains and service
(Toronto, ON) -- Public transit riders, workers, and experts are sounding the alarm that the 2024 federal budget does not include funding for new TTC subway trains or transit service. Transit users and experts are available to comment about transit issues in the federal budget.
Choir to deliver musical message at Wheel-Trans consultation meeting
(Toronto, ON) – Community choir "Common Thread Community Chorus," which is concerned that its members who rely on Wheel-Trans will lose access to the service, will sing outside a Wheel-Trans consultation meeting on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 at 3:45pm at Metro Hall (55 John Street).
TTCriders launches complaint to Toronto’s Auditor General about Scarborough RT derailment, maintenance issues
April 3, 2024 (Toronto, ON) – Membership-based transit advocacy organization TTCriders has launched a complaint to Toronto’s Auditor General about whether issues surrounding the Scarborough RT derailment constitute a breach of public trust.