(Toronto, ON) — A dozen community-led organizations condemned a new TTC policy to forcibly remove unhoused people from public transit, and challenged mayoral candidates to invest in approaches to safety based on evidence and care.
Thousands of people with disabilities to lose full Wheel-Trans transit access, independence: report
June 5, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – A new report launched on "Independent Living Across Canada Day" warns that thousands of people with disabilities and seniors could lose full access to door-to-door Wheel-Trans service because the provincial government has failed to resource its Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act (AODA) commitments.
“We’ll lose countless hours”: Transit users and City Councillor Jamaal Myers urge recommended, faster Scarborough RT replacement
May 2, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – Scarborough residents are urging City Councillors to keep a promise to replace the Scarborough RT with a busway that would save commuters up to 10 minutes in each direction. More than a dozen Scarborough transit users have registered to speak to the Executive Committee on Tuesday about a report that Scarborough RT line will be replaced by bus service on November 19, 2023 until the Scarborough Subway Extension opens.
Transit group asks all Mayoral candidates about commitments to reverse TTC service cuts
April 26, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, released the following statement in response to the latest pledge from a mayoral candidate to reverse service cuts:
Residents sound alarm about lack of funding, backtracking on Scarborough RT replacement
(Toronto, ON) – Scarborough residents are sounding the alarm that a plan to replace the Scarborough RT with an off-street busway in 2025 has disappeared from City of Toronto plans. The Scarborough RT will be replaced with bus service on November 19, 2023, according to a new staff report.
List of TTC service cuts kept secret before City Budget vote, documents show
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List of TTC service cuts kept secret before City Budget vote, documents show
More service cuts starting May 7 will affect 14 routes, according to documents obtained by TTCriders
Transit users call on Ottawa to save TTC from more service cuts
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Transit users call on Ottawa to save TTC from more service cuts
Volunteers stationed at 18 TTC stops distributed flyers to commuters about service cuts that came into effect over the weekend. The flyers inform transit users how much longer they will be waiting for their bus, subway or streetcar and encourage them to phone Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford for urgently needed TTC funding.
Experts call for City Budget investments in community supports to create a safer TTC
(Toronto, ON) – Transit users, transit workers, and experts from community organizations held a public dialogue on Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at Centennial College - Progress Campus.
Over 200 people attended online and in person to share their ideas about how to create a safer public transit system for everyone. Toronto City Council will vote on its 2023 budget on February 15, 2023.
Volunteers blitz transit users to reverse TTC service cuts
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Volunteers blitz transit users to reverse TTC service cuts
TTC users were greeted at 20+ transit stops across Toronto on Thursday. Volunteers distributed thousands of flyers with instructions to call Mayor John Tory about proposed cuts, fare increases, and a commercial parking levy to fund climate and transit.
Public Transit Safety Townhall: Transit users, workers, experts to hold public dialogue
In response to recent violent incidents on public transit and proposed TTC service cuts, transit users, transit workers, and other experts will come together at a joint event to explore proactive solutions.
Close to $3 billion in transit and climate funding left on the table, advocates say
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Close to $3 billion in transit and climate funding left on the table, advocates say
Toronto could have raised up to $2.875 billion for transit and climate from big corporations over the last 5 years
Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget
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Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget
Increasing fares to fund inadequate transit discount is a “shell game,” TTCriders says