(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.
TTC failed to heed expert warnings, stopped some preventative maintenance work before Scarborough RT derailment, consultant reports find
Toronto, ON (February 22, 2024) -- The TTC was warned in advance about two of the “contributing factors” to the July 2023 derailment of the Scarborough RT and had stopped doing some preventative maintenance work, according to external consultant reports. The four reports were discovered on the TTC’s website by independent transit expert Steve Munro, but have not been reported to TTC Board members in a public meeting. Transit advocacy group TTCriders is urging accountability and transparency about the reports’ findings.
More TTC subway disruptions and overcrowding likely without federal, provincial funds for new trains
November 17, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – A new TTC staff report warns that less reliable subway service and more crowded trains are on the horizon if aging subway trains on Line 2 are not replaced. Transit advocacy group TTCriders is calling on Premier Ford and Prime Minister Trudeau to chip in for new trains on the TTC’s Line 2, and to add new trains to Line 1.
TTCriders and Toronto Environmental Alliance support new funding tools for transit and other vital city services
(TORONTO, ON) — A new city report released today has confirmed that a commercial parking levy is a revenue tool that should be prioritized by the City of Toronto to help pay for vital city services like transit. The report, set to be voted on by Mayor Chow’s new Executive Committee on August 24, confirms that a commercial parking levy could bring in up to $490 million a year to fund transit and other climate priorities. The report also makes it clear that the city needs new, sustainable revenue tools and support from the provincial and federal governments.
“Tiny” TTC discount expansion won’t cover everyone under the poverty line
(Toronto, ON) – Advocacy group TTCriders says that a transit discount expansion announced today by the City of Toronto will not benefit everyone under the poverty line and represents a small fraction of the Fair Pass program approved in December 2016 as part of Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Transit group demands answers, urgent action after Scarborough derailment
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders released the following statement about the Scarborough RT (Line 3) derailment on July 24, 2023:
Saunders, Furey, Bailão, Bradford get “red flags” from transit group
(Toronto, ON) — Transit advocacy group TTCriders revealed mayoral candidate transit promises this morning at Spadina subway station, and issued warnings about four candidates whose policies, or lack thereof, raise “red flags” for transit riders. The group will hold a public forum on Tuesday, June 20th at 6pm at 58 Cecil Street to discuss the survey results and debate which candidate has the best transit plan.
TTCriders to host election debate... without the candidates
Transit group to host community forum on June 20, 2023 to hear from TTC users about their complaints and which candidate has the best transit plan
Groups slam TTC’s “Move Along” policy, challenge mayoral candidates to fund care-based transit safety solutions
(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.