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
Expand access and TTC service, not policing
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“Expand access and TTC service, not policing”: Transit user group slams fare increase, police expansion, possible cuts
January 4, 2023 (Toronto, ON) —TTCriders, a membership organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement in response to Mayor John Tory’s announcement about the 2023 TTC Budget, which has not yet been published publicly:
John Tory should answer these 5 transit questions
TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, released the following statement in advance of the Toronto Region Board of Trade Mayoral Debate: