(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:
(Toronto, ON) - TTCriders, a membership-based organization of transit users, released the following statement in response to TTC CEO Rick Leary's resignation:
(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.
(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:
(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.
(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.
(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).
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.
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.
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.
(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.
(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.