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TAKE ACTION: Send a message to your MPP and Mayor Tory or sign up to poster on September 24. Share pictures of bus crowding on social media or email your photos to info @ ttcriders.ca.
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RALLY INFO:
Our buses are overcrowded. We need more TTC service NOW to ensure a #SafeSeptember on transit.
But Premier Ford wants to cut bus routes, privatize them with companies like Uber, and charge more for longer trips. This will mean higher fares and less service, especially in neighbourhoods where more racialized and working class residents live.
Join the rally at MPP Vijay Thanigasalam’s office to demand permanent provincial transit funding without conditions, so riders get enough service on buses, streetcars, and subways!
Saturday, September 12 1:30pm-2:30pm 8130 Sheppard Ave East Share on Facebook RSVP Download the poster
HOW TO GET THERE: The rally will happen at 8130 Sheppard Ave. East in the parking lot behind MPP Vijay Thanigasalam's office, who is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: * This event will not be a march. We will have several chairs available to sit in. *Bring a mask and hand sanitizer. Extra masks and hand sanitizer will be available. *Bring sunscreen and water! *Single-use Presto tickets will be available. *For any accessibility needs or more information contact: [email protected].
SPEAKERS: Jennifer Robinson, 42 Voices Austin Jafri, TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action Keerthy Krishnakumar, Grade 8 student Zain Khurram, high school student Suganthine Sundaralingam, parent Griffin, Climate Justice Toronto President Sarah Abdillahi and Vice President External, Eesha Chaudhry, Scarborough Campus Students' Union President Carlos Santos, ATU Local 113
WE NEED permanent provincial funding so riders get: - Enough bus service for physical distance - Return to 100% service levels immediately, and add more service for physical distancing - More bus-only lanes for faster trips - Lower fares for all - Fair fare integration: One fare within Toronto and 2-hour transfers between TTC, YRT, MiWay, Brampton, and Durham Transit. - Keep all-door boarding on buses - No fare inspection - No privatization or provincial takeover of our public transit system
To get involved with TTCriders and organize local actions at your bus stop or in your area, email [email protected] or sign up here: act.ttcriders.ca/volunteer.
Ben Spurr and Ben Cohen of the Toronto Star report on the 2025 City Budget. TTC riders are considered winners due to the investments being made in transit!
Read analysis from TTCriders about what's being proposed in the TTC budget in 2025 and how to get involved! Members of the public can speak directly to City Councillors during budget hearings on January 21 and 22 at locations across Toronto.
TTCriders reaction to the release of the 2025 TTC budget.
