The Yonge Line (Line 1) is already dangerously crowded, and this situation will only get worse after the Eglinton LRT is completed and if the Yonge Line is extended north to Richmond Hill. A new line is desperately needed to accommodate this growth in ridership, and so that existing riders can board and ride the subway in dignity.
TTCriders is also calling for the City and Province to fairly fund the TTC for better service. The TTC is the least funded transit system in North America.
Studies show that even the “short” version of the Relief Line will be, on opening day, our city’s 3rd-most used transit line. The completed line would link up with three subway lines, GO Transit, and more than a dozen bus and streetcar lines. Transit riders need a relief line that serves the whole city, not just the downtown. The full Relief Line, including the northern and western extensions, will make life better for all TTC passengers. This project is long overdue.
The Relief Line should be part of the TTC network. It should be publicly built and operated, all stations should be accessible, and it should be usable with a TTC fare.
Malvern, Lawrence Heights, and Rexdale would be most impacted by planned restrictions to door-to-door Wheel-Trans service, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by transit advocacy organization TTCriders.
(Toronto, ON) – Neighbourhoods with a higher proportion of racialized and low-income residents will be most impacted by planned restrictions to door-to-door Wheel-Trans service, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by transit advocacy group TTCriders. The group held a press conference at Toronto City Hall on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in advance of a TTC Board meeting.
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders is celebrating today’s announcement that the federal government has approved the TTC’s request for federal funding for new subway trains on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth.