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
(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders is hosting a transit election debate – without the candidates. The group will present a scorecard of candidate transit promises, then have a debate about which candidates have the best transit plans. The event will feature special guest Reece Martin, transit commentator and YouTube creator of the RMTransit channel.
“Toronto’s last Mayor cut service on more than 30 TTC routes. Transit users need change,” said event organizer and TTCriders volunteer Mackenzie Bartlett. The group will launch a scorecard the day before the debate so that transit users can see how candidates have promised to improve the TTC. “No candidates, no campaign spin: just community members airing their transit complaints and hopes, and debating which candidates have a realistic plan to fix them,” she said.
WHAT: Riders Decide: Community transit forum
DATE: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
WHEN: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
LOCATION: Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil Street, Toronto
VISUALS: Oversized candidate scorecard, dozens of transit users debating while seated at tables, projected screen showing candidate promises and voting records
More info and RSVP: www.ttcriders.ca/riders_decide
Transit users and volunteers who are organizing the event are available for advance interviews about the event. TTCriders will launch a candidate scorecard the day prior to the debate.
TTCriders asked all federal MP candidates from the four major parties about their commitments to public transit. Read their responses to our transit policy survey and see where your candidates stand on improving public transit!
Transit and environmental groups across Canada have released the results of a policy survey on public transit commitments from federal parties. Candidates from the Liberal, New Democrat, and Green Parties provided responses or shared commitments in their party platform. See where federal parties stand on key transit issues ahead of this election!