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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: 

Take action for transit in the 2022 City Budget

Take action for better transit in the Toronto City Budget by RSVPing for an upcoming phone bank or outreach event or by signing the petition! TTCriders is campaigning for funding for the transit discount for minimum wage workers, more bus service, the TTC’s 5-Year Fare Plan, and N-95 masks distributed on the bus network.

Relief for essential workers left out of City Budget

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Relief for essential workers left out of City Budget, says transit group

January 13, 2022 (Toronto, ON) — Transit rider organization TTCriders says the proposed 2022 Toronto City Budget is failing low-wage, essential workers because a promised transit discount has been left out while service cuts continue to impact riders. 

TAKE ACTION: Stop the TTC cuts!

The TTC plans to reduce service on 57 bus routes, the Bloor-Danforth subway, and the St. Clair streetcar on November 21, 2021. These cuts are unfair because they will hurt people who've been most impacted by the pandemic. Those of us who

Mayor Tory must act now to stop TTC cuts

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TTC quietly releases plan for service cuts

November 16, 2021 (Toronto, ON) — The Toronto Transit Commission has posted a service update to their website without a public announcement, which details

TTC service cuts are preventable

October 28, 2021 (Toronto, ON) -- In response to a TTC news release warning of service cuts if more transit operators do not disclose their vaccination status, TTCriders, a membership organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement: 

ACTION: Stop screening out Wheel-Trans users!

Take action for safe buses! Call for more service, masks, and vaccine priority for transit workers

Take action for safe buses by calling your MPP and City Councillor! Scroll down for a phone script and numbers to call. 

TTCriders is calling on the TTC and all three levels of government to:

Add more bus service on crowded TTC routes

Petition: Keep the SRT corridor for rapid transit!

 

 

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The provincial budget must include transit operating funding

TTCriders sent a provincial budget submission today to Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, calling for provincial investment in permanent transit operating funding and the TTC's urgent vehicle needs. To get involved in our

Scarborough RT: Buy more buses now and keep the right-of-way

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The TTC has released a report recommending that the Scarborough RT (“Line 3”) be shut down in 2023. But a rapid transit replacement won't be built until 2029 at the very earliest. People travelling between Scarborough Town Centre and Kennedy Station will be taking buses for at least six years. Click here to read the staff report (PDF). 

What the 2021 City Budget means for transit riders

Toronto City Councillors are voting soon on the 2021 City Budget, which affects transit service and fare levels. City Council must do more to make transit affordable and safe during the pandemic.