"I am committed to keeping TTC fares affordable and to fighting the idea that riders should be the first place we turn when the operating budget is under pressure. I will advocate for sustainable provincial and federal operating funding so maintaining service does not depend on repeated fare increases.
Affordability is also about whether people can rely on the service they pay for. A worker who waits for a bus that does not come, misses a connection and has to pay for a taxi or rideshare has not experienced affordable transit.
I support strengthening reduced-fare programs for people with low incomes and making transfers between transit systems seamless. Transit gets people in Ward 14 to work, school, childcare, healthcare and local businesses. It is essential public infrastructure. Keeping it affordable means protecting both the price of the fare and the quality and frequency of the service riders receive."