At their July 2011 meeting Toronto City Council voted 41 - 1 to adopt the following motion:
It's Time to Stand up for TTC Services
The consultants hired by Mayor Ford and City Council have suggested major cuts to TTC services.
Please call or email your Councillor right now & ask them to say no to TTC cuts!
The consultant's report suggests money saving opportunities for the City by:
Consultants Suggest Major Transit Cuts
Attention all TTCriders! Mayor Ford's Executive Committee needs to hear from you! We need to speak out against these cuts at the Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, July 28th!
The latest report written by external consultant’s hired by the City to conduct a review of City services suggests the City could save money by implementing major service cuts aimed directly at TTC riders. (Scroll down to page 80 and page 161 to review the suggested TTC cuts.)
A Preview of the TTC's June 8th Meeting
The Toronto Transit Commission meets on June 8th at 1:00 pm with a packed agenda. Here are some of the big items before the Commission on Wednesday:
- A preliminary 2012 Operating Budget showing a shortfall of at least $39 million. This shortfall doesn't include the added costs of collective bargaining after the TTC has been declared an essential service. This new reality could add another $20 or $30 million in expenses to the operating budget.
Warning - TTC Bus Service Cuts Start May 8th
Mayor's Transit Plan Forgets Finch, Snubs Scarborough and Risks Taxpayers Money
On the morning of March 31st, Mayor Ford finally revealed the plan he wants to replace Transit City with. There are lots of pretty lines on the map. But reading the fine print shows suburban Torontonians are the big losers.
Tuesday the TTC wants to make cuts to the Post Secondary Student Metropass Program
On
the agenda
for the TTC meeting taking place this Tuesday, March 1st is
The Pembina Institute writes about what to look for in a new Toronto transit plan
Our friends at the Pembina Institute have been preparing for the unveiling of U of T Professor on Transit City Budget Cuts
The following editorial was submitted to TTCriders.ca in response to the
Premier's decision to "delay" $4 Billion in Transit City funding in the spring
budget.
More Broken Promises – McGuinty Fails Toronto Transit this Time
Take Action & Save Transit City!
With the release of the Ontario Budget, Premier McGuinty broke an important promise by cutting $4 Billion in funding for Transit City. At best, this means a five year delay. Most likely however, this cut will kill the Transit City Plan.