Doug Ford tells Scarborough TTC riders to take a hike
By Shaun Cleaver
Last evening I rode the 134C from Scarborough Town Centre to Centennial College for the mayoral debate. Although I suspect that I was one of the few debate participants who came by transit, the bendy buses going the other way were loaded to the doors with students.
Efficiency, Efficiency, Efficiency
Efficient: adj. 2a. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.
“Efficiency” has been the buzz word of late in official discussions about the TTC.
I first noticed it in the TTC’s proposed 2014 operating budget document. A few days later I was at the TTC board meeting in order to depute on this budget and heard the TTC commissioners repeat this same word as an accomplishment and a primary concern. I was a bit surprised at this emphasis on “efficiency”; here I thought that we would have a discussion about how to get the things that are more important to me as a TTC rider and a Torontonian, such as whether the TTC will help Torontonians get around more easily or quickly next year (the operating budget document helps answer that question, and the answer is basically “no”).
An Anti-LRT Group is Meeting at Scarborough City Centre on Monday
On Monday March 19th there will be another so called "Town Hall Meeting" on the Future of Toronto Transit. This one is hosted by a "Citizens group"called SAFE (Subways Are For Everyone) at 7:00 p.m. at the Scarborough Civic Centre (150 Borough Drive).
TTCriders Spoke Up and Were Heard!
More than 80 TTC riders turned up at the December 14th TTC
meeting to speak out against service cuts and being forced to pay more money for
less transit service. The voices of TTCriders from all across Toronto were heard
December 14th is D-Day for the TTC
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Transit Commission Approved Misguided Service Cuts
At their special budget meeting this morning, the Transit Commission ignored the pleas of transit riders and approved an Operating Budget that will reduce TTC service throughout the city in 2012.
At a time of record ridership, it is even more of a major step backward to reduce TTC service. The budget adopted by the Commission means riders can look forward to even more crowding on TTC vehicles, reductions in the frequency of buses, and less transit vehicles operating during rush hour on some of the TTC’s busiest routes.
Mayor Ford’s Transit Cuts Are Bad for Business
Mayor Rob Ford is forcing the TTC to make bad business decisions by imposing an absolute 10% cut to TTC funding. With more riders than at any time in the TTC’s 90 year history, cuts to TTC service are completely unjustifiable!
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.)