At their July 2011 meeting Toronto City Council voted 41 - 1 to adopt the following motion:
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.
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
On Wednesday February 2nd TTCriders made Toronto Transit Commission history!
Call or Email your City Councillor today and tell them we need more, better transit, not less!
TTCriders from across Toronto braved 2011’s first official “Snow Day” on February 2nd to address their concerns about transit service to the TTC. So many transit riders attended that an overflow room had to be opened. The meeting started just after 1:00pm and didn’t wrap up until after 10:00pm -- by all accounts the longest and most-attended meeting in the Toronto Transit Commission’s history!
Tell your Councillor to support Transit City
Email your Councillor and ask them to support Transit City now.
Work is under way to bring light rail transit to the neighbourhoods across the City that surround Sheppard Ave, Eglinton Ave, and Finch Ave, but Mayor Ford has ordered the TTC to stop this work.
Council candidates graded on public transit
This week the Public Transit Coalition (PTC) released an report card grading some candidates for City Council on a range of transit-related issues.
Candidates where emailed 10 "Yes or No" questions about building the Transit City plan, keeping the TTC publicly owned and governed, and the need for sustainable operating subsidies to keep TTC fares in check. The complete list of survey questions and over 100 candidate responses can be found sorted by ward here.
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.