The agenda for the March 5th and 6th Toronto City Council meeting features a very interesting item for TTCriders. Council will debate changes to the governance structure of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
The shovels are heading back in the ground: Light-Rail Transit (LRT) is coming to Toronto!
After yesterday’s full day of debate in a Council Chamber packed with TTC riders, Council voted in favour of TTC Chair Karen Stintz’s LRT plan with a vote of 25-18.
TTCriders urges all Councillors to support the LRT transit expansion plan to be moved by TTC Chair Karen Stintz at special Council meeting on Wednesday.
Click here to Tell your Councillor to Support Rapid Transit Now!
TTCriders is concerned with the news reported in the Toronto Star that Metrolinx is considering a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the designing, construction and operation of the proposed Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT line. We are concerned about how this decision could impact transit users in Toronto. For example,
Today TTCriders revealed information from a secret TTC report that shows the City’s proposed 10% cut to the TTC’s operating subsidy will mean longer waits for more crowded buses and streetcars on routes in every ward in the City. Click this link to our media release and the list of service cuts:
Check out the excellent message we got from Councillor Joe Mihevc in response to our letter:
Hi,Thank you for your letter stating your desire for a strong and healthy TTC.
I oppose cutting TTC services and I will advocate increasing services during this time of increasing ridership.
The following is a brief report from TTC rider Jacob L. on the City's recent Planning and Growth Management committee meeting.
The meeting included two separate motions requesting information on how to improve public transit on Finch Ave West and Sheppard Ave East, now that Mayor Ford and Metrolinx have moved away from the planned Finch West and Sheppard East Light Rail Transit lines.
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On Monday May 30th at 9:30am the City's Planning and Growth Management Committee is meeting at City Hall in Committee Room #1. At this meeting Committee members will be discussing two very important public transit issues and we need people to speak up for more and better public transit!