(Toronto, ON) – Transit advocacy organization TTCriders released the following statement about the Scarborough RT (Line 3) derailment on July 24, 2023:
Saunders, Furey, Bailão, Bradford get “red flags” from transit group
(Toronto, ON) — Transit advocacy group TTCriders revealed mayoral candidate transit promises this morning at Spadina subway station, and issued warnings about four candidates whose policies, or lack thereof, raise “red flags” for transit riders. The group will hold a public forum on Tuesday, June 20th at 6pm at 58 Cecil Street to discuss the survey results and debate which candidate has the best transit plan.
TTCriders to host election debate... without the candidates
Transit group to host community forum on June 20, 2023 to hear from TTC users about their complaints and which candidate has the best transit plan
Groups slam TTC’s “Move Along” policy, challenge mayoral candidates to fund care-based transit safety solutions
(Toronto, ON) — A dozen community-led organizations condemned a new TTC policy to forcibly remove unhoused people from public transit, and challenged mayoral candidates to invest in approaches to safety based on evidence and care.
Thousands of people with disabilities to lose full Wheel-Trans transit access, independence: report
June 5, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – A new report launched on "Independent Living Across Canada Day" warns that thousands of people with disabilities and seniors could lose full access to door-to-door Wheel-Trans service because the provincial government has failed to resource its Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act (AODA) commitments.
“We’ll lose countless hours”: Transit users and City Councillor Jamaal Myers urge recommended, faster Scarborough RT replacement
May 2, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – Scarborough residents are urging City Councillors to keep a promise to replace the Scarborough RT with a busway that would save commuters up to 10 minutes in each direction. More than a dozen Scarborough transit users have registered to speak to the Executive Committee on Tuesday about a report that Scarborough RT line will be replaced by bus service on November 19, 2023 until the Scarborough Subway Extension opens.
Transit group asks all Mayoral candidates about commitments to reverse TTC service cuts
April 26, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, released the following statement in response to the latest pledge from a mayoral candidate to reverse service cuts:
Residents sound alarm about lack of funding, backtracking on Scarborough RT replacement
(Toronto, ON) – Scarborough residents are sounding the alarm that a plan to replace the Scarborough RT with an off-street busway in 2025 has disappeared from City of Toronto plans. The Scarborough RT will be replaced with bus service on November 19, 2023, according to a new staff report.
List of TTC service cuts kept secret before City Budget vote, documents show
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List of TTC service cuts kept secret before City Budget vote, documents show
More service cuts starting May 7 will affect 14 routes, according to documents obtained by TTCriders
Transit users call on Ottawa to save TTC from more service cuts
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Transit users call on Ottawa to save TTC from more service cuts
Volunteers stationed at 18 TTC stops distributed flyers to commuters about service cuts that came into effect over the weekend. The flyers inform transit users how much longer they will be waiting for their bus, subway or streetcar and encourage them to phone Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford for urgently needed TTC funding.