If you live or work in the community where the Eglinton Crosstown line will be built, you might want attend one of these upcoming consultation meetings.
Community Consultation Meetings Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Planning Study
On May 1st TTCriders sent a letter to Metrolinx Chair Robert Prichard congratulating him on the approval of the Toronto Transit Expansion Plan and asking a few questions about the timing of the projects.
At their meeting on April 25th the Board of Directors of Metrolinx unanimously
approved the Toronto Light Rail Transit (LRT) expansion plan. This plan sets out
the new construction timelines for the 4 LRT lines that were officially endorsed
With a 24 - 19 vote City Council approved the Sheppard Avenue East LRT line, the final piece of Toronto's Rapid Transit Expansion Plan.
The results of the special meeting are proof that TTCriders' voices were heard. By a 24 - 19 vote on motion placed by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, Council approved a plan to build a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line on Sheppard Avenue East.
At their Special Meeting on Wednesday City Council will decide on the future of rapid transit on Sheppard Avenue East. Council will be voting on how to add to our public transit network: Build Light Rail Transit on Sheppard Avenue East in the next 4 years OR Delay improving transit for decades while we wait for a dubious subway scheme.
TTCriders can now review the report from the City's Sheppard Transit Expert Advisory Panel available here.
This Panel was created by City Council at their Special Meeting on Transit Expansion on February 8th.
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).
On March 21st 2012, City Council will vote on how long people in Scarborough will remain stuck on a bus. The choice couldn’t be simpler: a Light Rapid Transit line that is fully funded and can be finished in 4 years, or the promise of subways without a plan, without any money, which will guarantee that people will be stuck on crowded buses for decades to come.
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).
For the second time in less than a month, 5 TTC Commissioners are trying to silence TTC staff from doing their jobs: giving expert opinions on transit expansion that contradicts the Mayor’s calls for subways. This time, they are threatening to fire Gary Webster, TTC Chief General Manager.