CityNews covers an 18-year-old student's campaign for better transit infrastructure on Lawrence Avenue East, including dedicated bus lanes.
CTV covers the call from advocates, including TTCriders and the Toronto Environmental Alliance, to apply a commercial parking levy to big malls and commercial parking lots.
CBC covers the idea of a parking levy on big malls and commercial parking lots to help boost tax revenues for the city, including the TTC.
The Toronto Star covers TTCriders' perspective on the TTC's proposed budget: "These service cuts are very deep, and combined with fare increases, this budget will only drive more transit users away. It will really wreck our chances of rebuilding ridership and meeting our climate goals."
CTV covers the dozens of transit users who spoke up at the TTC Board to oppose service cuts and fare hikes, and reaction to the budget.
CityNews covers transit user reactions to the TTC Board passing a budget with fare increases and service cuts: "If we increase fares now, riders will be driven away."
“You hear the term ‘cognitive dissonance,’ where you hear one thing and you’re experiencing another, and it flies in the face of people’s experiences” said Herman Rosenfeld with TTC Riders, a transit riders advocacy group.
TTCriders advocates speak out against the 2023 TTC Budget plans to boost the TTC’s bottom line and hike fares by 10 cents, noting that subway wait times could also increase by up to 10 minutes.
CP24 covers the announcement of the proposed TTC budget increase, including a fare hike and increased budget for special constables.
