TTC riders resist fare increase, but welcome service boost
Read the article in the Globe and Mail.
By Oliver Moore and Elizabeth Church
Toronto Mayor John Tory is abandoning his campaign pledge to freeze transit fares, pushing the price of a monthly pass above $140 as riders are asked to shoulder about half the cost of a long list of service improvements.
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January 19, 2015 Updated : January 19, 2015 | 5:18 pm
By Luke Simcoe
Torstar News ServiceMayor John Tory speaks to media with TTC Chair Josh Colle (L) and TTC CEO Andy Byford, during a media event at Joyce Public School in North York, January 19, 2015. For his efforts to improve transit service in Toronto, TTC CEO Andy Byford has been crowned this year’s transit champion by the TTCRiders advocacy group.
“We launched these awards because we want to recognize the leaders in our city who have worked tirelessly to ensure service is improved and transit becomes more affordable,” said TTCRiders chair Brenda Thompson.
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TORONTO – Are you tired of bad transit service in Toronto? If so, why not snap a “grumpy” selfie, send it to Kathleen Wynne, John Tory, and City Hall and demand better service?
That’s exactly what a transit advocacy group is encouraging commuters to do when they encounter delays and poor service from the Toronto Transit Commission.