Jessica Bell from TTCriders spoke to Green Majority host, Daryn Caister, about the need for more funding to go to the TTC so we can expand service and reduce fares.
This article is online at Yonge St Media's website.
TTCriders, the membership-based advocacy group of TTC users, officially launched its newest campaign this past Monday.
The campaign, titled a Fair Deal for Riders, calls on the province to provide increased and sustained funding for the TTC.
Co-chair Jessica Bell spoke to Matt Galloway on CBC's Metro Morning about TTCriders' new campaign to expand service and reduce fares.
TTCriders spoke out against the 5-cent fare increase proposed at today's Toronto Transit Commission meeting.
We argued that public transit benefits all Torontonians, yet riders are being penalized for choosing "the better way." City Hall contributes the least amount per rider than any other jurisdiction in Canada and the U.S.
Well done Joell for writing a great piece on the downside of privately run transit lines.
Read Joell's op ed below.
The downside of privately run transit lines within the TTC
Published on Wednesday September 26, 2012 Toronto StarWith the best of intentions, Premier Dalton McGuinty created Metrolinx as the provincial agency charged with developing a regional transit network for the Greater Toronto Area, building on the existing GO Transit commuter system.