(CityNews) TTCriders spokesperson Zain Khurram speaks to CityNews on the frustrations of taking transit in Scarborough after the SRT derailment, where the shutdown has forced riders to take alternatives 4 months earlier than the planned decommissioning of the Scarborough RT.
(DailyHive) TTCriders calls for a thorough investigation of the incident, seeking a report on unfunded gaps in the TTC’s State of Good Repair program “and what the TTC will do to ensure a derailment never occurs again.”
(Toronto Star) The derailment that sent 5 people to hospital on Monday has thrown the future of the beleaguered rail line into doubt, causing headaches for commuters and raising alarms about the TTC’s ability to maintain and replace its aging infrastructure.
(CityNews) "There have been reliability issues for years. It’s been under-invested in. But this is still completely unacceptable. A shock that an accident like this could happen,” says TTCriders.
(CP24) TTCriders noted that Monday night’s “terrifying accident” serves as a reminder of the “urgent need to invest in maintaining our public transit system.” All levels of government must invest in maintaining a safe, reliable system.
(Global Toronto) The Scarborough RT derailment is unthinkable for those who use the transit line daily. TTCriders says that transit riders want to see an independent and thorough investigation provide answers about how and why the derailment happened.
(CTV Toronto) “No one is blameless; city staff, all levels of government, all political parties have had a hand in this situation where the RT is no longer reliable and there is no rapid transit replacement ready". TTCriders says that this derailment should serve as a wakeup call to the city.
"Everyone needs access to cell service on the TTC, not just 911 service, but access to texting because it's about safety and also about navigating the system, getting real time updates if there's a security incident or just a delay," says TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen.
Cell service is coming across the TTC subway, but not all riders may be able to access it! A consortium of 10 civil society organizations, including TTCriders, a group that represents the subway system’s riders, is calling on the CRTC to ensure that Rogers does not delay access for other carriers.
The Toronto Region Board of Trade recently gave the TTC a 'B' grade for reliability. TTCriders calls for a reversal of service cuts and more transit-only priority lanes for buses and streetcars to improve reliability across the TTC.