CP24 covers our delivery of a giant card signed by hundreds of Scarborough residents opposing TTC service cuts.
What will it take to make the TTC safer?
Read our op-ed in the Toronto Star about what experts and community leaders say will create a safer TTC for all.
Shaken by Toronto transit attacks, riders say they don't feel safe — but doubt more police will help
Shelagh Pizey-Allen, executive director of the advocacy group TTCriders, would like to see Toronto do something similar, rather than adding more police.
"We have been hearing loud and clear from Black and Indigenous and racialized transit users that special constables do not make them feel safe," she said.
"Having more supportive staff around, more presence, is important, but why not expand supportive staff roles," Pizey-Allen asked. "What about creating a welcoming staff role, someone you can go up to and ask for directions?"
For its part, in a statement to CBC News, the TTC says safety is one of its top priorities and acknowledges that increasing special constables, security, police presence and uniformed staff alone won't address the problem.
Toronto city council votes to study new taxes
A commercial parking levy tops the list of possible new revenue tools the city will be exploring amidst its budget woes.
Toronto City Council votes to explore new revenue options, including parking levy
TTCriders advocate for revenue alternatives to increased fares and cuts to services.
TTC safety panel debate
TTCriders speak out on improving safety on the TTC.
TTC violence continues despite increased police presence
TTCriders on CityNews explains that investment in TTC service and community supports will make the TTC and our city safer.
'A band-aid solution': Ford says plan for extra cops on TTC doesn't go far enough
While advocacy group TTCriders echoed Ford by calling Tory’s plan a “bandage solution,” they also suggested that an increased police presence doesn’t get to the root cause of the issue. They say the real problem is a lack of support for those experiencing homelessness and people with severe mental health issues.
“Police don’t address the root causes of violence,” says TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. “Police cause harm to Black, Indigenous and racialized people.”
She argues the extra officers will actually make many people feel less safe on transit.
Toronto police to increase number of officers on TTC after series of violent attacks
The service will aim to have upwards of 80 police officers in place throughout the city’s transit locations every day. Adding more police to the system is not the right approach to support people who are in crisis.
Toronto police to increase presence on TTC to deal with rash of violence
Toronto police say they will increase their daily presence on the TTC starting immediately as a direct response to public safety concerns. This is only a bandage solution to a problem that has been going on for decades.