TTCriders in the News

Toronto can’t build new transit on the corpse of what it already has

In Scarborough, the TTC is allegedly getting ready to disappoint residents once more, as it retires the obsolescent SRT with the promised subway no closer to being opened; a busway originally billed as an economical stopgap has been quietly removed from the city’s plans, according to advocates at TTCRiders

TTC receives money for new Electric buses, but no funding to operate them

The TTC will receive $349-million from Ottawa for new electric buses, yet no additional funding to operate them. TTCriders members and environmental advocates have pointed out that this investment comes as the TTC faces a $360-million shortfall in their operating budget, yet despite pleas from the city, nor the provincial or federal government has pledged to cover it.

Picture of one of the TTC's electric buses.

Longer wait times may be coming for Toronto’s busiest subway line, according to TTC

Toronto Star reporting on the possibility of longer wait times coming for Toronto's busiest subway line, according to the TTC. "Very concerning to as someone who takes Line 1 every weekday to get to my classses", says TTCRiders volunteer Chloe Tangpongprush

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