What We Think

Executive: Vote for Fair Fare Integration Tomorrow

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On Tuesday, October 24, Executive Committee will be voting on Agenda Item 28.6: Advancing Fare Integration, which approves of the provincial government paying for a $1.50 fare discount for riders who transfer between GO and the TTC.  This means a rider who uses GO or the Union Pearson Express will pay $1.50 to board the TTC instead of $3.00, and the discount works the other way as well. This discount is part of Metrolinx's fare integration plan to harmonize fare systems across the GTHA.

Scarborough Subway to Cost 100 Times More Than Express Buses, Attract a Tenth of the Riders

An examination of the impact of the TTC’s proposal to expand the bus network and add express routes has provided more evidence of the inefficiency of the Scarborough Subway Extension.

The visual comparison of the two projects by advocacy organizations TTCriders and Scarborough Transit Action revealed that the express bus expansion would cost significantly less to build and operate than the Scarborough Subway Extension.

$500 million won’t prevent fare hikes and service cuts: Here’s why, and what you can do about it

A week after the positive announcement that Toronto would be getting almost $500 million in federal infrastructure funding, it’s time to assess what that means for the TTC’s capital and operating costs.

TTCRiders demands Toronto follow Niagara Region, Calgary and Edmonton in introducing a low income pass

Transit advocates are asking Toronto to follow the lead of Niagara Region and Alberta's largest cities by introducing a low-income transit pass for the TTC. Yesterday, Niagara Regional Council approved a $110 reduction in the cost of their transit system's monthly pass for eligible applicants, from $160 to $50. Local politicians initially proposed a more modest price decrease but advocates pressed hard for more robust help for the neediest transit riders. Andy Petrowski, the St. Catharines city councillor who spearheaded the move, said that the reduced cost will particularly assist job seekers: “This gives people who are looking for work or moving to work, traditionally in lower-paying positions, an opportunity to use (regional transit) for the first time.” Niagara is also hoping to boost ridership on their regional transit system through this targeted fare reduction.

What do we think of the federal government's latest transit funding announcement

On May 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Greenwood station and announced the federal government is contributing $840 million over three years to the TTC.

This is good news because the TTC needs the money.   The TTC has $2.8 billion in unfunded capital projects it has to complete in the next 10 years just to keep the TTC in a state of good repair.  All while building a much needed new bus garage in Scarborough, and continuing to make the TTC more accessible by installing elevators at every subway station.   

City Executive: vote for Toronto riders and fair fare integration this Tuesday

Next Tuesday, October 24 the Mayor's Executive Committee will be discussing advancing fare integration for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). 

This motion is asking for a  

Will Toronto riders be abandoned by province’s $7 billion climate plan?

The Wynne government is right to develop an ambitious strategy to tackle catastrophic climate change and rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the province’s $7 billion plan does not invest enough in public transit.

Want to pay more for the subway? We're raising the alarm about Metrolinx’s secretive fare scheme

We're concerned that Metrolinx’s plan to meddle with Toronto’s fare structure will hurt Toronto transit riders.

Provincial agency, Metrolinx and the TTC will discuss fare integration at a joint-board meeting from 6pm - 8pm on Wednesday April 27 at 97 Front Street.   

Federal Budget promises to give us half a subway stop a year

Today’s federal budget falls short on delivering the public transit funding needed to fix Toronto’s transit crisis, says transit advocacy group, TTCriders. 

In today’s budget, the f

Here's what we think about SmartTrack

This position will be updated as new information becomes available.

We support bringing new rapid transit to Toronto.

Toronto badly needs more rapid transit to relieve congestion and give people more transit choices.