Transit Funding

Letter to TTC Board: Service cuts will not win people back to the TTC PUBLISHED

Service cuts and fare increases will only drive more transit users away, reducing safety and hurting Toronto's chances at meeting our climate goals. Service cuts late at night and in off-peak periods will make the TTC less safe.

Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget

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Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget

Increasing fares to fund inadequate transit discount is a “shell game,” TTCriders says

Expand access and TTC service, not policing

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“Expand access and TTC service, not policing”: Transit user group slams fare increase, police expansion, possible cuts

January 4, 2023 (Toronto, ON) —TTCriders, a membership organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement in response to Mayor John Tory’s announcement about the 2023 TTC Budget, which has not yet been published publicly: 

Parties disagree over fare integration models; agree on need for more operations subsidies at only election transit debate

TTCriders members attended the only transportation-focused provincial election debate, organized by Transport Futures. Read our summary of what the candidates from Green, NDP, and Liberal parties said. 

Transit discount is three years late and not deep enough

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Transit group calls for immediate funding of deeper discounts 

March 31, 2022 (Toronto, ON) — Transit rider organization TTCriders welcomed the news that the Fair Pass discount is being rolled out today to people living in Rent-Geared-to-Income subsidized housing, but pointed out the discount was meant to be rolled out in March 2019 and is not deep enough. 

📸 2022 City Budget report-back + Valentine delivery photos

We made progress on affordable transit thanks to the hundreds of transit riders who took action by signing a giant Valentine card to City Councillors and the dozens of people who spoke up at City Budget committee meetings and the TTC's 5-Year Fare Policy meeting. 

Take action for transit in the 2022 City Budget

Take action for better transit in the Toronto City Budget by RSVPing for an upcoming phone bank or outreach event or by signing the petition! TTCriders is campaigning for funding for the transit discount for minimum wage workers, more bus service, the TTC’s 5-Year Fare Plan, and N-95 masks distributed on the bus network.

Relief for essential workers left out of City Budget

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Relief for essential workers left out of City Budget, says transit group

January 13, 2022 (Toronto, ON) — Transit rider organization TTCriders says the proposed 2022 Toronto City Budget is failing low-wage, essential workers because a promised transit discount has been left out while service cuts continue to impact riders. 

Speak up to reverse TTC cuts! TTC Board meeting on December 20

Have you been waiting longer for your bus? Did you know that the TTC reduced service on 57 routes?

Sign up now to share your story with the City Councillors who are responsible for TTC service cuts! 

TAKE ACTION: Stop the TTC cuts!

The TTC plans to reduce service on 57 bus routes, the Bloor-Danforth subway, and the St. Clair streetcar on November 21, 2021. These cuts are unfair because they will hurt people who've been most impacted by the pandemic. Those of us who

Mayor Tory must act now to stop TTC cuts

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TTC quietly releases plan for service cuts

November 16, 2021 (Toronto, ON) — The Toronto Transit Commission has posted a service update to their website without a public announcement, which details

TTC service cuts are preventable

October 28, 2021 (Toronto, ON) -- In response to a TTC news release warning of service cuts if more transit operators do not disclose their vaccination status, TTCriders, a membership organization of transit users in Toronto, released the following statement: