TTCriders awarded its inaugural Transit Hall of Fame award to Helen Liu, community activist with the Toronto Chinese Seniors Association. We recognized her long-term commitment to advocating for lower fares for seniors.
These awards were given out at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, May 7.
Our AGM started with a keynote presentation from Hilary Holden, Toronto's first Director of Transit & Sustainable Transportation. Hilary talked about the city's very ambitious plans to expand the transit network.
TTCriders also shared our plans for 2016. The coming year is set to be a huge for transit in Toronto. Next month, the city will begin debating whether to lower fares for riders in need, including people on social assistance and low income workers. In June, the city will decide which transit projects to prioritize and how they plan to pay for them. With the arrival of Presto in 2017, Metrolinx is considering dropping an unfairness bomb onto the TTC’s fare structure by bringing in fare-by-distance, as well as higher fares for the subway and other fast transit services. This will mean low income riders in Toronto’s outer neighbourhoods will pay more for unreliable and slower service.
Thank you so much to everyone who attended our AGM. Thank you to our amazing volunteers, including Jessie, Cindy, Adam, Jane, Kingsley, Brenda, Kamilla, Shaun, Alex, Josh, Suhail, Morghain, Nirmalan, Karin, Milan, Herman, Mike, Diana, Jenn, David, and more.
Thank you also to Via Rail, Naomi Klein, Margaret Atwood, and Cheri Di Novo for contributing fantastic raffle prizes.
Read about the year that was in our 2016 Annual Report.
Listen to Helen Liu's acceptance speech:
TTCriders AGM 2016 from Toronto 2014 on Vimeo.Check out the photos. Thanks Nirmalan for taking them.
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Conspiring Co-Chairs Milan and Brenda.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6961"
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Marco and Corey showing off our snazzy 2016 Annual Report.[/caption] [caption
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Diana and Shaun announce the raffle prize winners.[/caption] [caption
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Winner of our community activist Hall of Fame award, Helen Liu, with her friend
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Our AGM has begun.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6965" align="alignnone"
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Hall of Fame winner, Helen Liu.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6966"
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Alex and Shaun at the TTCriders table! Thanks guys![/caption] [caption
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Shaun, once again, being forced to re-tell our year, even though he spends half
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Keynote speaker, Hillary Holden, sharing the city's transit vision.[/caption]
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Looking good, Herman![/caption] [caption id="attachment_6971" align="alignnone"
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Kamilla and Melissa in conversation.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6972"
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College buddies Herman and Bill reminiscing about their younger years.[/caption]
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Milan and Ritika auditioning for a toothpaste commercial.[/caption] [caption
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Moya and Bill taking a break.[/caption]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2025
Some Toronto residents are pushing back against proposed rapid bus lanes on Bathurst street after an online petition raised more than 1,400 signatures.
TTCriders asked all federal MP candidates from the four major parties about their commitments to public transit. Read their responses to our transit policy survey and see where your candidates stand on improving public transit!