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

This is a good move, but our governments need to do much more to ensure fare integration helps riders and increases ridership.

While it is the Provincial Government and provincial transit agency, Metrolinx, who are leading the charge to introduce fare integration, the City has jurisdictional influence on this issue.

Please join us in calling for John Tory and the City Executive Committee to vote for fair fare integration that helps transit riders, not hurts us.

Fair fare integration means:

Read our blog post "An Earthquake is about to hit our subway system" for more information on the fair integration issue.

Residents living near the Liberty Village GO please read Mike Layton's take action blog post.

TAKE ACTION

Forward this message to a friend or colleague who has a long transit commute. They will be paying more for transit if we don't take action to get Toronto councillors standing with us for fair fare integration.
Send a message to the City Executive Committee. Make sure to cc us at [email protected].

A sample letter is below, as well as the City Executive Committee's contacts.

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