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TTCriders
@ttcriders
A public transit advocacy group. We're transit users who want better public transit in Toronto. Not affiliated with @TTChelps. #KeepTransitMoving
Jan 9, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Read our letter to the TTC Board, against the proposed service cuts and fare increases. Service cuts and fare increases will only drive more transit riders away /1 Image The Fair Pass transit discount won't be expanded to everyone living under the poverty line. The 3rd phase of the Fair Pass was designed to expand to everyone living under the low-income measure cutoff plus 15%... /2 Image
Jan 9, 2023 • 30 tweets • 7 min read
We're here at the TTC Board Meeting this morning, January 8!

We will be live tweeting this meeting!

Currently, we are going through a slidedeck about TTC data from 2022 and the operating budget and priorities for 2023 /1 as a reminder, we have covered the changes happening in this operating budget on our website including service cuts, fare hikes, and increased policing budget - seen here:

ttcriders.ca/2023ttccuts
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Jan 9, 2023 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
With upcoming service cuts, you could be waiting up to 30 minutes for the 57 Midland Bus! New crowding standards could mean more crowded buses and longer wait times for riders /1 Graphic: You could be waiting up to 30 minutes for the 57 Mi 57 rider Ryan Wong uses the bus to get to popular food places and essential shopping trips. He says "Even before the latest service cuts, I have found myself taking alternatives because the Midland bus was already so infrequent" /2 Graphic of Ryan Wong's quote, a 57 Midland bus rider: "
Nov 12, 2020 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Toronto's Economic & Community Development Committee is meeting this morning. Item #2 on the agenda is the future of the Fair Pass #TTC discount program. You can watch the meeting here: .@BenSpurr reported that the City quietly paused new applications to the Fair Pass program in March. But some current Fair Pass users, including @Sarah_Colero and @arc23, reported that they weren't able to renew. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
Jan 14, 2019 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Fact-Checking @OnatrioNewsNow: A Thread. The province says that taking over parts of the #TTC will get transit projects built on time and on budget. But relying on the private sector to build transit stations could mean even more delays, as Metrolinx has admitted. As @BenSpurr reported in Nov, Metrolinx admits that private sector transit funding “comes with risks related to project timing and real estate market conditions.” Leslie Woo stated that market-driven stations "could be delivered sooner or possibly later." thestar.com/news/gta/2018/…