TTCriders What gets me is that the #TTC has spent years upgrading the signal light system on Line 1. What was the point of doing that when the subway trains run slowly?

"Transit advocacy group TTCriders has welcomed Leary’s departure as “a chance for renewal,” alleging in a statement released after his June resignation announcement that he “has not been honest with the public” about the poor state of the #TTC." thestar.com/news/gta/i-m-n…

When Leary announced his resignation, TTCriders, a volunteer-led organization of transit riders, said the TTC deserves better leadership. "The TTC is falling apart," the statement said. "This is a chance for renewal." cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Politicians are scapegoating immigrants for the housing and affordability crisis. Migrants aren't taking your jobs, billionaires are. JOIN US on the streets across Canada on September 12-15 to say NO to racism and YES to immigrant justice. migrantrights.ca/events/sept/

7 days to go until the GTHA #Transit Summit takes place on Sep 4! Don't miss learning from 24 experts and networking with colleagues. But seating is limited and late rates take effect on Aug 31 so register today at transportfutures.ca/transit/regist… See you soon! StrategyCorp Murtaza Haider

Advocacy group TTCiders said Toronto's commute woes also stem from buses getting caught in the traffic, along with newly-installed slow zones on subway lines in areas in need of track repair. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

A rider just wrote to us about subway slow zones: "i’ve had to changed my commute to majority bus routes as it’s become more efficient. i truly never really used to worry about my commute time." Save the date now for the October 17 rally to fix the #TTC! ttcriders.ca/fixthettc

Thank you to MP Nate Erskine-Smith Nate Erskine-Smith for signing the Transit Pledge! We invite all Toronto MPs to sign the Pledge in support of new line 2 trains, speeding up the Canada Public Transit Fund & allowing it to be used for transit service. Tell your MP ttcriders.ca/transitpledge

TTCriders is at University of Toronto Scarborough "Frosh". They may not have Beavertails or a Jumping Castle, but they will help you get to school better.

Officials say major construction is done at the Finch West LRT's Humber College station at the line's western end, but there is still finishing work to do. As college classes on Tuesday, it still isn't clear when the line will open. A thread looking at the current state:

Attention riders! Make sure you know your rights on the #TTC. Did you know that you have a right to film and take pictures of transit enforcement? Watch this short video below! Curious to learn more? Visit ttcriders.ca/rights.

No dates, no apologies and no accountability. The latest in the 12-year construction saga of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. #onpoli

If traffic was moving this slowly on the Gardiner there would be an emergency council meeting. Where is the outrage?

"If we don’t want slow subways to become our new normal, both transit leadership and transit funding arrangements need to change." TTCriders' Mackenzie Bartlett explains how the Canada Public Transit Fund needs to change to take us out of the slow zone. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Transit riders are frustrated that we are stuck in the slow zone! At Davisville Station this morning, we asked riders to contact their MPs to speed up the Canada Public Transit Fund to get repairs moving faster! ttcriders.ca/transitpledge

I started taking this video to show why left turns on streetcar routes should be banned at more intersections, but the Toronto driver at the end is just the bonus material.

😭😭 transit organizing works! Watch as the people who fought for a night bus get to ride it for the first time. While they're out, they meet shift workers that stumble upon the route and realize it will make their lives better!

a great piece on the deteriorating state of repair on the ttc subway, and how recent announcements for federal transit funding will come too little, too late between slow zones, leaky & broken work cars, and out-of-shape tracks, TTC needs a new funding deal & fresh leadership: