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Saying the World Cup was a "great success", Mayor Olivia Chow moves a long motion to make permanent some of the traffic and transit changes the city used during the FIFA event.
Have you ever stepped off a streetcar and nearly been hit by an inattentive driver? You're not alone - we constantly hear from riders of near-misses. Automated camera enforcement is a step in the right direction to holding dangerous drivers accountable. Our coverage in CityNews ⬇️
Three years ago today, the Scarborough RT came to an abrupt end following a derailment south of Ellesmere station. Today, we remember the line, with Damian Baranowski's video about the line's last days. Check out the video here: youtu.be/Ep7fusbNOAI
We've reached 100 signatures so far on our open letter to Ministry of Transportation in Ontario to Say No to Waymo. We're not stopping yet, we need more names to make sure our voices matter. Read the open letter and sign the petition techfordemocracy.ca/2026/04/29/s...
Tell the MTO: Say NO to Waymo
Waymo is coming to Canada, and we believe they will cause issues around digital sovereignty, job loss, and accountability.
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TTC says RapidTO lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst delivered about ~3 mins average time savings for riders on World Cup match days. They note “Small adjustments to signal timings can yield major improvements” and "Toronto Police and Traffic Agent support was crucial.” www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
TTC commissioners just voted to explore bringing weekly fare capping to the TTC! Weekly fare capping offers riders more flexibility than monthly fare capping, giving riders more opportunities to benefit from fare capping at the end of a busy week, & removing cost barriers to taking transit. A win!
Toronto's Community Crisis Service is making an impact on transit safety! Since their initial deployment on the downtown U of the subway last year, riders have been reporting feeling safer on transit. Here's how TCCS works to provide a care-based approach for people in crises! ⬇️
Today, transit riders spoke up at City Hall to share how Toronto's Community Crisis Service is making their commutes safer, shared their experiences with people in crises, & urged to expand TCCS across transit. Excited to see that Mayor Chow just passed a motion to expand TCCS across the subway! 👏❤️
This is how we make the city safer. Not with ballooning police budgets.
TTCriders@ttcriders.bsky.social · 3w agoLast year, City Council approved a pilot to deploy Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS) in the downtown U of the subway, a new non-police emergency service for people experiencing crises on transit. One year later, the results are in. TCCS's non-enforcement approach to safety is working. 🧵⬇️ 1/
Last year, City Council approved a pilot to deploy Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS) in the downtown U of the subway, a new non-police emergency service for people experiencing crises on transit. One year later, the results are in. TCCS's non-enforcement approach to safety is working. 🧵⬇️ 1/
Toronto's new LRT lines are significantly faster than when they opened. Line 5 riders are saving 8 minutes on average for trips from Mount Dennis -> Kennedy compared to opening. Finch LRT riders are saving 15 minutes on average for trips from Finch West -> Humber College. 1/2
❤️ @ttcriders.bsky.social “Public transit is a right. “Frequent service and affordable fares will win back transit users. “Public transit is a climate solution. When transit is frequent, reliable, and affordable, more people will use it and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” www.ttcriders.ca
Theo Moudakis@theomoudakis.bsky.social · 3w agoPlease enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
Toronto had the worst air quality in the world yesterday 🌎 In a world where transportation accounts for the largest share of CO2 emissions, getting more people to take transit instead of driving is a climate solution. Funding transit is a climate solution!
We hear far too many horror stories of near-misses from streetcar riders. Automated camera enforcement is just one part of the equation. We also need safe infrastructure that prevents incidents from happening in the first place! The solution already exists. Fund more platforms like this, please!
Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 3w agoTTC ran a “pilot project” to track the number of cars illegally passing streetcars at stops: “Preliminary data indicates that near-miss incidents may be very pervasive and that there is likely merit to developing a technology-based solution to this problem” Shocker. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
MEDIA: TEA calls on governments to take stronger climate action in light of smoke and heat: https://loom.ly/vzKA18M “Today, too many Torontonians face an impossible choice: open a window and let in dangerous wildfire smoke, or keep it closed and trap the overwhelming heat.” - TEA's @how-sen.com
The F*FA World Cup has left Toronto, but so many hard-fought transit wins are here to stay - like dedicated transit lanes, faster subway service, and new accessible signage! With over 1 million trips taken on transit to/from the games, public transit is the -real- winner of our World Cup ❤️🚌⚽
Cycling activity up 140% TTC ridership up 40% Meanwhile: 10-30% fewer cars, yet 4-20% longer drive times. Giving more space to every car doesn’t make driving any faster. So let’s stop doing it.
How the FIFA World Cup forced downtown Toronto to fix its gridlock problem — for a few weeks
More people took transit, cycled and walked instead of driving downtown on FIFA match days, data shows.
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We were out on Saturday handing out transit-oriented pride stickers, gathering signatures for better transit, and asking riders what they think would make the TTC slay 🌈 Happy Pride! What would make the TTC ✨slay✨ for you?
Happy Pride weekend! Join us / volunteer with us tomorrow afternoon at Wellesley Station from 3pm to 5pm to pick up one of these transit-oriented pride stickers and help us advocate for better transit 😊🌈 Stickers designed by @fernkhahn.com and @auguststreet.ca
Hate to say we told you so, but we called this from the beginning. Reimbursements should have been offered, everything should have been better communicated, and an equity analysis should have been done. What's next? How can we learn from this and do better? www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...
TTC approach to scrapping tokens, tickets ‘not fair,’ ombudsman says
Some Torontonians had saved hundreds of dollars’ worth of the discontinued fares and were unable to use them before the deadline, the report says
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We were out last night putting up posters to let people know about our upcoming Riders' Summit for Better Transit happening this Sunday! Will we see you there? www.ttcriders.ca/transit_summ...
We’re very big fans of his!!
Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2mo agoAndrew Ilersich, the @utias.bsky.social student who build TTCMAP.ca, talks about the new official live update map for TTC and why it’s a step in the right direction. h/t @utoronto.ca @engineering.utoronto.ca @uoftcities.bsky.social Cc: @ttcriders.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm7c...
It was an honour to be invited to speak at the renaming of Leslie Barns to commemorate former mayor David Miller 😊 TTCriders' Mackenzie shared big transit wins of his time: the 10-minute bus and streetcar network, a 3-year fare freeze, securing transit $$$ from the feds & province, and more!
I'm back in City Hall Watcher. Despite my best attempt at posting it to relevance, I think the housing aspects of Bill 98 have gone unnoticed. I think it's the end of the current Official Plan. Toronto will need to write a new OP next term which means the people we elect this fall are crucial.
Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 2mo agoCheck your inbox: it's City Hall Watcher #388! And it's FREE! @damienmoule.bsky.social returns to tell us why Bill 98 is a "big freaking deal" for council candidates. Also: 15 years of Council coverage, archived. And, uh, rain barrels? Rain barrels! toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/are-counci...
There's a municipal election around the corner, which could spell big change for transit. Join us at our Riders' Summit for Better Transit this Sunday at Scarborough Civic Centre to learn how you can get involved in the movement for better transit. RSVP today! www.ttcriders.ca/transit_summ...
Happy Team Canada Soccer day!! May your goals be plentiful, your signals prioritized and your lanes dedicated. People keep asking us “will the TTC actually work during the games?” We hope so! But it’s the legacy they leave behind that’s important to us:
Is the TTC ready to host the World Cup? TTCriders' Wilkie says they'd be a lot more ready with more effective signal priority on more routes, & if dedicated transit lanes on Dufferin & Bathurst went all the way up to Eglinton. He also calls for some temporary service increases to become permanent!
As Toronto prepares to host the World Cup in 11 days, is the TTC ready?
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