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By Jean-François Obregón March 26, 2023 Imagine finally being able to get off work at 6 pm sharp on a weekday and being able to catch the overcrowded rush hour subway back uptown. The news articles of recent stabbings, pushing, and unruly behaviour have flooded your mind. The last thing you need is an over-suspicious…
Letter to City of Toronto Budget Committee – Jan. 16, 2023
Photo credit: Youngjin Ko
“Oh, wait! It’s the doors!” Toronto Teen Advocates For Platform Safety Doors
Note: The TTC provides the Crisis Link program through a poster and payphone at every subway station. Phone calls are free and confidential. Callers will be connected to counsellors at Distress Centres of Toronto. If you or someone you know are struggling with their mental health, help is available. Call Talk Suicide Canada 1-833-456-4566 and…
GO-ing Beneath The Surface: The November 2022 Transit Strike
By: Sherwin Sze-Wai Lau Edited by: Jean-François Obregón A strike was called on November 6, 2022 by ATU 1587. It was intended to have Metrolinx reach an agreement to end the outsourcing of GO Transit operators and staff work to third-party subcontractors. With the possibility of a recession on the horizon, this measure has been…
Look at These Cities with Safety Barrier Doors! Why Doesn’t Toronto Have Them?
By: Sherwin Sze-Wai Lau Edited by: Jean-François Obregón August 29, 2022 Warning: This article deals with a serious issue that may disturb some readers. There may be details of a graphic nature. If you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health crisis, please get the help that you or they need. Help…
The TTC Isn’t Invited to Ontario’s Fare Integration Party
Would integrating the TTC just be too expensive? By: Sherwin Sze-Wai Lau Edited by: Jean-François Obregón May 2, 2022 On March 14th of 2022, GO Transit announced fare integration for many local regional transits transferring to and from GO service vehicles. This would apply to Durham Region Transit, Milton Transit, Grand River Transit, Guelph Transit,…
Response from Metrolinx’s board to our Dec. 2 Letter
The Chair of Metrolinx’s Board of Directors responded to our letter asking for the of a co-fare between TTC and GO Transit. Check out the letter below.
Letter to Metrolinx Board Meeting on December 2, 2021
Remember when you would ride the TTC after taking the GO and you’d get a $1.50 discount? Well, the A Voice for Transit team submitted a letter to Metrolinx’s last board meeting of 2021 asking for the TTC/GO Transit co-fare to be brought back. It was cancelled in 2018. We would like to receive a…
Letter to TTC Board – September 2021
Founded in March 2019, A Voice for Transit is led by Ryerson University and University of Toronto students and alumni. We take an evidence-based approach to addressing delays,overcrowding and transit inequity on Toronto’s transit systems like the GO and TTC. On August 30, 2021, we released our second report entitled “Taking the TTC during COVID-19”…
A Voice for Transit releases report on TTC riders’ experiences during COVID-19
Regular riders voice concerns about crowding, cleanliness and their experience Martina is a cleaning and maintenance worker in Toronto’s northwest, who works in downtown Toronto. A new Canadian, she went to work while others stayed home during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders over the past 18 months. She relied on the TTC to get to and…
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