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🚎🌆🏳️‍⚧️😷 they/them in transit, organizer @ttcriders, transit researcher @UXforcities I stopped posting here. follow me on 🦋bsky: auguststreet

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the most gender euphoria i have experienced recently is from this conservative reply guy affirming my nonbinary-ness
a screenshot of a news video with August in it wearing a blue shirt and cap. The comment section has a reply that says "What gender is that thing in blue?"

ALT a screenshot of a news video with August in it wearing a blue shirt and cap. The comment section has a reply that says "What gender is that thing in blue?"

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TTCriders@ttcriders20 Feb 2025
Over 75 residents rallied last night for answers about the Crosstown & Finch West LRT projects! 7 provincial election candidates signed an oversized cheque for #TTC operations funding, against a backdrop of an oversized ribbon & scissors. PRESS RELEASE: ttcriders.ca/crosstownrally
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few hours ago: least frequent bus route in the city bunched together, meaning an hour gap between yonge buses🤦 there's no good reason both of these buses should've left the station at the same time. someone's waiting an hour for their bus in this snowstorm just why, TTC?
two buses in a row on a snowy city street, as snow falls during the night

ALT two buses in a row on a snowy city street, as snow falls during the night

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TUESDAY @ 12PM: Toronto’s SmartTrack started as an ambitious transit plan under Mayor John Tory in 2014, but over the years, costs have went up, now with only 3 stations planned to be built.🚆 youtu.be/lVwwok_AffI

What is Toronto's SmartTrack project?

Toronto’s SmartTrack started as an ambitious transit plan under May...

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many city councillors are speaking in opposition to the TTC fare freeze & pushing to increase fares to save some $22 on property owners' taxes so I pay $80 more to take transit yearly. meanwhile our yearly rent is up by nearly $800. affordability for whom in toronto?
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it does not make sense to raise fares and result in $60-$80 more in annual fare expenses to transit users, disproportionately lower income & renters, to protect $22 on average for each property owner's tax bill. your avg property owner has more money than your avg transit user.
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once again putting this here. TTC fares rise well above inflation, yet property tax increases have long lagged behind. transit riders deserve affordable transit. we already pay more in fares to run the TTC than nearly every other system in north america xitter.cf/ttcriders/status/18766…
TTCriders@ttcriders7 Jan 2025
Replying to @ttcriders
1) On affordability, Mayor Olivia Chow told CBC News in a year-end interview that she is considering a welcome fare freeze in 2025. Fares have been gone up faster than inflation over the last 30 years, because the #TTC depends so much on rider fares for its operating budget.
Chart depicting the cost of fares vs. the cost of fares indexed to inflation. Fares have risen 1.8 times the rate of inflation over the past 30 years.

ALT Chart depicting the cost of fares vs. the cost of fares indexed to inflation. Fares have risen 1.8 times the rate of inflation over the past 30 years.

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TTCriders@ttcriders17 Jan 2025
"For decades in Toronto, property taxes barely went up. Even after last year's historic increase, Toronto remains the fourth-lowest residential property tax jurisdiction in Ontario." In contrast, #TTC fares rose nearly 2x rate of inflation over 3 decades. thestar.com/opinion/star-col…

Edward Keenan: Are Toronto property taxes really ‘absolutely out of control’? Here’s how they stack...

Toronto’s 2025 budget is the third successive year of larger than usual tax increases, after years of hikes at or below the rate of inflation.

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all of canada's major transit systems & dozens more smaller agencies offer free transit for kids. i hear grumbles from the more fortunate ppl on this, but it's a really important program for low income families to afford sending kids to school without racking up fare costs.
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free transit for kids 12 & under was implemented in 2015 in toronto (one good thing john tory did, lol), a few years after i would've been young enough to qualify. coming from a low income family, taking the TTC was a strain between needing tickets for everyone in the household.
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some school boards hand out tickets to students, but it's not a universal or adequate solution at times. some kids need to take more trips for extracurriculars, or to travel with their family outside of school hours, and it's still a barrier. keep supporting free student transit!
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TTCriders@ttcriders16 Jan 2025
Toronto's Budget Committee asked questions about the #TTC budget today. Video: youtube.com/watch?v=S1RNAnco… This slide shows how congestion has slowed down bus service. Service *hours* have gone up, but if buses are moving more slowly, riders won't experience more frequent service.
line graph that depicts TTC service hours increasing, vehicle speeds decreasing, and vehicle kilometres travelled fluctuating in the middle.

ALT line graph that depicts TTC service hours increasing, vehicle speeds decreasing, and vehicle kilometres travelled fluctuating in the middle.

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a little peek at upcoming service improvements if the approved TTC budget gets passed as-is, as part of the city budget. this reveals some of where the greatest service hours growth will be invested in, and the surface routes where the bunching pilot will be deployed.
"Improving service and customer experience in 2025" slide deck from TTC staff. Includes 5 min or better subway service on lines 1 and 2, 6 min service on line 6, the opening of line 5 and line 6 and connecting bus networks, enhanced station cleanliness pilot at dundas, finch, kennedy, lansdowne, scarborough centre and spadina, continued schedule adjustments for congestion, increased service on routes with ridership growth, 6 min or better service on the 505, 511, and 512, and a bunching and gapping reduction pilot on the 7, 24, 25, 29, 100, 165, 506, 512, and corresponding express buses on these same corridors

ALT "Improving service and customer experience in 2025" slide deck from TTC staff. Includes 5 min or better subway service on lines 1 and 2, 6 min service on line 6, the opening of line 5 and line 6 and connecting bus networks, enhanced station cleanliness pilot at dundas, finch, kennedy, lansdowne, scarborough centre and spadina, continued schedule adjustments for congestion, increased service on routes with ridership growth, 6 min or better service on the 505, 511, and 512, and a bunching and gapping reduction pilot on the 7, 24, 25, 29, 100, 165, 506, 512, and corresponding express buses on these same corridors

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the 9 routes listed for the service increase isn't inclusive of all service increases planned 2025, but where ridership growth has been highest and significant increases will be made. regular service increases through the spring and fall will see further changes to other routes.
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We Won!! 4/5 Transit cuts in the Waterloo Region were defeated. @_ChanFace @TriTAG @transitapp
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TTCriders@ttcriders11 Dec 2024
We told @CTVToronto that transit riders are extremely frustrated and "deserve answers about what is happening and how the #TTC plans to fix recurring signal issues" after a week of problems on Line 1. toronto.ctvnews.ca/ttc-ceo-a…
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august 🍂 retweeted
TTCriders@ttcriders10 Dec 2024
Toronto needs a Congestion Cap! Rideshare companies should be regulated to: 🚗 tackle poverty wages of drivers (less than $6/hour when time and expenses taken into account) 🚗 ease traffic congestion 🚇 improve and fix gaps in #TTC service (1/3)
Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Private rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft account for 14.2% of vehicle travel in Toronto's downtown core in 2024.

ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Private rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft account for 14.2% of vehicle travel in Toronto's downtown core in 2024.

Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare vehicles were cruising around empty 33% of the time in Sept2024 compared to 15% in May 2022

ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare vehicles were cruising around empty 33% of the time in Sept2024 compared to 15% in May 2022

Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare drivers earn a median wage of less than $6/hour when their time and expenses are taken into account.

ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare drivers earn a median wage of less than $6/hour when their time and expenses are taken into account.

Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: "27% of rideshare trips filled gaps in the TTC network, but 31% directly competed with existing TTC routes. The TTC should address gaps and improve existing service."

ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: "27% of rideshare trips filled gaps in the TTC network, but 31% directly competed with existing TTC routes. The TTC should address gaps and improve existing service."

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Jedwin Mok@jedwinmok5 Dec 2024
Data from @StephenWickens1 shows an exponential increase of transit costs in Toronto - far beyond inflation. Toronto once had one of the most competent, low-cost project delivery regimes in the world - particularly in subway building. We’ve regressed significantly. 2/
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Jedwin Mok@jedwinmok5 Dec 2024
NEW PUBLICATION: “Understanding the Drivers of Transit Construction Costs in Canada” in @UofTCities @CANURB The first from me, Balthazar Crane, @ChittiMarco, and @Amer0204 So why are transit projects so expensive in Canada? Here’s what we found: 1/🧵 stateofcitiessummit.ca/files…
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