Tag: FreeTransit
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Fund Public Transit, Not a New Highway
During a press conference in Ottawa on Monday (May 30), Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford focused on his plan to “help” commuters by widening a five-kilometre stretch of Highway … Keep reading »
Better Public Bus Service Is a Public Health Measure
A new COVID wave, a new round of service cuts to public transit. The reasoning always seems common sense enough: between remote working, things being closed down, and aversion to … Keep reading »
Free Transit Movement Making Inroads
Late afternoon on December 9th, volunteers with the advocacy group Free Transit Ottawa stood near the doors of St. Laurent Shopping Centre, thrusting leaflets into the hands of people hurrying … Keep reading »
The Federal Election and Improving Accessible Transit
The lack of accessible transit throughout our country creates barriers for people with disabilities and limited mobility who rely on transit to get where they need to go, especially as … Keep reading »
Fare-Free is Transformational
This report briefly describes different areas where gains would be made by adopting a fare-free transit model. The real benefit would be that fare-free transit captures the imagination. Moving toward … Keep reading »
Shifting Gears: Labour Strategies for Low-Cost Public Transit Mobility
Writing in the 2021 Socialist Register, Sean Sweeney and John Treat call for a major shift in transport policy: a break from the model of development centered on private personal … Watch video »
A People’s Public Transport Policy
Public transport is a vital service relied upon by millions of people all over the world. It is strategically important in the economic and social life of cities. Public transport … Keep reading »
A Complete Turnaround of the Transport Sector is Absolutely Imperative
In order to fight climate change the whole system of transportation has to be reversed and reconstructed as it is currently responsible for one fifth (in some countries up to … Keep reading »
Transit Justice Struggles in Toronto: Statement on the TTC Fare Review
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is developing a 5-year fare policy review and plan, along with a 10-year “collection” outlook, both to be included in a policy framework by the … Keep reading »
Lower Fares, More Service!: Public Transit Struggles In and After the Pandemic
A second wave of the pandemic is raging across the country, and Toronto and other cities are again in lockdown. Austerity for social provisioning including public transit is high on the agenda for city governments across North America. Watch video »
When They Say Jump: The ATU and the TTC
On Thursday, December 17, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU Local 113), the union that represents the majority of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) workers, provided an example of how not to organize … Keep reading »
Transit Policy and COVID-19
Public transit is an essential service. In the midst of a pandemic it is also a particularly dangerous one for transit workers and transit users. The City of Ottawa has … Keep reading »