Tag: FreeTransit
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TRANSITogether: Building A Movement
Toronto — 1 March 2015. The election of John Tory creates new openings and challenges for the public transit movement in Toronto, as does the large vote for Ford in … Watch video »
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Rapid Transit Rip-Off
How Kathleen Wynne became a transit privateer, and what we need to do to get back on track Campaigning for re-election in April 2014, Liberal leader and Premier of Ontario … Keep reading »
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Beyond the Gridlock
Toronto — 9 October 2014. Public Transit Struggles from across Europe and North America Struggles to expand public transport and to block privatization are central to overturning neoliberalism and addressing climate … Watch video »
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Fight for Fare Free Transit in Toronto
Toronto — 28 September 2014. Presentations by: Kamilla Pietrzyk of the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly‘s Free and Accessible Transit Campaign Ward 6 Socialist city council candidate Michael Laxer, who is … Watch video »
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Low Income Transit Passes: Consolidate and Struggle to Make it Free
The passing of a resolution to “develop a Policy Framework for Toronto Transit Fare Equity for consideration by the end of 2015” by Toronto City Council on July 8th, 2014 … Keep reading »
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Free Transit: Three Reasons It Is an Idea Whose Time Has Come
On January 1, 2013, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, became the largest city in the world to make mass transit free for its residents. While the effects of having done … Keep reading »
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No Transit Fare Increase!
The entire Canadian urban public transit system is in serious crisis after years of neglect and underfunding from the neoliberal policies adopted by all levels of government in Canada. This … Keep reading »
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Free Transit
Public transit lies at the intersection of several critical social struggles today. Affordable (or free) public transit is an important mechanism for redistribution, and particularly targets low income women and … Keep reading »
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Fare Increases to Pay for New Transit in Toronto
Punishing those who can least afford to pay Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Area’s regional transit authority, has released a short list of revenue tools that they will consider using to help … Keep reading »
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Privatization and Public Transit in Toronto
The 2012 Provincial Auditor’s Report on Metrolinx Metrolinx, a Government of Ontario agency, has a mandate to “co-ordinate and integrate all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area” … Keep reading »
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Beyond Toronto’s Transit Crisis
Toronto — 20 January 2013. How can our campaign contribute to Toronto’s transit movement and help transform the city? How could our demand for free and accessible public transit promote … Watch video »
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Free and Accessible Transit Now!
Toward A Red-Green Vision for Toronto Transit is a critical issue for people in Toronto, as in all major urban areas. More is at stake than reducing traffic congestion and gridlock. … Keep reading »