Tag: PublicTransit
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Ottawa Budget Struggles: Cut Fares Not Service
Ottawa faces a real risk of more cuts to bus service after a recently announced budget shortfall. This was, unfortunately, entirely self inflicted. The mayor left a $39-million hole in … Keep reading »
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Transit Coalition Outlines Key Recommendations for Budget 2023
Important asks for the 2023 federal budget include permanent operational funding for transit systems, public intercity highway bus service, and accessibility and safety improvements. A broad coalition of unions, environmental … Keep reading »
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A Workers’ Plan: A Sustainable and Socially Just Local Public Transport
The commitment of public funds and the development of new funding models for local public transport (LPT) operations, maintenance and infrastructure can play an important part in overcoming the COVID-19 … Keep reading »
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Sneak peek: Patreon-exclusive segment on public transit w/ Benjamin Bilgen
We continue talking with the Toronto-based independent journalist Benjamin Bilgen about public transit. In this segment we compare our experiences using transit in Toronto with transit systems elsewhere. Listen to audio »
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Policing Public Transit in Toronto
We talk to independent journalist Benjamin Bilgen about how the campaign violates the TTC’s own video recording policy, and we get in to chatting about transit enforcement more generally. Listen to audio »
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The Subway Belongs to Us
The tracks that hold New York together also trace out the political victory of its rulers. What would it look like to reclaim the subway? Keep reading »
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Organizing Beyond Ford: Action Keele Bus Riders’ Campaign
The 41 Keele bus route wound its way north through the city long before Doug Ford came to reign over our province. It will continue long after he is out … Keep reading »
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The Summer of Fear for New York Subway Riders
After months of increasing delays at all times of the day and night, a series of incidents have now raised an even more urgent question: about the daily safety for … Keep reading »
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Allies at Every Stop: Organizing Passengers and Building Power
The essential training for understanding what is at stake for transit unions, learning how to mobilize their members and riders, and learning how to mount campaigns to save jobs and … Watch video »
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Free Public Transit
Video is now private. 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 … Watch video »
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Public Transit Struggles in London and Toronto
Toronto — 9 August 2015. A forum to discuss the struggles over public transit in London, England and in Toronto, over P3s, privatization, funding public transit, and posing alternatives, such … Watch video »
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Bus Stewards Win More Routes Through Alliance with Riders
New York City transit workers ran a winning campaign when we turned to community organizing in our fight against cuts in service. The cuts to bus service were severe: 38 … Keep reading »