TTCriders
Founded2010
FocusPublic Transit
Location
Area served
City of Toronto
Method
  • Advocacy
  • education
  • community engagement
Key people
  • Shelagh Pizey-Allen (executive director)
  • Suhail Barot, Ryan Lindsay (board co-chairs)
Websitehttp://www.ttcriders.ca/

TTCriders is a grassroots, membership-based transit advocacy organization with a focus on better public transit service in Toronto. Its stated mission is "to build a TTC that works with and for transit riders". It was founded in 2010 by a coalition of organizations, including the Toronto Environmental Alliance, Social Planning Toronto, Toronto & York Region Labour Council, ACORN, and the Canadian Federation of Students.[1] The organization employs a combination of online campaigns, transit debates and workshops to encourage political action on local transit issues. Since October 2013, the group has lobbied the Ontario provincial government to provide increased and sustained funding for the TTC.[2]

Activities

Canvasser for TTCriders

Transit Talks

On May 15, 2013, the group hosted Transit Talks, a discussion series that introduced riders to then-incoming TTC CEO, Andy Byford.[3]

Online campaigns

In May 2014, the group launched #TTCSardines, a social media campaign where users could submit pictures of themselves on crowded subways.[4] The campaign culminated with a march on Queen's Park, in which approximately 100 protestors wore silver headpieces resembling the head of a sardine.[5]

In January 2015, the group launched #grumpyrider, an online selfie campaign modeled on the viral success of Grumpy Cat.[6]

Political debates

On September 15, 2014, TTCriders partnered with the Ryerson Students Union to host a transit-focused mayoral debate between candidates Doug Ford, Olivia Chow and John Tory. Tory originally accepted but withdrew less than four hours before the debate was to start.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". TTCriders.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "TTCriders union launches campaign for provincial funding". Yonge Street Media. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Transit Talk – By TTCriders". ttc.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "#TTCsardines campaign launched by transit advocacy group". 680news.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "#TTCSardines: Frustrated commuters call for lower fares, better service". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Peat, Don (November 24, 2014). "Transit group urges grumpy TTC riders to take selfies". Toronto: Toronto Sun. The transit advocacy group TTCriders is encouraging people to send a selfie via Twitter with the hashtag #grumpyrider to elected officials the next time they feel "grumpy" while taking the TTC.
  7. ↑ Dale, Daniel (September 15, 2014). "TTC riders' group 'furious' after John Tory drops out of debate". Toronto: Toronto Star. An advocacy group for TTC riders is "furious" after mayoral election frontrunner John Tory dropped out of Monday's debate less than four hours before it was to take place.
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