Public Transit
Smog City or Transit City? It is time to choose.
Public transit is a cornerstone to a healthy City. Toronto Public Health recommends better transit as the best way to cut smog.
Cars and light duty trucks account for roughly 28% of the Toronto's ghg emissions. An efficient, affordable public transit system will get more people out of cars, reducing the city's ghg emissions.
Toronto needs extensive transit expansion and improvement to reach all neighbourhoods - especially the under-served inner suburbs. Transit City is a comprehensive plan to build rapid Light Rail transit across the city - it was approved by Council, partly funded by the provincial government, and construction was underway.
Transit City is now at risk! Mayor Ford has ordered all work on new transit lines to stop, wasting millions of already-spent money, and leaving comfortable, efficient transit out of reach for over half a million people across Toronto.
Take Action
Transit City is under threat - Call or email your Councillor, the Mayor and your MPP to tell them Toronto needs Transit City.
We need volunteers to help save Transit City - join us! Click here to sign up.
The Toronto Environmental Alliance is working to protect and enhance public transit in Toronto byraising awareness, working in partner with other groups, and campaigning at the local and provincial level:
TTCriders: TEA is working in partnership with other organizations to establish TTCriders, a voice for transit riders in Toronto. TTCriders will be a strong and vibrant transit advocacy and users group. Our main objective will be to ensure the TTC is responsive to users and that much needed transit expansion occurs across all of our communities.
Public Transit Coalition:TEA is a member of the Public Transit Coalition (PTC), a coalition of groups fighting to keep transit public in Toronto. In fall 2010, the PTC launched the KeepTTCPublic campaign which outlines the key pitfalls of transit privatization as learned by cities around the world.
Reports and Materials
Map Comparing $8.7 Billion Light Rail Transit Plans
Map Comparing Light Rail Transit Plan with Subway Expansion Plan - Jan 2011 
CLEARING THE AIR ON THE TTC: Recommendations to Increase the Environmental Benefits of the TTC - Nov 2010- KeepTTCPublic campaign - including a short documentary about the hazards of privatization - Sept 2010
- Citizen’s Guide to Light Rail Transit - Mar 2007
In the past, TEA has campaigned steadily on transit issues
- 2010 Municipal Election - TEA surveyed and graded all candidates on their commitment to 6 environmental priorities, including public transit
- Asked the Province to provide the funding promised for Transit City in 2010
- Campaigned against unfair fare hikes in 2009
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