Maps show suburbs lose out on "Backroom" transit deal

Yesterday, we released maps comparing how much light rail transit could be built with the $8.7 Billion committed by the Province. The maps compare the current Metrolinx plan with a proposed compromise plan developed behind the closed doors of Mayor Ford and Premier McGuinty’s offices. 

Transit Campaign: If you haven't already done so, please send an email to City Councillors and Mayor Ford to let them know you support the Transit City light rail plan. 

Thank you to the thousands of you that have emailed and called your Councillors, the Mayor and your MPPs about transit in Toronto. We're having an impact!

It has been a busy week for us at TEA. On Monday, the Toronto 2011 budget was released and with it came a few surprises.

We have a new message for you to send to Mayor Ford and Councillors. We need to make sure City Council has the opportunity to vote on Transit City and we need Councillors to support the Transit City light rail network serving all of Toronto - not only one line. 

TEA delivers 2000 letters to Councillors asking for a green Toronto

Throughout the election campaign, Mayor Ford made it clear he was not interested in the environment (see our Campaign Mid-Term and Final Report Cards and his Council Voting Record for 2007-08 and 2009-10). However, the good news is Torontonians elected a majority of Councillors who have committed to key environmental priorities - 24 Councillors received an A grade on our candidate report card, and one received a B-.

New report reveals LRT is the ‘Greener Way’ for TTC

On November 15th, TEA and TTCriders released a report on the environmental benefits of the TTC, with key recommendations for the TTC and the new Council.

Help Keep Toronto Green Ask your Councillor to make the environment a priority over the next 4 years! We're collecting letters from people across Toronto  to send a strong message to the new Council in December. We've got over 500 letters so far, but we need more! 

Today, Torontonians woke up to a newly elected mayor, Rob Ford, and to a newly elected Council.  Throughout his election campaign, Mayor Ford made it clear that he was not interested in the environment. 

Vote for the City you want!

On Monday, it's time to vote for the Toronto you want.

Our mid-campaign report card examines what the top Mayoral candidates have said about Toronto's six Municipal Election Environmental Priorities. These priorities are endorsed by a growing list of community and environmental organizations across Toronto.

Voting records provide an objective read of City Council's commitment to an issue. Accordingly, we used six key City Council votes from 2009-10 to measure the recent Council's suppot for an environmental agenda.

On Wednesday, we released our Environmental Report Card grading the top mayoral candidates on our survey of 20 "yes" or "no" questions.

TEA has evaluated and graded almost 30 mayoral and over 200 council candidates in all wards of the city on their commitment to continue building a green Toronto.

On Monday, we released our Candidate Report Card grading over 200 council candidates on their answers to 20 yes or no questions on our 6 Environmental Priorities.  The response was overwhelming: the majority of candidates care about the environment!

TEA Debate 'worth watching' - With hundreds of people in attendance, TEA's mayoral debate last Thursday was a great success, and one of the largest debates held to date!