tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65857756165838452472024-03-12T19:22:42.211-04:00Fare-Free OntarioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-47603270827698760212020-09-16T00:07:00.001-04:002020-09-16T00:07:18.199-04:00More arguments in favor of fare-free #publictransit (zero fare)<blockquote>Our belief in fare-elimination as the first step in a transformative sequence is grounded in historical experience. When the University Pass was applied to every student at UVic in the 1990s, ridership increased dramatically. In fact, it was such a success with packed buses that transit had to scramble to improve service, put on more buses and thus increase frequency.<br /><br />This wasn’t the “wait for service changes” approach. It was about unleashing demand which forced service improvements. We simply propose up-scaling this proven approach to the entire system.</blockquote><p>https://www.timescolonist.com/comment-make-public-transit-free-for-all-1.24198374 </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-54989421514918018972020-03-10T20:02:00.002-04:002020-03-10T20:02:17.698-04:00#freepublictransit for seniors in Brampton<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good meeting today with the Association of Punjabi Senior Clubs and <a href="https://twitter.com/pat_fortini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pat_fortini</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brampton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Brampton</a> City Hall. Lots of excitement about our incoming free transit for seniors! <a href="https://twitter.com/CityBrampton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CityBrampton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/brampoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#brampoli</a> <a href="https://t.co/d0Yc8jgh8A">pic.twitter.com/d0Yc8jgh8A</a></p>— Patrick Brown (@patrickbrownont) <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickbrownont/status/1237511703895687175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-1749857750549256182020-03-05T01:45:00.003-05:002020-03-05T01:45:50.148-05:00"Less congestion, less environmental pollution.. Let's go for it"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"There are cities in the world that have free transit, why can't the city of Toronto?" <a href="https://twitter.com/TinaYazdani/status/1232395857149988871">said the councillor</a> to Yazdani following Tuesday's board meeting.</blockquote>
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"The fourth-largest city in North America? The most diverse city in the world? Why would be not have free public transit?" </blockquote>
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"We're going to get a lot more people on the TTC and we're going to get a lot more people out of their cars," he continued. "Less congestion, less environmental pollution... boy am I for it. Let's go for it."</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/02/cost-toronto-homeowner-ttc-free/">https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/02/cost-toronto-homeowner-ttc-free/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-50805629347125233812020-03-04T21:54:00.003-05:002020-03-07T18:39:09.482-05:00No money for #freepublictransit? But six billion for useless subway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Metrolinx report finds no valid business case for the $6-billion, three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension, but recommends going ahead with a line that will leave thousands of transit riders in Scarborough on buses for decades to come.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-4469456986649988682020-03-04T20:11:00.001-05:002020-03-04T20:11:03.830-05:00Creative people of Guelph come up with four ways to pay for free public transit for teens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In <a href="http://guelphmercury.com/news-story/9845759-free-transit-for-guelph-youth-car-free-downtown-in-city-s-future-mayor/">Mayor Cam Guthrie’s State of the City address for 2020</a>, he put forward the idea that, in the (near) future, he’d like to see free transit for those 18 and under in Guelph. </blockquote>
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While I’d consider myself a supporter of that vision, I did have questions about how the city would fund such an initiative. </blockquote>
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Last month, the Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG) hosted a chat over coffees at Planet Bean Coffee in downtown Guelph.<br /><br />The mayor and members of the Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation (GCAT) were in attendance. Ideas were shared about the ways in which the free-transit initiative could be funded with the least burden to taxpayers. </blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-17393445126772746362020-03-04T15:47:00.001-05:002020-03-04T15:47:10.971-05:00"We need to organize for change"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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starting today, an adult ttc metropass is $156<br />
student and senior passes are now $128.15<br />
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service is often terrible, presto sucks, and the system is nowhere near accessible for many<br />
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@johntory<br />
is hiring more goons to fine, arrest, and abuse riders<br />
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we need to organize for change<br />
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the ttc's problem is chronic underfunding by all levels of government.<br />
@johntory<br />
wants to distract you by obsessing over people who can't pay. don't buy it. we need to fund transit through taxation and let people ride the damn system without barriers and harassment<br />
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I repeat, public transit shouldn't cost anything at the point of entry. it should be paid for through taxes. WE NEED TO CANCEL FARE INSPECTION, which is having the worst impact on people who are black, indigenous, poor, homeless, disabled or mentally ill. we rely on the ttc<br />
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we can rid ourselves of fare inspectors and continue fighting for free transit by educating ourselves, and supporting each other as we ride. advocate when we see someone being stopped, learn what fare inspectors can and can't do, take videos, talk to media and our councillors<br />
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and you ttc union folks who are watching this fare enforcement regime happen, or actively supporting it, square up for the fight of your lives. you should be supporting riders, as unions in other cities have done, and you're going to hear from us if you keep acting the fool<br />
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groups like<br />
@ttcriders<br />
and many others have been doing this work for years. we need to build on that advocacy and fight back before our system is further militarized and even less accessible. I'll be devoting more time to this in the coming months #freethettc</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-82005505019771346442020-03-03T18:33:00.002-05:002020-03-03T18:33:40.682-05:00Guelph Mayor: #freepublictransit for youth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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GUELPH -- Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie delivered his State of the City address on Friday, and with it came some ambitious ideas for the future.<br />Without setting timelines, he spoke of a future where the downtown core was free of cars, and where public transit was free for people under 18.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-14486382970639869072020-03-02T22:20:00.003-05:002020-03-02T22:20:54.988-05:00Extinction Rebellion Toronto supports #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-90081381017060737192020-02-19T19:11:00.005-05:002020-02-19T19:11:36.277-05:00Student fare for TTC going up<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you’re a student in Toronto, your TTC fares are going up disproportionately higher than any other group. With high rents and declining OSAP, our city has become unaffordable for our youth. This was the vote on my motion to reverse this unfair fare hike at city council. <a href="https://t.co/u1tVmq4TTL">https://t.co/u1tVmq4TTL</a></p>— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshMatlow/status/1230246891524366337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-90701955467694046992020-02-18T06:15:00.001-05:002020-02-18T06:15:08.359-05:00Ottawa Transit Challenge -Défi transport en commun d'Ottawa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ottawa Transit Riders is organizing the second annual Ottawa Transit Challenge, along with Ecology Ottawa, Healthy Transportation Coalition, and Free Transit Ottawa!<br />Please join city councillors, staff, and supporters and commit to riding the bus/train/Para Transpo for seven days, from February 17- 23, 2020!<br /> <br />*****<br />Les usagers du transport en commun d'Ottawa organisent la deuxième édition annuelle du Défi transport en commun d'Ottawa, en collaboration avec Écologie Ottawa, la coalition pour les transports sains, et Transport en commun gratuit Ottawa!<br />Veuillez vous joindre aux conseillers municipaux, au personnel et aux partisans et vous engager à prendre l'autobus ou le train ou Para Transpo pendant sept jours, du 17 au 23 février 2020!</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-66716067098237262612020-02-17T18:56:00.000-05:002020-02-17T18:56:00.322-05:00Public transit advocates confronted by security at Ottawa city hall<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Right after this moment City Hall security informed us that Giant Watson was a "face covering" and the mini LRT car was "a sign" - and said both things are now banned from "all City property". The Giant Tiger mascot and Marvel impersonators were acceptable though. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FixTheLRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FixTheLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/tp9aSoeFQ0">pic.twitter.com/tp9aSoeFQ0</a></p>— Marnie Wellar (@okaymarnie) <a href="https://twitter.com/okaymarnie/status/1229532566945968130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-82878118605946464632020-02-15T18:58:00.003-05:002020-02-15T18:58:34.421-05:00TTC abuses riders and the public in general<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Imagine, though, if your Mazda 3 greeted you every time you got in it with a, “Hey, you delinquent criminal!” It doesn’t matter if you’re not delinquent and did nothing wrong, you still get the message every time you or your passengers get in.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-69842016306014709402020-02-13T06:20:00.003-05:002020-02-13T06:20:56.278-05:00Guelph, ON, fare-free for youth takes a step forward<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mayor Cam Guthrie announced Friday that he wants free bus rides for high school students and children under 13.<br />Speaking at the annual State of the City address, he said the plan will be brought to council shortly <a href="https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/mayor-to-introduce-plan-plan-for-free-transit-for-high-school-students-and-kids-under-13-2076839?">https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/mayor-to-introduce-plan-plan-for-free-transit-for-high-school-students-and-kids-under-13-2076839</a></blockquote>
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Interested in helping champion free transit for youth in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Guelph?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Guelph</a>? Join us for a coffee at Planet Bean in Downtown Guelph on Feb 22nd at 12 pm! DM for more info. <a href="https://t.co/t6FlgDm01p">https://t.co/t6FlgDm01p</a></div>
— Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG) (@TAAGuelph) <a href="https://twitter.com/TAAGuelph/status/1227806632735891456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-4245335839888778452020-02-11T12:09:00.001-05:002020-02-11T12:09:26.829-05:00Idea of #freepublictransit gaining traction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In order to make public transportation a truly public service, cities across North America should eliminate rider fare.<br />A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/us/free-public-transit.html">recent New York Times article</a> explored the conversation happening in several American cities around waiving fare on public buses. The idea, which is gaining traction in US cities, has had tangible effects: the mayor of Lawrence, Mass., has implemented a two-year pilot eliminating the fare on the city’s buses with promising results.<br /> <br />Effective public transportation is a basic need. It enables people to get to grocery stores to buy their food, and it allows them to pursue employment opportunities outside walking distance of their homes. Free public transit would be a positive step towards providing people with equal access to mobility within the area they live.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-76310430553631807732020-02-11T06:58:00.000-05:002020-02-11T06:58:13.659-05:00Barrie City Councillor supports #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-62311203540461301512020-02-08T23:28:00.002-05:002020-02-08T23:28:48.045-05:00ATU Canada supports #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“ATU Canada advocates for fares to be affordable for all, and advocates for progress toward creating a fare-free transit..."</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-2473189770595398972020-02-08T18:20:00.002-05:002020-02-08T18:20:22.016-05:00Trudeau owned by energy industry<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trudeau ran and was elected on a broken promise to amend <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillC51?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillC51</a> and protect Canada’s civil liberties. <br><br>Will the PM acknowledge that Indigenous communities, environmentalists, workers , and social justice activists are NOT in fact enemies of the state? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WetsuwetenStrong?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WetsuwetenStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/mGaW9kdhlq">pic.twitter.com/mGaW9kdhlq</a></p>— Matthew Green 🍊 (@MatthewGreenNDP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewGreenNDP/status/1225834091205087233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-89399222287005626282020-02-03T00:22:00.002-05:002020-02-03T00:22:42.221-05:00Good media coverage of Free Transit Ottawa - @freetransitott<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Free Transit Ottawa’s campaign launch featured several city representatives, including Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard, who said these issues align with what he has been campaigning on since the beginning of his political career. </blockquote>
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“100 municipalities across the world have free transit right now,” he said. “We even have free transit in Canada—in Calgary, Victoria—it’s possible in different capacities.” </blockquote>
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“We all benefit collectively from free transit, and it’s a service that should be funded for people the same way our roads, our bridges, and our light poles are,” he added.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-3312009449844578352020-02-02T22:24:00.001-05:002020-02-08T23:32:16.194-05:00London, ON, courageous council member stands up against #racism, #classism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-44720947461565863362020-02-02T21:45:00.000-05:002020-02-02T21:46:44.281-05:00Toronto - fares to rise for university students<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This year they chose students to be their victim. Specifically, the <a href="https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2019/December_16/Reports/1_2020_TTC_and_Wheel_Trans_Operating_Budgets.pdf">2020 TTC Operating Budget</a> singled out the Post-Secondary Student Metropass, raising the price from $122.45 to $128.15. This may seem like a measly sum of an extra $5.70 per month, but think clearly about the implications of this. This increase is proportionally larger than any other TTC increase that has been proposed this cycle. Additionally, the rising cost of living in Toronto continues to push students and other residents into substandard, illegal, or dangerous housing situations. </blockquote>
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City Council has the power to levy various increases in other areas too, from <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-car-tax-vehiclde-registration-fee-1.5045435">a revival of the $60 vehicle registration tax</a> — which would generate over $55 million — <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/12/04/mayor-john-tory-pitches-substantial-property-tax-increase-to-fund-transit-and-housing-projects.html">to minor increases in the property tax</a> that amount to the cost of a few coffees per year. Funnily enough, City Council generally rejects these proposals, but is fine asking students to pay an extra $68.40 per year to use our public transit system.</blockquote>
<a href="https://thevarsity.ca/2020/02/02/op-ed-the-city-balances-its-budget-on-the-backs-of-students/">https://thevarsity.ca/2020/02/02/op-ed-the-city-balances-its-budget-on-the-backs-of-students/</a><br />
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Petition against fare increase:<br />
<a href="https://joshmatlow.ca/student-transit/">https://joshmatlow.ca/student-transit/</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-38044598385370250522020-01-29T13:52:00.004-05:002020-01-29T13:52:53.206-05:00Ireland Elections: People Before Profit promises #freepublictransport for all Ireland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/solidarity">Solidarity</a>-<a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/people-before-profit">People Before Profit</a> said it will introduce a free <a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/public-transport">public transport</a> system by tripling investment and subsidising journeys.<br />Launching its "Planet Before Profit" <a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/climate-change">climate change</a> manifesto, the party said it would do this by adding 500 electric buses every year at cost of €500 million.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/solidarity-people-before-profit-manifesto-21387262">https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/solidarity-people-before-profit-manifesto-21387262</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-33100834860777629342020-01-29T00:10:00.002-05:002020-01-29T00:10:20.754-05:00Free Transit Ottawa starts Campaign <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://glueottawa.com/2020/01/23/free-transit-ottawa-gets-campaign-wheels-moving/?">glueottawa.com</a></div>
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“We’re really fighting for affordable, better and democratic transit,” said Kayla Charette, co-lead of Free Transit Ottawa.</blockquote>
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The first two pillars are interconnected, as they view both cheaper and more accessible transit as basic necessities for an effective transit system.<br />“Adding more buses to service,” Charette said. “Adding neighbourhood routes, creating lanes, that sort of thing.”<br />Free Transit Ottawa’s third pillar is democracy, and Charette says the “don’t rock the boat” mentality at city hall over who goes on the transit committee takes away from citizen involvement.</blockquote>
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<a href="https://freetransitottawa.ca/campaign/">https://freetransitottawa.ca/campaign/</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-70618721717876244432020-01-27T10:12:00.003-05:002020-01-27T10:12:36.999-05:00Toronto - Here is a chance to lobby for #freepublictransit<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Toronto-St. Paul’s residents, you’re invited to join me on Tuesday, Feb 4th, 6:30PM at the Deer Park Public Library to learn about the proposed 2020 City of Toronto budget and discuss our community and city’s priorities. Your feedback is important to me. I hope to see you there! <a href="https://t.co/SPZc62C9js">pic.twitter.com/SPZc62C9js</a></p>— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshMatlow/status/1217113853391245312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-69888730485253669752020-01-26T03:37:00.000-05:002020-01-26T03:37:31.090-05:00Excellent respository of information about #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Free fares would be the biggest single pro-environment policy enacted by any national government anywhere on the planet, dramatically slashing car use and CO2 emissions.</blockquote>
<a href="https://theleftchapter.blogspot.com/p/the-struggle-for-free-transit-and.html?">https://theleftchapter.blogspot.com/p/the-struggle-for-free-transit-and.html?</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585775616583845247.post-5022321298127760202020-01-23T20:23:00.003-05:002020-01-23T20:23:30.184-05:00Launch of campaign for #freepublictransit in Ottawa<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thrilled to be at the jam-packed campaign launch of <a href="https://twitter.com/freetransitott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@freetransitott</a>! Mobility is a right & transit should be free for all! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/0CxMucMyIC">pic.twitter.com/0CxMucMyIC</a></p>— James Hutt (@JamesRHutt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesRHutt/status/1220154252129120257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0