{"id":2264,"date":"2007-09-04T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2007-09-04T18:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:42:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:42:47","slug":"my-ttc-is-basic-access-basic-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/09\/04\/my-ttc-is-basic-access-basic-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"My TTC is&#8230; basic access &amp; basic mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1129\/1269102694_989180a6c1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(This is a map of potential TTC service cuts by Ian Trider via the <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2007\/08\/nothing_better.php\">Torontoist<\/a>. Solid red lines are routes which may be entirely eliminated. Broken red lines are routes which may be eliminated, but partially serviced by other routes. The yellow lines are routes which may have their service reduced. <a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1129\/1269102694_62242d9926_o.jpg\">Click here to see a larger-size version.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Basic access refers to people&#8217;s ability to access public services, health care, employment, education, social activities, and essential goods. Basic mobility refers to the physical travel that provides basic access. Both\u00a0should be recognized as\u00a0a fundamental right of every citizen in Toronto. The TTC plays an integral role in\u00a0making that fundamental right a reality.\u00a0Regrettably, the City&#8217;s financial crisis has backed the TTC into a corner which threatens every citizen&#8217;s basic\u00a0access and mobility rights.<\/p>\n<p>The map above shows over 50 routes which will either be completely eliminated, be partially eliminated, or have their service substantially reduced. (To see a full list of routes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/ttc\/myttc.html\">click here<\/a>.) The TTC&#8217;s strength has always been its vast, multi-modal network, which served diverse needs at different times of the\u00a0day. So, at a time when we should be upgrading and expanding our network, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/living\/article\/246235\">especially our Wheel-Trans service<\/a>) we are now faced with the possibility of it being gutted.<\/p>\n<p>Gutting the network\u00a0could lead to irrevocable damage to the city as a whole, both tangible and intangible: former transit riders who become drivers and never look back;\u00a0redistributed riders on already crowded routes; worsening gridlock; and longer commute times, which equals less personal time and exacerbates feelings of isolation for approximately 1.3 million riders a year.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how Torontonians would react if their water, hydro, fire, or ambulance service were threatened to the same extent as public transit. The TTC needs to be viewed as an essential service, on par with those just listed, so that cutting public transit is anathema.<\/p>\n<p>Basic access and basic mobility are a fundamental right of every citizen in Toronto and the TTC is the best way of making sure those rights are upheld.\u00a0Let your City Councillors know.<\/p>\n<p><em>One way of informing City Councillors\u00a0is to fill out\u00a0both the TTC&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/ttc\/myttc.html\">&#8220;My TTC is&#8230;&#8221;<\/a> survey and the Torontoist&#8217;s more <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2007\/08\/a_better_ttc_su.php\">in-depth\u00a0version<\/a>. Another is to attend the TTC Commission meeting on Wednesday, September 12 (more details to follow), where they will be making a decision on service cuts.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This is a map of potential TTC service cuts by Ian Trider via the Torontoist. Solid red lines are routes which may be entirely eliminated. Broken red lines are routes which may be eliminated, but partially serviced by other routes. The yellow lines are routes which may have their service reduced. Click here to see<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/09\/04\/my-ttc-is-basic-access-basic-mobility\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;My TTC is&#8230; basic access &amp; basic mobility&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4022,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21758,8],"tags":[6665,6668,26,6666,6667,19,2474],"class_list":["post-2264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-transit","tag-ian-trider","tag-multi-modal-network","tag-people","tag-physical-travel","tag-public-services","tag-toronto","tag-ttc-commission"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>My TTC is... basic access &amp; basic mobility - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/09\/04\/my-ttc-is-basic-access-basic-mobility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My TTC is... basic access &amp; basic mobility - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(This is a map of potential TTC service cuts by Ian Trider via the Torontoist. 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