{"id":7725,"date":"2009-11-11T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T18:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=7725"},"modified":"2009-11-11T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T18:10:15","slug":"ttc-riders-plan-to-strike-against-fare-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/11\/11\/ttc-riders-plan-to-strike-against-fare-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"TTC riders plan to strike against fare increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"TTC token photo by Ben Lawson\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/175\/395777431_3e70f3a34f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday November 13, <a href=\"http:\/\/ttcriders.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_self\">TTC riders will be striking<\/a> against planned fare increases. Nicole Winchester, the strike&#8217;s organizer urges riders across Toronto to find a better way to get to work, home or school, showing the Toronto Transit Commission what affect the increase will have on ridership.&#8221;If a ten-cent increase makes the system lose an average of 2 million rides,&#8221; says Winchester,\u00a0 &#8220;what will twenty-five cents and a full seventeen dollars to a Metropass do to the system. Other options must be considered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For many riders, the concern is about the lack of promised improvements in the past and, as Winchester points out, we &#8220;now are asked to bear the burden of the shortfall, and to do so without expecting anything in return.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To date, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=172850896749\" target=\"_self\">Facebook event page<\/a> has almost 4000 people showing their support. If you can&#8217;t walk, bike, drive, or cab it where you need to go, there is a ride share program set up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickuppal.com\/pup\/group\/TTC-Riders-Strike\" target=\"_self\">PickupPal.com<\/a>. It has been suggested that if you cannot avoid taking the transit system on Friday, then make your voice heard by <a href=\"http:\/\/ttcriders.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/if-you-cant-find-another-way.html\" target=\"_self\">calling the TTC directly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Winchester is hoping the strike will lead to a transit riders&#8217; union or a user group that can advocate on behalf of the city&#8217;s ridership. &#8220;At the very least,&#8221; she hopes, &#8220;Transit riders with grievances will know they&#8217;re not alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Ben Lawson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday November 13, TTC riders will be striking against planned fare increases. 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