As John had previously blogged, us #TransitHubbers have a love-hate relationship with the TTC. We are already annoyed and short-tempered when the bus doesn’t come on time and we find ourselves shivering in the cold for another fifteen minutes! We really had it when the subway gets stuck midstation! But what about the number of transfers that we have to make in order to reach our destination – whether it is in Scarborough, Mississauga, Etobicoke, or North York? So what better time to wish for an enhanced transit system than right now?
#CodeRedTO (http://coderedto.com/) is a campaign headed by Cameron MacLeod, Joe
Drew, and Laurence Lui – designed to create "a rational, affordable, and
achievable rapid transit strategy for Toronto." One of its goals is to extend the transit
services so it would cover Etobicoke, Scarborough, and North York as well! #CodeRedTO is a successor to #CodeBlueTO,
which was a rally against Doug Ford’s plans on building a Ferris wheel and
monorails in place of the existing Transit City plan of revitalizing the
waterfront. #CodeBlueTO not only struck
a consensus deal with the city councillors, but also urged them to speed up the
process! Hopefully, an even better
success will be met with #CodeRedTO!
On Monday, January 9th, Ian, John, and I gathered
with as many as 25-30 transit activists. As we stepped into the room, Cameron greeted us with sincerity,
introducing himself and making us feel welcome. I was surprised by the number of avid transit advocates, determined to
create a better transit plan. Cameron
first presented the survey feedback from a week earlier, in which more than 400
people had responded to! After
discussing which wards of Toronto needed the most support, we divided ourselves
into four groups to discuss different ideas in getting the word out! I found
myself in a group with people from varying levels of transit knowledge – from me,
with the least amount, to an expert on revamping Transit City, Steve Munro. Munro,
the devoted Toronto activist behind the “Save the Streetcar” campaign, had me
intrigued by the amount of information he was able to pour out about the
numerous projects and city commitments. Each
group shared their opinions on different ideas then people signed up to
volunteer for further events! This just shows the amount of dedication that
Toronto #TransitHubbers have for a better city today!
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| John, #TransitHub's CEO, happily supporting the CodeRedTO movement |
If we were to summarize #CodeRedTO down to one sentence, it
would mean: “a better and more efficient rapid transit system!” We are all
hoping that would be in place in the very near future!
- Rose
- Rose
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