HandyDART Riders' Alliance - riders and allies for better HandyDART and accessible transit service.
Metro Vancouver BC, Canada
Joined January 2014
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New report states TransLink's HandyDART service fails to meet the needs of the aging population bc.ctvnews.ca/new-report-sta…
HandyDART Riders retweeted
A new study published this week concludes that, in 2022, TransLink’s HandyDART service provided half as many rides per senior as it did in 2008. bc.ctvnews.ca/new-report-sta…
Great letter by @atu1724 - #HandyDART provides safe and affordable public transport, and needs to be improved. Public service above corporate profits! theprovince.com/opinion/lett… #vanpoli #bcpoli #KeepTransitMoving @atu_canada @ttcriders
HandyDART Riders retweeted
Inadequate paratransit service is a problem in every Canadian city, including Metro Vancouver. How many #Vanpoli candidates are committing to defend the rights of #HandyDART riders? @HandyDART_Ride #bcmuni
Back in February, I learned of a transit accessibility issue that will have devastating implications for disabled Torontonians in the coming years: Wheel-Trans’ Family of Services program (FOS). I investigated this issue for @TheLocal_TO 🧵 (1/8)
thelocal.to/wheel-trans-acce…
HandyDART Riders retweeted
The quality of #HandyDART service is largely determined by Metro #Vancouver mayors and municipal councilors. Please ask #vanpoli candidates where they stand on HandyDART service, bus lanes++!
#TransLink provided twenty two percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2019 than in 2008, before COVID forced many HandyDART riders into self isolation. newwestrecord.ca/opinion/let… #vanpoli #canlab
ALT Headline - Letter to the editor: HandyDART service must catch up and keep up with our aging population. Photo: A row of HandyDART vehicles with buildings in the background.
HandyDART Riders retweeted
Encouraging response to our letter from #TransLink VP, who claims #HandyDART electrification and needed service increases on way. We need to keep pressure on to make this reality. (See our letter in thread). mapleridgenews.com/opinion/l… #vanpoli
HandyDART Riders retweeted
.@arc23 spoke to @CBCToronto about why we support #MasksOnTTC. "For some of us," the change to mandatory mask rules "means we can't use conventional #TTC."
#WheelTrans is keeping mandatory masks, but many immunocompromised people don't qualify for WT.
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HandyDART Riders retweeted
#TransLink provided twenty two percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2019 than in 2008, before COVID forced many HandyDART riders into self isolation. newwestrecord.ca/opinion/let… #vanpoli #canlab
ALT Headline - Letter to the editor: HandyDART service must catch up and keep up with our aging population. Photo: A row of HandyDART vehicles with buildings in the background.
HandyDART Riders retweeted
The @georgiastraight op-ed @JeanSwanson_ quoted from is here, and includes a link to our response to #TransLink's 10 yr plan. straight.com/living/mark-bee… #HandyDART #Vancouver
HandyDART Riders retweeted
Thank you @JeanSwanson_ for speaking out for better and more affordable transit service for seniors and people with disabilities ++ at today's joint #TransLink meeting! 1/2 youtu.be/k7X_1nVg-gI?t=142 #Vanpoli #HandyDART @COPEVancouver
HandyDART Riders retweeted
#TransLink provided 22 percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2018 than in 2008. Do #vanpoli mayor & council candidates think this is good enough? straight.com/living/mark-bee… #northvan #newwest #SurreyBC
#TransLink provided 22 percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2018 than in 2008. Do #vanpoli mayor & council candidates think this is good enough? straight.com/living/mark-bee… #northvan #newwest #SurreyBC
HandyDART Riders retweeted
#TransLink could generate more provincial and federal funding for #HandyDart with a more imaginative approach. straight.com/living/mark-bee… #vanpoli #pwd #canlab @atu_canada
Today is the last day to submit your comments supporting improved and expanded #HandyDART service! #Vancouver #vanpoli
Filed our response today to #TransLink's Ten Year Plan. Read it here, still one more day to submit your comments, speak out for #HandyDART!
ecoplanning.ca/wp-content/up… #Vanpoli Survey Here engagetranslink.ca/2022-inve…
HandyDART Riders retweeted
March 18th is Transit Operator (Worker) Appreciation Day. ATU Canada thanks our transit professionals from coast to coast for keeping Canada moving during the most difficult of times. Let’s all take a moment to thank all transit workers.
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HandyDART Riders retweeted
As Parliament resumes today we want all leaders @JustinTrudeau, @erinotoole, @theJagmeetSingh to think again about the urgency facing public transit agencies across Canada and listen to demands to ensure they get the day-to-day operational funding they need to #KeepTransitMoving
As Parliament resumes, the first order of business will be electing a Speaker to preside over House of Commons proceedings.
cbc.ca/news/politics/parliam…
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPWD2021), transit agencies across Canada are planning to 'screen out' paratransit riders instead of increasing service to meet growing need. @TransLink & @bctransit #HandyDART included! #TransLink #vanpoli #bcpoli
3. One of the biggest issues facing Wheel-Trans users is #TTC's plan to cut costs by screening out thousands of users from unconditional door-to-door service. Watch this video to learn more youtu.be/EuqE10VT-5I?t=97
HandyDART Riders retweeted
When will @BCTransit & @TransLink stop ordering fossil fuel #HandyDART vehicles and commit to transition to electric? stm.info/en/press/press-rele… #cleanbc #bcpoli @HandyDART_Ride @abundanttransit @TransitYYJ #electricbus
Accessible washrooms too expensive. Adequate #HandyDART too expensive. Is respecting human rights too expensive for @translink? dailyhive.com/vancouver/metr… #vanpoli #bcpoli #HumanRights4BC #TransLink #keeptransitmoving @humanrights4BC
If you missed the #VoteTransit2021 Town Hall, the transit accessibility Q&A is here - 6 min video youtu.be/zCnX11etzC4 #KeepTransitMoving #HandyDART #cdnpoli #pwd
Tomorrow 4pm PT - #VoteTransit #elxn44 Town Hall with @avilewis & @ElizabethMay. Pls RSVP mailchi.mp/ca3343b75a97/tomo… #HandyDART #cdnpoli #pwd
