HandyDART Riders

HandyDART Riders' Alliance - riders and allies for better HandyDART and accessible transit service.

[NWDLC @nwdlc]

New report states TransLink's HandyDART service fails to meet the needs of the aging population https://t.co/US1xNVl1TR

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

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. https://t.co/cQksFY4mkE

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

Great letter by @atu1724 - #HandyDART provides safe and affordable public transport, and needs to be improved. Public service above corporate profits! https://t.co/KyGcvniz2p #vanpoli #bcpoli #KeepTransitMoving @atu_canada @ttcriders

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

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

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

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++!

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

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). https://t.co/aFKBB5kdfG #vanpoli

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

.@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.
https://t.co/eY48fY8kNk

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

#TransLink provided twenty two percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2019 than in 2008, before COVID forced many HandyDART riders into self isolation. https://t.co/xv5xvOp1EK #vanpoli #canlab

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

@JeanSwanson_ @COPEVancouver The @georgiastraight op-ed @JeanSwanson_ quoted from is here, and includes a link to our response to #TransLink's 10 yr plan. https://t.co/hohr3I5cKp #HandyDART #Vancouver

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

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 https://t.co/6Dp1ZETZiw #Vanpoli #HandyDART @COPEVancouver

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

#TransLink provided 22 percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2018 than in 2008. Do #vanpoli mayor & council candidates think this is good enough? https://t.co/GrvFyuqSNC #northvan #newwest #SurreyBC

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

#TransLink provided 22 percent less #HandyDART service per senior in 2018 than in 2008. Do #vanpoli mayor & council candidates think this is good enough? https://t.co/GrvFyuqSNC #northvan #newwest #SurreyBC

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

#TransLink could generate more provincial and federal funding for #HandyDart with a more imaginative approach. https://t.co/hohr3I5cKp #vanpoli #pwd #canlab @atu_canada

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

Today is the last day to submit your comments supporting improved and expanded #HandyDART service! #Vancouver #vanpoli

[Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 @atu1724]

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!

https://t.co/kJne7T9zQs #Vanpoli Survey Here https://t.co/R7Y4N3Nx70

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

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.
https://t.co/Bhw1qbagO5

[ATU Canada @atu_canada]

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

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

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

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

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 https://t.co/rhvo3XIuYZ

[Eric Doherty🌻 @Eric_Doherty]

When will @BCTransit & @TransLink stop ordering fossil fuel #HandyDART vehicles and commit to transition to electric? https://t.co/C9J4xsdt2h #cleanbc #bcpoli @HandyDART_Ride @abundanttransit @TransitYYJ #electricbus

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

Accessible washrooms too expensive. Adequate #HandyDART too expensive. Is respecting human rights too expensive for @translink? https://t.co/3ZQYWVPU1q #vanpoli #bcpoli #HumanRights4BC #TransLink #keeptransitmoving @humanrights4BC

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

If you missed the #VoteTransit2021 Town Hall, the transit accessibility Q&A is here - 6 min video https://t.co/bCl77vvXDp #KeepTransitMoving #HandyDART #cdnpoli #pwd

[HandyDART Riders @HandyDART_Ride]

Tomorrow 4pm PT - #VoteTransit #elxn44 Town Hall with @avilewis & @ElizabethMay. Pls RSVP https://t.co/dUB9bHpUVC #HandyDART #cdnpoli #pwd