Jonathan Lee

(he/him) I love urban design, city-building, & public transit. 🚌 • Co-Executive Director for @moretransitso • en/fr 🇨🇦

[Jonathan Lee @JonathanLeeTO]

Today! Join MTSO in a conversation about affordable public transit in Waterloo Region for high school students from 6–7pm at MPP Aislinn Clancy's office.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

What would affordable public transit mean to you as a high school student in Waterloo Region?

Right now, Grand River Transit charges youth over 6 the same adult fare. But systems like Guelph Transit and Hamilton Street Railway offer discounted fares for youth & students. 1/3

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Join MPP Aislinn Clancy for Kitchener-Centre, Noah Dysktra from More Transit Southern Ontario and WRDSB Student Trustee Gloria Anuraj for a community conversation on affordable transit for youth on Tuesday, August 25 from 6-7pm.

Share your experience and join the conversation!

[Annie Chen @zooannimals]

How did I go from 45 minutes in line for the rain barrels to over 4 hours when I didn't refresh or close the screen or even have my screen black out? @cityoftoronto

[Jonathan Lee @JonathanLeeTO]

@cityoftoronto I seriously don’t understand how getting rain barrels is harder and longer than getting Bruno Mars tickets?

It went up from a 20 min wait to 2 hour wait!

[Jonathan Lee @JonathanLeeTO]

I checked out Biidaasige Park yesterday, it’s a new great place to bring friends and family and it marks the start of Toronto’s newest neighbourhood. 🌳

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

📢 Arushi Nath, a high school student & MTSO member, delivered a moving deputation at Toronto’s Executive Committee. She spoke from experience about delays on the 511 Bathurst streetcar and called on the City to build RapidTO lanes on Dufferin & Bathurst:
https://t.co/TYfvl9RN9y

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

Please see our letter to the Mayor's Executive Committee, about RapidTO dedicated transit lanes, requesting they be approved as originally proposed, and clear timelines for their implementation. https://t.co/83Cm1PSccw

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Jonathan Lee, Co-Executive Director of More Transit Southern Ontario, joined CityNews to spotlight a growing concern: GO train service near Downsview Park Station isn’t keeping pace with the crowds heading to concerts at Rogers Stadium.

https://t.co/RmC1yYuEP0

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Advocacy Update: In a letter to Toronto City Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee, we supported TTCriders’ campaign for full active transit signal priority on the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Do you live in York Region and care about the future of your transit network? Become the City Lead for York Region (encompassing Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, etc). Apply now by sending your resume to [email protected]

#vaughan #yorkregion #richmondhill #yrt #markham

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Ontario has awarded the contract to construct East Harbour transit hub. Here are some of the renditions.

https://t.co/O64jqj7tMp

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Will Canada finally get high speed rail? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Cadence as the consortium to design the Toronto-Québec City High-Speed Rail Network (named ALTO), alongside funding for its development phase. /1

[Toronto Pearson @TorontoPearson]

Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

MTSO’s first ever in-person meeting was held on Tue, Feb. 6, 2025! We discussed the upcoming provincial election, new initiatives and campaigns and our priorities for the organization.

Thank you to everyone who attended.

[Jonathan Lee @JonathanLeeTO]

Took a while to make this, but I think it was worthwhile to keep on going in the end!

A huge thank you to everyone involved in this video.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

TUESDAY @ 12PM: Toronto’s SmartTrack started as an ambitious transit plan under Mayor John Tory in 2014, but over the years, costs have went up, now with only 3 stations planned to be built.🚆

https://t.co/661oN7O5Dg

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Join More Transit Southern Ontario (MTSO) for an evening of networking and discussions on Tue Feb 04 2025 at 5:00 PM at the Toronto Reference Library in Toronto at 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

With holes in the ground at Mimico GO for years now, MTSO with the South Etobicoke Land Trust is asking: Why did the developments fail to bring new housing to the area? How can we work together to build a better Transit Oriented Community on the sites again?

Stay tuned.

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Today, MTSO’s Co-Executive Directors met with Jodi Parps, Director of Stakeholder Relations at Metrolinx!

We had insightful discussions about Metrolinx’s work of engaging with community stakeholders and MTSO’s role in advocating for frequent & connected transit networks.
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[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

On Monday, the federal government recently announced over $7.2M in funding under the Canada Public Transit Fund’s Baseline funding stream.

Milton Transit can fund improvements like enhancing its service schedule, purchasing more buses & more frequent service for riders.