%I World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd %J International Journal of Modern Physics D %L discovery10195150 %X We introduce a new class of two dimensional gravity models using ideas motivated by the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity. This leads to a rather natural formulation of a theory that has close links with Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity. After introducing the theory and discussing its vacuum solutions, we present the Hamiltonian analysis. This implies the presence of a single dynamical degree of freedom, which is in sharp contrast to General Relativity, where there are no degrees of freedom in two spacetime dimensions. Our approach can be extended to various other lower-dimensional gravity theories and thus could be of wider interest. %O This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. %T Teleparallel Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity %A Christian G Bohmer %A Rafael Ferraro %A Franco Fiorini %D 2024