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Spadina Reconstruction News (Updated May 15, 2013)
Updated May 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm: TTC CEO Andy Byford spoke at a meeting of the York Quay Neighbourhood Association yesterday evening and the status of transit service to Queens Quay was a major topic. There appears to be … Continue reading
Posted in King Car, Queen Car, Spadina Car, Transit
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Downtown Traffic Operations Study
The City of Toronto is studying transportation in the downtown. The study area is bounded roughly by Lake Shore Boulevard/Harbour Street, Queen Street, Jarvis Street, and Bathurst Street. The scope extends just north of Dundas between University and Yonge. The … Continue reading
Posted in King Car, Queen Car, Transit, Urban Affairs
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York Street Construction News
The City of Toronto has issued a preliminary notice regarding the reconstruction of York Street from Wellington to Queen. This will include pavement and sidewalk reconstruction, water main work, and the installation of new track. This work includes replacement of … Continue reading
Posted in King Car, Queen Car, Transit
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Past and Future Streetcar Service Capacity
Now that the first Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle (LFLRV) is rolling through Toronto streets on test runs, the question of service quality and capacity for streetcar routes is once again an issue. The most recent TTC document setting out … Continue reading
Queen Street and New Streetcars: Less Service, Fewer Stops, Wider Gaps?
The Beach Metro Community News reports on a recent meeting to discuss traffic problems on the east end of Queen Street. Some comments echo the type of remarks one hears elsewhere in the city about increased traffic from redevelopment, the … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Cost and Quality, Transit
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Getting to the End of the Line: Short Turns on the Queen Car
This article continues the series on 501 Queen car operations in November 2011 by looking at the level of service operated beyond common short turn points on the route. This should be read in conjunction with the previous articles on … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Analysis, Transit
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Running Times for the Queen Car: The Long Ride from Neville to Long Branch (Update 2)
Updated February 16, 2013 at 11:00 am: The graphs of average trip times have been revised to show the data in two ways — grouped by calendar week, and grouped by day of the week. The commentary has been updated … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Analysis, Transit
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Headway Reliability on 501 Queen for November 2011
This is the first in a series of posts about service on the Queen car following on from my article about evaluating the quality of transit service. Queen is a major TTC route that includes many problems including its length, … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Cost and Quality
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Queen East Construction News (Updated September 21)
Updated Friday, September 21 The TTC has announced that the 501 Queen service will revert to its normal routing between Broadview and Coxwell effective Monday, September 24. Service on Kingston Road will continue to be provided by buses for the … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Cost and Quality, Transit
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Service Changes Effective June 18, 2012
The TTC will implement many service changes on June 18, 2012 mostly for seasonal changes in demand. The lion’s share of these are service cuts, with a few increases. These are detailed on the first six pages of the document … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Car, Service Cost and Quality, Spadina Car, Transit, Waterfront
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