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TTC Launches Downtown Rapid Transit Expansion Page
The TTC now has a page within the Projects section of their website devoted to the Downtown Rapid Transit Study. The study’s purpose is: 1. Assess the need for additional rapid transit capacity to serve the downtown core given the … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Subways, Transit
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TTC Service Changes Effective September 5, 2010
Many service changes come into effect for September 2010. These will include both the reversal of the normal summer cuts as well as improvements to deal with growth in demand. Please refer to my article on the June 2010 schedule … Continue reading
Posted in King Car, Queen Car, Service Cost and Quality, Subways, Transit
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TTC Meeting Wrapup for July 2010
The Toronto Transit Commission held a long Board meeting on July 14, 2010, that, as reported elsewhere, spent much of its time on the Greenwood/Donlands second exit proposals. This article is a compendium report on other agenda items of interest. … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Service Analysis, Sheppard East LRT, Spadina Subway, Subways, Transit
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New Second Exits at Donlands and Greenwood Rouse Community Ire (Update 5)
Updated July 15, 2010 at 11:00 am: With luck, this will be the last update in this thread. At the TTC meeting on July 14, there was a long presentation and discussion of the issues at Donlands and Greenwood Stations. … Continue reading
Posted in Subways, Transit
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Neighbourhood Maps Return! Riders Still Somewhat Mystified.
Last September, I reported on the travesty of new “area maps” for the streets around subway stations. They were so hopelessly inaccurate that an excellent Toronto trivia contest could have been held to spot all of the errors. In very … Continue reading
Posted in Subways, Transit, Urban Affairs
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Broadview Station Second Exit Stays Closed
The second exit from Broadview Station opened briefly last summer ending the long period of reconstruction at that station. By fall, it was closed again due to ongoing problems with water. The announced opening date kept changing, and most recently … Continue reading
Posted in Subways, Transit
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Subway Operations at the Wye
The post on George Smitherman’s transit platform has spawned a comment thread dealing with how the TTC manages operations on the subway. These comments really don’t belong where they were posted, and I have moved them here.
Posted in Subways, Transit
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How Clean Is My Station?
On May 27, TTC Vice-Chair Joe Mihevc staged a most unusual press conference at Christie Station. The purpose? To announce a new website, ttcpassengeraudit.com, where riders can report issues about the subway stations they use. On July 17, 2010, volunteers … Continue reading
Posted in Subways, Transit
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TTC E-Initiatives Update (Revision 2)
Revised April 6 at 7:00 am: A short section has been added about Google Maps. Revised April 5 at 10:00 pm: A section has been added at the end covering those e-initiatives which were not included in the discussion at … Continue reading
Posted in Service Cost and Quality, Subways, Transit
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Transit City Revisited (Part III, Updated)
(Updated at 3:00 pm, February 1. I omitted a section on the proposed Sheppard subway extensions to Downsview and to Scarborough Town Centre. This has been added.) In this, the final installment of my review of Transit City, I will look at … Continue reading