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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
OneCity Plan Reviewed
The OneCity plan has much to recommend it even though in the details it is far from perfect. The funding scheme requires Queen’s Park to modify the handling of assessment value changes, and they are already cool to this scheme. … Continue reading
Service Changes in July 2011
In a previous post, I described the diversions that will begin on July 11 around the reconstruction of the King/Bathurst grand union. Beginning July 18 and continuing until early September, the 506 Carlton diversion around the Gerrard Street bridge, originally … Continue reading
Posted in King Car, Service Cost and Quality, St. Clair Car, Transit
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Analysis of 512 St. Clair Operations for July 2010 — Part III (Headways)
In two previous articles, I have reviewed the St. Clair car during its first month of operation on the new right-of-way over the complete route from Yonge to Keele. Running times during busy periods are down compared with April 2007, … Continue reading
Posted in Service Analysis, St. Clair Car, Transit
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Analysis of 512 St. Clair Operations for July 2010 — Part II (Link Times) (Updated)
In the first article of this series, I gave an overview of the data for one day’s operation on the 512 St. Clair route in July 2010. Here, I will review link times (the time taken to get from one … Continue reading
Posted in Service Analysis, St. Clair Car, Transit
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Analysis of 512 St. Clair Operations for July 2010 — Part I (Introduction)
Updated at 3:20 pm, December 27: The scale on the headway charts has been changed to 30 minutes with 3-minute gridlines, and on the link time charts to 18 minutes with 3-minute gridlines. The intent is to spread out the … Continue reading
Posted in Service Analysis, St. Clair Car, Transit
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LRT For Toronto
Royson James has a pair of columns in the Toronto Star discussing the perennial LRT vs subway transit debates. City needs a transit lesson (Nov. 17, 2010) Commuters won’t fill LRTs, much less subways (Nov. 19, 2010) James sets out … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Scarborough RT/LRT, St. Clair Car, Subways, Transit
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Service Changes for November/December 2010 & January 2011
There are few changes in service planned for the remainder of 2010, but many improvements for January 2011. Continuing riding increases on the TTC network will pose an early problem for the new Commission in that these service improvements are … Continue reading
St. Clair Service to Keele Starts June 30, 2010
[Apologies for posting this late in the evening. It's been a busy day and I have not been able to blog.] The St. Clair will resume operation to Gunn’s Loop (west of Keele) starting June 30, 2010. I will update … Continue reading
Posted in St. Clair Car, Transit
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Service Changes Effective June 20, 2010
Many service changes take effect on June 20, 2010. Most of these are seasonal route changes and, in some cases, improvements. Many routes lose peak service, particularly in the AM peak, during the summer because school traffic falls off. 2010.06.20 … Continue reading
Posted in Service Cost and Quality, St. Clair Car, Transit
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