Back on June 22, 2005, the matter of transit priority signalling was discussed at the TTC meeting. Arising from that discussion, then Vice-Chair Olivia Chow moved the following motion:
1. That staff be requested to take the necessary action to implement transit priority signalling on Spadina by September 2005 at all locations where it is not already active, with a report back in the Fall of 2006 on the impact.
2. That recommendations 2 to 6 embodied in Mr. Munro’s submission be forwarded to TTC staff and City Transportation staff, with a joint report back to the fall meetings of the TTC and Planning and Transportation Committee.
This item has sat on the list of outstanding Commission requests ever since, but on the recent agenda, it was closed with the notation:
Memorandum dated September 2, 2010 forwarded to Commissioners.
It took a motion of the Commission and a bit of harassment on my part to get this memorandum. It was not exactly worth the wait.
Transit Priority — Signal priority on St. Clair is complete. Signal priority on Spadina will be completed by the City in December, 2010. Signal priority on Harbourfront will be upgraded when the Queen’s Quay Revitalization Project is undertaken by Waterfront Toronto (date unknown). Recommended comments and action: Mark complete, and remove from list.
Steve Munro 