sixrings
Senior Member
i agree. its suppose to be a lrt but with all these stops we could be turning it into a streetcar. if we want to make street car lines id suggest bathurst and durrerin instead.
Couldn't agree with you more. Harris is a huge part of the reason that I now have an inherent distrust of conservative politicians. They always seem to screw things up. And the actions of His Worship Mayor Rob Ford only reaffirms this belief that I have.
All well and good for the young and the fit, but people with accessibility problems (the people living with the giant retirement home halfway between Royal York and Scarlett for example) will probably have a lot of difficulty with a 500m walk to their local stop.
It is rather ironic that the community seems to want their cake and eat it too. They will have to choose - either speedy transit service or more frequents stops, not both. Just because it is going to be at grade and that frequents stops are possible (but undesirable) shouldn't mean the line should be implemented like an urban streetcar system.
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The only thing I do not like about LRTs is that you cannot implement the Request a Stop program
I really hope that the Request a Stop program does not get implemented. All it does is cause delays. And I never liked that the privilege was never given to all TTC customers. In a wold where we're calling for gender equality, it seems a little unfair that only women can use the program.
I never liked that the privilege was never given to all TTC customers. In a wold where we're calling for gender equality, it seems a little unfair that only women can use the program.
The Request Stop program is available to anyone travelling alone by bus between 9:00pm and 5:00am.
Neither Harris or Ford were fiscal conservatives. You run it by the numbers (cost and benefit) and come out with the answer. Both worked from their gut (they believe) rather than fact.
Stintz is much more of a fiscal conservative than Ford is (evaluating a business case, performing risk analysis, etc.):
1) Business case on Eglinton: Are left hand turns over a 10 block span worth $2B. Would they enable generation of $2B of tax revenue over a 50 year period?
2) Risk Anaylsys: Is it probable the city will be able to fund expansion on Sheppard and Finch in a reasonable time frame. Based on Chong's report, this is a no.
Ahh, your right. They changed the program to include all passengers in October.
But I'm still not a big fan of Request Stop. The TTC is not a taxi system and passengers should have to get off at stops if their safety is not at risk.
maybe I just dont notice it but I swear its extremely rare anyone uses the request stop service. Maybe 1 in every 20 times I use it at night. And I take the bus through Jane and Finch where people should be scared for their lives.