TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[Filip]

Bathurst and what? Bathurst is the dividing line between much of wards 19 and 20 so it could be Joe Cressy or it could be Mike Layton

Just south of Bathurst and King. I emailed Cressy, but he can pass that along to Toronto Film/TTC.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Not TTC, but recall this?

http://www.cp24.com/news/movie-shoot-forces-closure-of-union-station-go-bus-terminal-1.2362803

Seriously, between that and cutting perfectly good trees down at the waterfront for the sake of a shoot, I am a little sick and tired of the latitude provided.

AoD

 

[Filip]

Not TTC, but recall this?

http://www.cp24.com/news/movie-shoot-forces-closure-of-union-station-go-bus-terminal-1.2362803

Seriously, between that and cutting perfectly good trees down at the waterfront for the sake of a shoot, I am a little sick and tired of the latitude provided.

AoD

Completely inappropriate. This city is already crowded - can't these fine folks with their fancy USD film on a weekend or evening? Hahahahaha

 

[drum118]

Portion of TTC Line 2 closed this weekend

October 7, 2015

This weekend, Oct. 10-11, there will be no subway service between St George and Pape stations on Line 2 as the TTC conducts work on the Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct). Crews will conduct cable installation and other work to allow for the City of Toronto to continue its structural work on the viaduct early next year. The TTC will use this opportunity to replace sections of power rail.

A frequent replacement bus service will operate between St George and Pape stations.

Chester, Sherbourne and Bay stations will be closed. All the other affected stations will remain open for the sale of fare media.

Wheel-Trans vehicles will be available for customers who require accessible transit. Customers can speak with any uniformed TTC employee at either station to make use of this service.

Normal subway service will resume on Mon., Oct. 12 at 6 a.m.

 

[salsa]

On Norfinch Dr near Finch, I discovered this parking lot with 4 old TTC buses parked on it. Anyone know what it's for?

"Mobile Education Learning Centre"

 

[APTA-2048]

They belong to a community/afterschool program.

http://www.belkaecenter.com

 

[TheTigerMaster]

On that note, a little bit east of St. Clair East and Warden, there's an old H-Series train sitting behind some bushes in a disused parking lot. Look along the south side of St. Clair, and if you have a sharp eye you'll spot it.

 

[ksun]

This proposed a low-income TTC pass.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tra.../does-toronto-need-a-low-income-ttc-pass.html

To me it makes sense as it will clear the way for a distance based fare system as the system expands - subsidize the low income passengers in a separate way so that nobody will complain a distance based system will be unfair to the poor, when it is pretty clear plenty of people with means who live in expensive suburban homes are subsidized by students who rent a $400 room in/near downtown. I know some UofT students who walk 25/30 minutes to campus in the -15C cold winter just to save that $3.

 

[picard102]

This proposed a low-income TTC pass.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tra.../does-toronto-need-a-low-income-ttc-pass.html

To me it makes sense as it will clear the way for a distance based fare system as the system expands - subsidize the low income passengers in a separate way so that nobody will complain a distance based system will be unfair to the poor, when it is pretty clear plenty of people with means who live in expensive suburban homes are subsidized by students who rent a $400 room in/near downtown. I know some UofT students who walk 25/30 minutes to campus in the -15C cold winter just to save that $3.

You think people in expensive suburban homes are the majority use case for public transit?

 

[nfitz]

You think people in expensive suburban homes are the majority use case for public transit?

What's suburban? Just judging by the shear numbers of my neighbours swarming the streetcar stop at 8 AM, it's clear that most are using public transit.

The demographics of transit users that have been published in the past show many own houses and cars. The point is valid.

 

[picard102]

What's suburban? Just judging by the shear numbers of my neighbours swarming the streetcar stop at 8 AM, it's clear that most are using public transit.

The demographics of transit users that have been published in the past show many own houses and cars. The point is valid.

But are they racist?

 

[DSC]

EX9.9
ACTION

Ward:5, 6, 13, 14, 19, 20, 28, 30

Waterfront Transit "Reset"
Origin
(October 9, 2015) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B
Recommendations
The Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, recommends that:

1. City Council direct City staff, working with the Toronto Transit Commission and Waterfront Toronto, to undertake a comprehensive review of waterfront transit initiatives and options, and provide a status update to Executive Committee in Quarter 2 of 2016.

2. City Council direct City staff to fund the waterfront transit reset from the amount allocated for East Bayfront Transit in the Waterfront Revitalization Initiative capital project CWR003-10.

Details at:

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2015.EX9.9

 

[drum118]

Which route should TTC try out the driverless buses on?

China has already done it and Singapore is about to do it. Its only a matter of time until it happen here.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/singapore-driverless-buses_561bd907e4b0082030a33c0f

 

[nfitz]

But are they racist?

What a bizarre question. Is there any evidence of model shifts based on racial preference, or are you trolling?

 

[ksun]

What's suburban? Just judging by the shear numbers of my neighbours swarming the streetcar stop at 8 AM, it's clear that most are using public transit.

The demographics of transit users that have been published in the past show many own houses and cars. The point is valid.

I have more than one friend who live in $1.2M+ houses in Richmond Hill and takes transit to downtown everyday. To assume people who travel far from work are mostly poor is wrong.