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Not much choice about this but it will make travel a bit difficult!
501 Queen - Streetcar restriction during watermain work
Route diversion - May 8 to October 9, 2016
501 2016-05-04T00:00:00-0400
From 11:59 p.m., May 8 to 5:00 a.m., October 9, 2016, streetcars will be restricted from operating on Queen Street West, between Shaw Street and Spadina Avenue.
PRESTO will not be available on the shuttle buses.
501 Queen - Streetcar restriction during watermain work
Route diversion - May 8 to October 9, 2016
501 2016-05-04T00:00:00-0400
From 11:59 p.m., May 8 to 5:00 a.m., October 9, 2016, streetcars will be restricted from operating on Queen Street West, between Shaw Street and Spadina Avenue.
- 501/301 Queen will continue to operate as a split service; Long Branch to Humber and Humber to Neville Park.
- Between Humber and Neville Park, 501/301 Queen streetcars will divert in both directions via Queen Street, Shaw Street, King Street, Spadina Avenue and Queen Street.
- 501/301 Queen shuttle buses will provide service on Queen Street West, between Shaw Street and Spadina Avenue. Board buses at curbside stops.
PRESTO will not be available on the shuttle buses.
smuncky
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So on the stretch of King between Shaw and Spadina we'll have the 504, 501 and soon the 514. It'd probably be a good idea to ban left turns at all times during this period so 1 car with 1 person inside of it doesn't hold up 100s of people inside bunched streetcars behind it.
TheTigerMaster
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Could be an increase in federal funding for TTC operations, or Relief Line announcement.
TheTigerMaster
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They unlikely to make any major announcements on a Friday
pstogios
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Great idea.
But this kind of innovative thinking is much beyond the capacity of the City of Toronto. Have you ever seen logical adjustments to traffic by-laws like this actually instituted? It doesn't happen.
Amare
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We should all enjoy the current 504 and 501 service levels while you can, both of these routes will be offering the most pathetic service we will be seeing in a long time.
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drum118
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I expect they will sit back and see how things go as they don't want another Hybrid Mess like they have had since day one.
BYD has a better foothold in NA for electric buses at this time, than other manufactures. Their artic is to get 300 km on a charge and take 3 hours to be recharge. The batteries are the full height of the bus on both sides of the hinge section, one long over the right wheel well that is longer than normal as well full height by the driver.
No idea what the cost are for a 40 or 60 footer and how that cost compare to Hybrid, other being round a million dollar per bus. Then, what is the life cycle for the batteries as well cost? That has to be added to the cost of the bus for its life cycle to do a cost analyst between it and diesel buses to see if it worth the extra cost. Going green has a higher cost, but who is going to pickup the extra cost doing so??
Unlike the Hybrid, routes have no impact on the electric buses.
Durham, Oakville, York Region, Woodstock, St. Catharines, Ottawa and Kingston will be taking part of the testing of electric buses beside Brampton.
The Proterra bus I saw in Louisville KY last year, has a charging station at the end of the route that takes 10 minutes to recharge the battery on a short route. The charger charge the battery that at the top of the bus. Needs to be recharge every 2 hours or 30 miles. Is to save $10,000 yearly and cost around $700-$800,000 us dollars.
BYD in Mississauga
hawc
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Wonder what the announcement will be?
smuncky
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It's frustrating that simple things like this can't be done because it'll ultimately be seen as inconveniencing car drivers even more. Especially when Tory takes every chance he can get to say how he's improving gridlock, easing congestion, etc.
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From CP24
Last Updated Friday, May 6, 2016 11:16AM EDT
Toronto will receive up to $840 million in federal funding for public transit over the next three years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
The federal budget released in March established a $3.4 billion public transit infrastructure fund and on Friday Trudeau visited the Greenwood subway yard in the city’s east end and revealed that Toronto will receive up to $840 million of that investment with the money available to eligible projects “immediately.”
“The announcement today is to address the real needs that the TTC and other transit authorities need right now,” Trudeau said. “Investments in upgrades, in new signals and control systems, in the kinds of things that happen behind the scenes and too often get overlooked by politicians who want to make announcements.”
Trudeau said that the money that will be available to the TTC will likely be spent on upgrades and badly needed maintenance to existing infrastructure.
The hope, he said, is to ensure “that often delayed upgrades or investments in our existing transit systems are made right away.”
“Our desire is to get money flowing right away to the things that will make a real difference in people’s lives right now,” he said. “To be able to put more trains on the tracks, to be able to maybe increase the rhythm and pace of trains coming through, these are the sorts of things that that make a real impact in people’s lives and that we will be supporting.”
The $840 million in potential transit funding can be put towards up to 50 per cent of the cost of eligible projects, which is a higher proportion than the one-third funding that the federal government usually provides for infrastructure.
Speaking with reporters, Mayor John Tory said the investment is an “unprecedented commitment.”
“Toronto is finally receiving funding that acknowledges the unique pressures on our system and the vital role that it plays in the health and wellbeing of our city,” he said.
Tory said the funding will likely be put towards the cost of overhauling the aging signal system on Line 2, making more subway stations accessible by adding elevators and escalators as well as purchasing new buses for some of the city’s busiest routes.
“For our city to work and grow, our transit and transportation systems must work and must grow. I really do think this is one of the most important investments our federal government can make,” he said.
Last Updated Friday, May 6, 2016 11:16AM EDT
Toronto will receive up to $840 million in federal funding for public transit over the next three years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
The federal budget released in March established a $3.4 billion public transit infrastructure fund and on Friday Trudeau visited the Greenwood subway yard in the city’s east end and revealed that Toronto will receive up to $840 million of that investment with the money available to eligible projects “immediately.”
“The announcement today is to address the real needs that the TTC and other transit authorities need right now,” Trudeau said. “Investments in upgrades, in new signals and control systems, in the kinds of things that happen behind the scenes and too often get overlooked by politicians who want to make announcements.”
Trudeau said that the money that will be available to the TTC will likely be spent on upgrades and badly needed maintenance to existing infrastructure.
The hope, he said, is to ensure “that often delayed upgrades or investments in our existing transit systems are made right away.”
“Our desire is to get money flowing right away to the things that will make a real difference in people’s lives right now,” he said. “To be able to put more trains on the tracks, to be able to maybe increase the rhythm and pace of trains coming through, these are the sorts of things that that make a real impact in people’s lives and that we will be supporting.”
The $840 million in potential transit funding can be put towards up to 50 per cent of the cost of eligible projects, which is a higher proportion than the one-third funding that the federal government usually provides for infrastructure.
Speaking with reporters, Mayor John Tory said the investment is an “unprecedented commitment.”
“Toronto is finally receiving funding that acknowledges the unique pressures on our system and the vital role that it plays in the health and wellbeing of our city,” he said.
Tory said the funding will likely be put towards the cost of overhauling the aging signal system on Line 2, making more subway stations accessible by adding elevators and escalators as well as purchasing new buses for some of the city’s busiest routes.
“For our city to work and grow, our transit and transportation systems must work and must grow. I really do think this is one of the most important investments our federal government can make,” he said.
flyinggoats
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It's zero local emissions. Pollution is still emitted from the electricity generation.
Tulse
Senior Member
I'm pretty happy with the recognition that the TTC is dire need of basic maintenance. This is a nice change from governments that seem to like to fund big flashy infrastructure, but don't care if it keeps working well a few years later.
Steve X
Senior Member
Never. Better off with the current proven technology than some dream tech. Let Montreal waste their money on it and see how expensive is it for them to replace the batteries in 5 years. The hybrids have burnt out TTC's budget and resources. We could be spent the money on much better things but instead were repairing hybrid buses that seem to break down very often.
Electric and hybrid buses are overrated. The pollution from buses are negligible compared to all the cars and other pollution sources out there. They are better off reducing cars on the road than having electric buses.