reaperexpress
Senior Member
I agree with Voltz WRT making the 512 more express. The demand along the corridor tends to be local in nature, so the express/local system is probably not best. That said, however, the stop spacing is too short, even for a local line.
Some stops are ridiculously close together, such as:
St. Clair Station - Yonge: 100m
Spadina - Tweedsmuir: 170m
Tweedsmuir - St Clair West: 150m
Bathurst - Vaughan Rd: 160m
Wychwood - Christie: 180m
Northcliffe - Dufferin: 180m
Not even a local service needs such short stop spacing. 300-400m spacing would be fine.
Although some stops are certainly superflous, I think the best action is to wait for the new streetcars and POP before making a fuss about it. Without both measures in place, the benefits of eliminating stops are reduced because it would increase dwell time at the remaining stops.
The exception is the stop at Yonge street. That stop is stupid because it encourages people to board on-street, delaying tons of passengers while they pay their fare, rather than boarding at the adjacent station which has off-vehicle fare collection.
Some stops are ridiculously close together, such as:
St. Clair Station - Yonge: 100m
Spadina - Tweedsmuir: 170m
Tweedsmuir - St Clair West: 150m
Bathurst - Vaughan Rd: 160m
Wychwood - Christie: 180m
Northcliffe - Dufferin: 180m
Not even a local service needs such short stop spacing. 300-400m spacing would be fine.
Although some stops are certainly superflous, I think the best action is to wait for the new streetcars and POP before making a fuss about it. Without both measures in place, the benefits of eliminating stops are reduced because it would increase dwell time at the remaining stops.
The exception is the stop at Yonge street. That stop is stupid because it encourages people to board on-street, delaying tons of passengers while they pay their fare, rather than boarding at the adjacent station which has off-vehicle fare collection.