Recent content by Mind_the_gap

I need to get this off my chest... Everytime there's snow/ice, the TTC arbitrarily diverts 42 buses via Leslie-Finch-Bayview. For the second time this year on grocery runs, I've had to stop at Ruddington and Pineway as a good samaritan to let passengers know they have to walk to Bayview or...

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist...

It is very fitting Howard Lutnick tried to insert himself here - he was banking against the tariffs which were struck down by the Supreme Court: ... Source (Wired; 21 July, 2025) ^ Seems like the Battle of Waterloo 2.0... Screw Him and the Morouns. --- Ps. How many people...

I seriously wanted to chime in about floor numbering... For all the legalese we emphasize toward safety in North America, ie. not getting sued - why do we get this wrong? Every stairwell, elevator, floor number should be signed/numbered the same way. Below grade floors should be numbered -1...

This, they couldn't even be bothered to mirror the stickers at the termini/side-platforms, so on one side the text is facing you, on the other it's facing the train, which is totally useless. If that's really 30 feet/9 metres, wow. Not to mention the weather, salting and passengers will...

When Helsinki artificially shortened their Metro from 6 cars (135m) to 4 cars (90m) to save 50 million Euros on the Western Espoo extension, at least they put in proper stickers on the platform edge to demarcate the boarding zone: Source Source A roll of duct tape along the platform edge...

Behold transit porn: Cabride from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis at dusk.

If sh** hits the fan, would it be plausible purchasing the K-W units? How many extra sets are needed for full three-car trains to Renforth. K-W has 15 sets according to CPTDB Wiki. If the production line can't be re-activated, it might make sense to adapt their units, while possibly coordinating...

Guess I was correct about using the orange border for showing that the station is under ongoing Ontario Line 3 construction... Interesting to see that Don Valley has morphed into a Metrolinx wayfinding hybrid.

Do people not realize, in order to have "zero interference" between the portal and Don Mills, you'll have to fence the whole ROW off. Similar to how the Rosedale Valley bridge took its' current form over time. Say you eliminate the intersection at Leslie, you'll still have the TTC slowing down...

I take extreme offence to this constant ridiculing/berating of residents on Leslie. I've only lived here for over twenty years, and so many on this forum are ready to punish us because of politicians' planning errors, ie. neglecting the South-side alignment. Just saying, let's then close off...

You might want to reach out to Miles (aka. Kilometres) in Transit then, to arrange a beautiful outing like he did with AgoraMTL forum members when the Deux-Montagnes REM branch opened. He told me he can't wait to take the Northlander, and he's truly upped his game in Canadian content.

^ Thought it would be worthwhile noting that trains in Chicago occasionally do run express when there are significant delays. Passengers on the delayed train will be told to disembark and wait for the following train to access intermediate stops. Not ideal, but it does happen.

Well, this is the smartest and easiest solution I've heard in a decade, that doesn't penalize the people living on Leslie, because of idiot politicians' decisions in the past. Thank you! The EB to NB and SB to WB movements are the most important. SB to EB will find another way.

Kind of dismayed that GO cheaped out on the next stop displays on the new generation of MCIs, instead of equipping them with screens like the Prevosts in New York: Source Source A single-line LED display seems dated on a new bus. Even the ADL buses have LCD screens at the front.