smallspy
Senior Member
The TTC isn't the one that is saying that the trains can't operate at full speed in the subway tunnels. Neither is the City.
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Northern Light
Superstar
Ok...... I'm not one to publicly throw people under the bus...............but sometimes a name just has to be clearly made public: (this is not doxxing)
The name on the tip of that tongue is Alvaro Alamilla , Manager, Traffic Systems Operations.
Multiple sources have identified him as a strong opponent of anything pro-transit, TSP and lagging lefts. (where transit takes priority over left turning cars.)
The name on the tip of that tongue is Alvaro Alamilla , Manager, Traffic Systems Operations.
Multiple sources have identified him as a strong opponent of anything pro-transit, TSP and lagging lefts. (where transit takes priority over left turning cars.)
Bojaxs
Senior Member
So he's the gatekeeper, eh?
urbanclient
Active Member
City Transportation Services needs to be gutted by offering early retirement to the luddite geezers. See Carney's federal cuts. Bring in young, progressive thinkers.
Save on the 30 year tenure salaries, promote from within even, and replace the lower rungs with potentially cheaper new grads. Anything is better than what we have now heading a critical department: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/864c-transportation_services.pdf
Unelected bureaucrats ruining it for the rest of us. A tale as old as time.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
The TTC operations has been underfunded since former PC Premier Mike Harris cut the provincial operational subsidy in the 1990's. Hasn't been fully restored since then. The TTC was forced to operate on a shoestring budget, cutting everything. We have city councillors who want to cut the city subsidy as well.
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ctfgroup
New Member
Hello. I represent a local, independent film crew that is currently shooting a documentary on the opening and history of the CrossTown LRT.
In light of the probable February 8th opening date of the line, we are using open forums to source potential contacts to interview. Specifically, we are looking for TTC workers (preferably bus drivers and subway/LRV operators whose work and/or route relates to the LRT or Eglinton Ave.), as well as Metrolinx and/or Crosslinx construction/maintenance workers who have been directly involved in the construction or repair of the line.
We are interested in getting a direct idea of the working conditions involved in having a line like this operate, what barriers you have observed which prevent this, and of any relevant personal insights to these effects. We are not affiliated with or employed by the TTC, Metrolinx/Crosslinx, or the City of Toronto in any capacity, so if you are interested in giving an interview you have full control in speaking about your experiences however you see fit.
To give an idea of the scope of this project, we have already completed and confirmed interviews with members of city council, Crosslinx executives, ATU Local 113 executives, as well as several key figures of Toronto's broader transit culture. If you feel you meet the above description (or are close to it), or have direct contact with such a person, please feel free to message this account privately by using the conversations feature on Urban Toronto so that we can provide you with more information. You may also send a message to the email address listed below if you prefer. If you are interested in interviewing but want to remain anonymous, we will accommodate this request. All the best.
scoutthompsondavidson@gmail.com
In light of the probable February 8th opening date of the line, we are using open forums to source potential contacts to interview. Specifically, we are looking for TTC workers (preferably bus drivers and subway/LRV operators whose work and/or route relates to the LRT or Eglinton Ave.), as well as Metrolinx and/or Crosslinx construction/maintenance workers who have been directly involved in the construction or repair of the line.
We are interested in getting a direct idea of the working conditions involved in having a line like this operate, what barriers you have observed which prevent this, and of any relevant personal insights to these effects. We are not affiliated with or employed by the TTC, Metrolinx/Crosslinx, or the City of Toronto in any capacity, so if you are interested in giving an interview you have full control in speaking about your experiences however you see fit.
To give an idea of the scope of this project, we have already completed and confirmed interviews with members of city council, Crosslinx executives, ATU Local 113 executives, as well as several key figures of Toronto's broader transit culture. If you feel you meet the above description (or are close to it), or have direct contact with such a person, please feel free to message this account privately by using the conversations feature on Urban Toronto so that we can provide you with more information. You may also send a message to the email address listed below if you prefer. If you are interested in interviewing but want to remain anonymous, we will accommodate this request. All the best.
scoutthompsondavidson@gmail.com
ThenWhat
Active Member
Back to news, sorta/kinda. Mandeep Lali fudging on the February 8th start date following a Board of Trade talk, as seen here in The Star:
Eglinton Crosstown LRT to open Feb. 8? Not so fast, says TTC CEO
Mandeep Lali, CEO of the TTC, spoke Tuesday at a Toronto Region Board of Trade meeting.www.thestar.com
From the above:
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And yet there are notices at bus stops about the changes coming on February 8. So if TTC changes their mind about the date, they will have to take those notices down again.
Also, if this is really a "soft opening", IMHO it would be better to leave the bus network as is for a month or two.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
The soft opening much like Finch is for first 6 months. It will end early at 11 PM.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
Josh Colle did say today that more info should be coming ''soon'', which probably means later this week.
Northern Light
Superstar
The release of the TTC agenda was pushed to tomorrow. Said info may or may not be found there....
privateeye
New Member
Dang, I can’t find the Doug Ford comment in past pages, but out of rage during the Finch West opening, I texted him. He called me back and agreed TSP was needed.
Not sure what that means in reality though. I don’t think he’s as opposed to it as others here are suggesting. Just wanted to share.
Edit: I did want to say before we chatted on the phone he left a voicemail saying “this is on the TTC, they have to get their signals down”
Not sure what that means in reality though. I don’t think he’s as opposed to it as others here are suggesting. Just wanted to share.
Edit: I did want to say before we chatted on the phone he left a voicemail saying “this is on the TTC, they have to get their signals down”
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TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
Then he needs to be fired ASAP along with any other car-brains that are inhibiting progress on transit, cycling, and walking!
McGillicuddy
Active Member
As a matter of constituent service, politicians work strenuously to avoid ever having to tell a constituent "no", even if they completely disagree with the constituent.
Four standard techniques for avoiding a "no" include:
- Reframing the concern into vaguer and vaguer terms until you can bring yourself to agree with the constituent. ("I agree that we need to do more to speed up the LRT and get people moving.")
- Reframing the concern so that it's all about feelings, and then empathizing with the feelings. ("I mean, I know how frustrated you are, I'm frustrated too! And let me tell you, I hear about this non-stop, and we gotta do something about it, because I'm as mad about the situation as anyone, let me tell you...")
- Welcoming the suggestion as a suggestion, without indicating any actual support. ("We're hearing from a lot of people about this situation, and, to tell you the truth, some of our best ideas come from consultation with ordinary people, so I'm going to keep your idea in mind...")
- Referring the matter to someone else (a cabinet minister, city staff, etc.), thus forcing someone else to give the "no". (Or at least feeding the suggestion into a bureaucracy that will never get back to the constituent with a "no".)
turbanplanner
Senior Member
Can we not use insulting terms? It adds to the whole us vs them divide that has caused logic to go out the window, and prevents genuine improvements!
A 6264
Active Member
Reminds me of a former boss, who would bring me a to-do list nearly every morning, and say: These are your 5 "top priorities"!