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There may be some resistance to offering data on NextBus -- you can already note consistent areas of patchy service on the two routes that have long been available, 509 and 510. Here's a common result when clicking on the existing 510 northbound info for Bremner Blvd.: 14 minutes 16 minutes...

Old fARTs by then... SimonP's prognosis makes me laugh -- it's time to begin scouting out retirement homes in Oshawa.

"Cost benefit" The commission meeting heard some fairly emotional pleas for platform screens on Wednesday. I understand TTC staff would now be required to prepare a business case, and look at the experience of other cities in retrofitting existing lines. It appears Paris is converting its...

Automation and labour costs It could end up being many years before platform doors are installed on the entire YUS, let alone BD, but other systems that are working on retrofits of existing lines can partly justify the cost through automating train control. You don't need two staff per train...

St. Clair Ave. W.: New life for an old strip (Star Homes section) http://www.yourhome.ca/homes/realestate/article/774651--st-clair-ave-w-new-life-for-an-old-strip March 6, 2010 Paula Kulig SPECIAL TO THE STAR

A "permanent citizen advisory committee" for TTC I recall it was reported that on Monday the city's exec committee said no to non-councillors on the commission, but I missed this motion in the reportage: "The Toronto Transit Commission should create a permanent citizen advisory committee...

Currently listed at tripadvisor: You can buy TTC tokens ($2.50 each, for five or ten tokens) or day passes ($10.00; for 1 person Mon-Fri, or a whole family on weekends & holidays) from the Currency Exchange booths inside either airport terminal. Otherwise, you'll have to pay cash when you...

Upcoming article About to do a phone interview with the new head of YRT for Monday's column. Not sure which issues to focus on -- there are so many. York Region merits more than one story but GO & TTC take much of my attention. I plan to focus on the complaint process in the hope that this...

Natural gas? I understand GO doesn't have the best history of getting good fuel rates, particularly diesel. The TTC has the opposite reputation. As for ultra-GTA expansion, I don't feel the province has elucidated us on the need to undercut any existing private-sector bus lines with...

It would be interesting to determine how much the expansion beyond GTA is costing in capital and operating. How much are existing riders contributing toward service in Peterboro, Niagara and KW?

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/theBoard.aspx Can the public still depute on matters before the Metrolinx board? What about presenting petitions, etc.? http://www.metrolinx.com/en/theBoard.aspx

What happened to cost-benefit analysis? Niagara Falls news story Barrelling, indeed -- sorry I haven't been following this thread. Can new service to NF possibly rank above expanded service inside the GTA when it comes to value-for-investment...

Route was pretty well correct although I note it had me go round the loop from Wellesley to Lawrence West. Normally I would transfer via Y/B and St. George, but... Offered International Centre among several destinations before I even finished typing.

The directions were correct. I put in AGO first, which was not recognized. I changed the destination and it asked me to confirm from a set of choices what I meant by "Dundas & Spadina". The top choice was correct.

Spacing coverage of "507" I haven't much opinion on this proposal yet. Curious about operations on redesigned Roncesvalles Avenue and at Dundas West station. http://spacing.ca/wire/2010/01/27/residents-propose-a-fix-to-queen-streetcar-route/

One of the last entries on the list of needed corrections mentions the lack of notification on north Yonge subway station pages about the early closures for tunnel work. There are now two advisories to this effect on the station pages, e.g...

I note the trip planner is expected next week. We'll see how it deals with the branch issue. Still no response from TTC on our corrections. I was going to ask Alice Smith at commission this week, but it was rather tense there, what with acknowledgment of major customer service problems (!) and...

Just recieved this. Please advise if there is a precedent thread. -- -- Summary The Lakeshore Planning Council (LPC) requests the TTC Commissioners implement the following actions to improve the erratic & unreliable 501 Queen streetcar service west of Humber Loop: 1. The TTC and the...

Prime minister, premier urged to speed up Peterborough-Toronto rail line improvement http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2261891

Car maps still AWOL (+Transit Stuff store) Most of my trips are on Yonge, but the few times I am on BD the average is 3 or 4 missing maps (out of 4). -- I too would like to see Transit Stuff spruced up. I'm pretty sure it should be open daily unless the salesperson is on break. Some of...