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That would be intuitive if that were how it was set up. The way it currently is Green = too bad, you missed the stop. Red means going towards this direction. It's backwards to what you would intuitively think.

Thanks but I'll take my chances. It's better than me just whining to myself on here.

I know it probably won't accomplish anything, nor get any traction, but the red/green light thing drives me crazy so I thought I'd give this a try...

Overdramatic, much? I'm talking about Queens Quay aka the thread we're posting in with the new streetcars. Not buses on Eglinton. A place where it IS crawling with tourists. I just happened to get on at Union before I used this route otherwise I would have had my token ready and not known...

Well that's productive. The "morons" or perhaps you meant tourists, won't be holding you up because of all door boarding unless you "moronically" wait at the front door with the other "morons".

Yeah I think that's the problem that only people who use it all the time find it easy (because it's habit more than actual sign reading). Luckily there are nice people like you (and me whenever I can) that help people out. But tourists or new Canadian/Torontonians shouldn't have to rely solely...

Then I think that's a design flaw/poor choice. If you can't ask the driver how to pay, or if you're on the proper train, then that's a problem. They can still have some sort of wall or cage put around them if they want, but people should be able to talk to them, which with the current...

I agree they need to pay attention to the road but this was fare related stuff while he was stopped at a stop. I too think it's great when others help but the streetcar was almost empty and I wasn't much help because I didn't know either. Things should eventually get easier when there are...

My rant was based upon my experience on queens quay with cyclists, the streetcars that run on that route (and not many others) and the specific driver that was of no help in a high tourist area. But I forgot that on urban Toronto you're not allowed to say anything negative about queens quay...

I definitely agree that there will always be those people. But I've lived downtown for 12 years and had I not jumped on the streetcar while in the Union tunnel, I would have also gone to the front doors with my token and been lost as to where I could put it, so I can't fault tourists for having...

Hmm I didn't see any on either platform. So arriving coming south on the Yonge Line I was looking for the streetcar tunnel and since the depressing artwork is blocking the other platform I couldn't see that it was on the other side.

Actually if you read my post without being so dismissive I will clarify that it was two different cyclists, not one. I actually only saw two going in that direction so my issue was with 100% of the cyclists I saw. And my TTC beef was with the new streetcars and how the front doors, aka the...

One other thing...whose bright idea was it to name a building on Queens Quay, a couple blocks before the "Billy Bishop Airport" as the "Bill Boyle Artport" with a big Queens Quay facing sign. I've flown out of Billy Bishop a handful of times and I even had to do a double-take thinking I'd...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to write this, but it's been a few days and I still need to vent. I travelled to Billy Bishop on Thursday afternoon around 4:00pm from Union, taking the streetcar (and then the new tunnel). Cyclists. At the first intersection I watched a cyclist who...

The green/red mixup on the signs is SO ridiculous. I wrote them about this and the answer was pretty much, "I don't know why it's like that. I'll forward your question on" and then I never heard back. This discussion just came up again this past weekend with friends who are not transit...

Some shots of the crane coming down:

I personally vote for Option B or D, with my preference being "B". Every time I've ridden the Queen Streetcar it's been out-of-control packed, and also stuck in traffic. Plus I think it's smart for the city to have the line intersect all the highlights like the Eaton Centre, City Hall, Queen...

I live at Yonge/College and I still refer to everything north of Bloor as the boonies :P #DowntownElite

I'm a Chow/NDP Supporter that DID vote for him. It was a strategic vote to save us from Ford(s).

This big news is that half of the white boards that covered up the Yonge Street businesses have been taken down to reveal shiny new windows! (Sorry for the poor picture, was trying to snap it while walking before all the people passed me and blocked my shot)