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I think to refer to the improvements with "MUCH" is a bit . . . much. The data points to minor improvements at best and it's unclear if the increase in ridership is associated with the increase in transit frequencies or because of all of the hype revolving around the pilot. As someone who uses...

Some would argue that allowing video streaming on a 5-10 hour train that costs $150-200 is much more necessary as a low-hanging comfort measure, and just plain up to par with competing services, whereas a 30-60 minute ride does not need video streaming. Via's wifi is terrible...it's very hard...

It's really not that difficult, you store all the information in a database, you'd need to automate certain things and ensure the data is received in a certain manner to reduce the need to clean it, but overall you'd just associate each stop with what routes service it and then cross reference a...

Pictures or it didn't happen. ;) /s

The St. Clair Streetcar is the worst offender. There's basically a stop at every intersection. The stop spacing is actually smaller than the King/Queen Streetcar routes. Presumably, since the TTC spent millions to build those stations the optics of closing them would be horrible. But why do...

On-Time performance is super subjective, it depends on what the agency considers "on-time" some agencies consider a 5-minute delay on-time while others consider a 10-minute delay on-time. SO while on-time performance might fit within the TTC's subjective parameters, anybody who rides the...

I mean they could attempt to make the stop near-side and allow multiple vehicles to be boarding and alighting simultaneously without spending millions on signal adjustments. Also, I want to reiterate that TSP on King would completely botch traffic on Spadina, since the second a streetcar...

I mean I could pull a Metro Man and video record people on the bus every evening on a different route for a year and I would bet my top dollar that on most routes I'd catch more fare evaders getting on a crammed bus than vehicles going through intersections on King. And that's considering I...

So, I agree that there are cars that are not complying with the signage....however I'm struggling to understand how any of those vehicles fundamentally slowed down transit at any of the intersections. The purpose of this pilot is to increase transit speed. I just don't see how some vehicles...

Just because a subway line isn't extended north doesn't suddenly eliminate people from using the subway via Finch. Right now there's no better way to get downtown during the peak hour than to drive to Finch and take the subway. On the other hand, it's way easier to drive to Sheppard or Finch...

It's also funny how Low-floor vehicles are seen as the answer to our accessibility woes, but the reality is that even if a vehicle is accessible they actually need to have available capacity to accommodate all these disabled people who can now use conventional transit lines. It's hard enough as...

Eglinton West was original slated to go to the Airport, so yes, if it had been built as originally planned I imagine a subway to one of the largest employment clusters in Toronto would have been better than stubbing it at Black Creek Dr...likewise for the Eglinton CrossTown, but at least the...

Goes to show, either build transit right the first time, or you'll end up wasting 30 years fighting over completing it. IF this line had been built the full length as originally intended that may have set off a chain of events where we would have a DRL already built and an entire network of...

Why does everyone say this? Has he even said that he would cut funding to Metrolinx or eliminate GO RER? Seems like an easy win for him to keep it considering all the conservative ridings that the GO system touches.

I don't deny that TSP can do wonders for certain systems, but I'm skeptical you'd be able to have TSP running very effectively with TTC's headways and number of vehicles on King St. But I'll admit, I'm willing to acknowledge it's something that should at least be tried and attempted.

The thing is that signal priority won't really do much. It's a fundamental issue with the far-side stops when ridership volumes are high which lead to higher dwell times which lead to vehicles waiting two cycles instead of one, which lead to bunching and become further compounded. Having a...

The TTC is very protectionist about any ridership/capacity numbers. Rarely will a consultant come up to the same numbers they end up tossing out in the public eye. And they're super quick to tell anybody who isn't the TTC that their numbers are wrong. It's all super political and I don't even...

Gotta be honest, the King Street Pilot isn't terrible. Things have improved, but I do agree that the improvements we've seen aren't terribly impressive. A transit line that was at-capacity had a growth in ridership when more vehicles were added to the line. Doesn't seem like a surprise. Also...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2018/03/26/ryerson-transit-expert-challenges-the-ttcs-findings-on-the-king-st-pilot-project.html

I think my general concern is that, whether you put a bi-directional bike lane on the adjacent parallel streets, you will inevitably still have cyclists aiming to go to Yonge that will still be left in a vulnerable state. How do you think these road users will interact with between the parallel...