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I don't get why they always have to come up with some pointless excuse, just to delay the process. The amount of noise coming from that LRT should not be as loud as the current streetcars running downtown, right? I mean, I live a good 5 minute walk from a nearby major street and I can already...

I obviously don't have the numbers for this, but out of pure experience, when a YRT/Viva bus unloads at the Finch terminal, I think a good 90% (if not more) of the ridership of that bus immediately heads for the subway tunnels... Even if it's just to go down to Sheppard, that's still subway usage.

*sniff* It's... it's so ... beautiful. *sob* I used to pass by this thing every day before they even started construction, up until September of last year. I'm glad it's finally done, and I think it looks great. Maybe this will alleviate some congestion on York and University during rush hours...

Well, I don't know... I personally have never taken the trip, but isn't the trip from Kipling to Yonge already a good 40 minutes? That would mean adding any extension to that part of the line would amount to an insanely long subway ride, in which case I would agree that not many people would...

To each his own, I guess. I do still believe that what I said is the case. It may not be as prevalent as some may make it seem here, but it's definitely out there. I have even personally asked citizens of Toronto myself if they even know or care about what exists north of Steeles Ave, and you...

Oh dear god, the day that either of those individuals spoke about areas north of Steeles with anything more than a grunt is the day pigs fly. The last thing they want is for the TTC to keep extending further into the 905 because they want to delay the implementation of an integrated fare...

When I used to bus to York U every day a few months ago, in the morning rush all the seats on the 99 were usually taken, and by the time we got to RHC, there would be a good 5-10 people standing. I think the main issue with the route is basically that the bus' capacity is pretty lackluster. I...

Ugh, guys, this thread is getting ridiculous... They are the same. There are no different tickets. If you buy a YRT ticket, you've bought a YRT/Viva ticket. If you buy a Viva ticket, you've bought a YRT/Viva ticket. They look the same, they feel the same, they smell the same, they even say...

YRT tickets and Viva tickets are interchangeable. They're one in the same. You can put a Viva ticket into a YRT bus and get a transfer just as you can do the same with a YRT ticket, and likewise, you can put a YRT ticket into a VivaNow machine to validate it.

Well the biggest problem is that Keele is 2 lanes south of Steeles. I, to this day, have not understood why Toronto doesn't widen this to 3 lanes each side. There is plenty of space for that to happen, and it's definitely needed. Some sort of HOV lane is definitely needed because the buses...

Agreed. If I lived in the east end and wanted to go home after a game at the ACC, I wouldn't want to take three different lines (yonge to wellington (for example), then DRL to pape, then bloor east). I can see why some people might be thinking that it would be better to have the line cut through...

Honestly? You take a step forward, and two steps back. How do you honestly think that it's not a smart idea to have an express route hit a major trip generator? It's like you're trying to tell me that the Viva should hit Weldrick, but completely skip 16th Ave. It makes no sense. Of course Viva...

Well clearly YRT has already chosen it's side in the matter, as they have taken Viva out of service and left route 99 in its place at that time of night. So, it's not just my head that isn't being used right, it must be everyone else's but yours.

Why Does Brampton's current route into Toronto (I believe it is route 77) terminate at Finch? I simply don't understand why anyone from Brampton who needs to go into Downtown Toronto would need to take Yonge down instead of going to Downsview and going down from there. Isn't that much more...

More people that live closer to Downsview need to learn that they should go to Downsview, instead of going to Finch. The fault there is partly due to lack of sufficient routes to Downsview in some cases, and also the lack of parking spots at Downsview for those who don't live on or near a bus...

Finally. This is possibly the first step towards more implementations like this in more places, just as the article states. I think before we do any more transit expansion in the GTA, we need to come up with a solution/alternative for the double fare structure or else we're going to have a...

I don't know... I rather like how YRT actually manages to get things done quicker than the TTC's indecisive board of politicians does. I kind of want to keep it that way with closer operating cooperation, at least for the time being. If the TTC and YRT merge (for example), I think we'd...

Agreed, and agreed. I think that this is a pretty wise step forward. I definitely feel like a deer caught in headlights whenever I try to cross either of those two "highways". Unfortunately, we're going to get a lot more of those "war on the car" critics speaking out about how they want to stay...

Dude, get off your high horse. Your points make no more sense than anyone else's here. Do I dare imagine what would happen if the TTC canned late night subway service in favour of local bus routes? Oh wait, I just rode the damned thing on my way home at 1am the other night because I needed to...

Viva does not stop at every little local stop. And I believe Viva does not do the request stop style program that the YRT does for after hours between-stops drop off. Are you honestly going to tell a senior that he/she has to get off at a Viva station and walk 3 blocks to their house just...