nfitz
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There was a plan to rebuild many of the BD ones, but that ended when Giambrone left the chair.
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Accessibility and the TTC
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car4041
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I was about to ask why a shocking number of elevators are currently out of service (Main, Davisville, Victoria Park, St Andrew, Jane, North York Centre, and Yonge), but then I found this notice about striking maintenance technicians.
W. K. Lis
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With the elevators going out-of-service and not getting maintained, the so-called "accessible" stations are not so these days. Shows that the proposed surface LRT stops have an advantage over underground or above-ground stations in that they would continue to be accessible without elevators. Maybe the TTC should provide buses paralleling the subway routes to provide accessibility when the elevators are out-of-service.
salsa
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TTC announces that Ossington is the latest subway station to become accessible. Josh Colle will hold a photo-op there on Monday.
W. K. Lis
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W. K. Lis
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So far 44 out of 75 stations on the TTC are accessible... in theory.
From link.
In the real map, the wheelechair symble is static. It does not change if the elevator is out-of-service. Why doesn't the TTC make the symbol a real-time symble, changing if the elevator cannot be of service.
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when the station is out-of-service, in real time. (From link.) On the web sites, maps in vehicles, and on the stations themselves.
From link.
In the real map, the wheelechair symble is static. It does not change if the elevator is out-of-service. Why doesn't the TTC make the symbol a real-time symble, changing if the elevator cannot be of service.
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Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Don't forget this one, much more important:So far 44 out of 75 stations on the TTC are accessible... in theory.
From link.
In the real map, the wheelechair symble is static. It does not change if the elevator is out-of-service. Why doesn't the TTC make the symbol a real-time symble, changing if the elevator cannot be of service.
Replace withwhen the station is out-of-service, in real time. (From link.) On the web sites, maps in vehicles, and on the stations themselves.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
This is why when Line 5 is built, there better be washrooms at Cedarvale (Eglinton West) station. Right now on Line 1, there are no washrooms from Yorkdale to Wellesley stations inclusive.Don't forget this one, much more important:
When the Relief Line is built, Pape, Queen, and Osgoode station should have washrooms as well.
It is long overdue for St. George and Union stations to have washrooms.
Oh, and Dundas West station should have washrooms as well, given its connection to Bloor GO station. The same can be said about a few other stations that connect with GO Transit.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
Yep, but TTC's policy on washrooms is sadly only putting them in terminal stations, or they are in stations that were formerly terminal stations, the only exceptions being Bloor-Yonge and Sheppard-Yonge, so, judging by that, Cedarvale ( Eglinton West ) and Eglinton-Yonge ( Eglinton ) SHOULD have washrooms in 2021.
Megaton327
Senior Member
Don't forget this one, much more important:
That one is missing several. 407 and Pioneer Village have washrooms, for instance. Just they're technically in the GO and YRT parts of the station, respectively, so as far as the TTC is concerned, they literally don't exist.
nfitz
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I wouldn't be surprised if GO has a washroom at Union Station as well!
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There are two washrooms (M and F) on street level near the VIA Lounge, two in VIA concourse area and I assume the food court will have washrooms too. Not terribly convenient to subway but ....
thettctransitfanatic
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I wonder if the TTC will install elevators in Islington and Warden stations. They will have to by law, but it will be a challenge because of the way both stations are designed.
drum118
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They have to by law and have to 2025 to do so. Both stations are to be done at the end of others.
Both stations have to be rebuilt and will be done like Victoria Park Station.
Islington can't be done until Mississauga Buses are move to Kipling. If plans stay as is, TTC new bus bay and entrance will beside CP corridor, with a road in/out where car turn in off Islington now. Traffic lights will be place for that intersection. Once Mississauga moves, the existing bus terminal will be torn down, with TTC buses using the south open platform for all routes.
That plan may change depending on who is going to develop the whole site and when. TTC wants an office complex there, but don't seeing that happening in our life time or at all.
Even after the stations have an elevator, they are still not true accessibly stations since there is only one elevator. If the elevator goes down or require months of work, the station is non accessibly and look for lawsuit and Human Right cases over these one elevators and no access to/from the subway.
EastYorkTTCFan
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If they do have to take them off line for matetince they can run a shuttle bus to the next station that has one working for people that need it. If you look at every station beside every elevator there are also instructions on how to get access to the station if it's out of service.