TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[T3G]

I don't even think those ghastly, full height turnstiles would do that much outside of the downtown core. At any station with a bus terminal, a fare evader can just walk in through the bus terminal.

 

[turbanplanner]

FWIW This station is already almost 6 years old, so I don't think there's anything wrong with doing some maintenance to some of the infrastructure. Not to mention that the stations took time to build, some of the piping or whatever that they're replacing is likely much older, maybe 8 years if not 10.

There are several lawsuits the biggest being over $220 million for faulty plans and construction

 

[Admiral Beez]

And, of course, the city needs somewhere else for people with no homes to go for shelter. Just kicking them off the TTC doesn't exactly help the city much.

That’s not the TTC’s problem, anymore than it’s any other business‘ issue to solve.

 

[Northern Light]

Looking at the agenda for next week's TTC meeting, the Financial update and Major Projects report contains some tidbits of interest.

https://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2023/Sep-26/6_Financial_and_MPU_Update_for_the_Period_Ended_July_1_2023.pdf?rev=41f705c6e41145e18f5b9c7d28f89b0d&hash=1C9335183C3D6220B8904FF879752F44

Off the top, we have a large scale upstaffing of stations. I'm uncertain on the value of this, is this just more warm bodies or is there a purpose, utility and duty set that needs carrying out?

The ratio of supervisors to front line staff seem problematic at roughly 4 to 1.

Hmmm RIDETO sorta/kinda lives:

Line 1 Capacity Expansion Update

I'm skipping items I think are of somewhat lower interest as its a big report.

I'll cross-post the Yonge-Bloor stuff to the applicable thread, lots of other items of interest if you follow the link.

 

[Northern Light]

More on the enhanced staffing of TTC Stations can be found in this report:

https://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2023/Sep-26/3_TTCs_Partnership_Approach_to_Community_Safety_and_Wellbeing_on_Public_.pdf?rev=cb585380662e4703bdbb54d96337949c&hash=07C516E4B3EABBF7AA39EF7D6029253A

From the above:

 

[turbanplanner]

Took the 501L today, not only was the bus saying the wrong direction (west vs east) it didn’t have any stop announcements which sucks on the novas if you sit right behind the driver and can’t see ahead

 

[Undead]

Today at Finch:

 

[Richard White]

I'll cross-post the Yonge-Bloor stuff to the applicable thread, lots of other items of interest if you follow the link.

Refresh my memory where is this thread you speak of?

 

[PL1]

Took the 501L today, not only was the bus saying the wrong direction (west vs east) it didn’t have any stop announcements which sucks on the novas if you sit right behind the driver and can’t see ahead

Re: Novas
I don't like the seats behind the driver and rarely sit there. It's not only the lack of sightlines, but the low ceiling (yes, there's a "watch your head" sign, which I notice after bumping my head when getting up).

The other "feature" I dislike: the rear doors open into the bus where people stand when the bus is crowded.

 

[turbanplanner]

Re: Novas
I don't like the seats behind the driver and rarely sit there. It's not only the lack of sightlines, but the low ceiling (yes, there's a "watch your head" sign, which I notice after bumping my head when getting up).

The other "feature" I dislike: the rear doors open into the bus where people stand when the bus is crowded.

Yeah it sucks for the spadina and subway shuttle when you're at the back, the seats aren't great but they're usually empty

 

[Reecemartin]

I wonder if this young man has been in touch with @Reecemartin

First-year student arrives at U of T with a plan to improve Toronto’s transit

Zarif Ali is betting the University of Toronto – and its culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in particular – can help him get where he wants to go.

www.utoronto.ca

Negative

 

[Reecemartin]

Good to see that the PEDs are still in the plan, provisioning for Line 2 is wise as well. I hope this becomes the status quo for any major station overhaul from here on out.

 

[Jonny5]

Looks like a signal issue shutdown the whole of the University-Spadina line this morning.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1704800461243482476

 

[evandyk]

I don't even think those ghastly, full height turnstiles would do that much outside of the downtown core. At any station with a bus terminal, a fare evader can just walk in through the bus terminal.

Turns out that at King Station right now you can just walk right in without even having a bus terminal.

 

[drum118]

For the last 2-3 months, the bus entrance at Kipling been under construction to the point, buses can't make a left turn off St Albans to it and must use Aukland to do it. Construction was on the east side until last week when it shifted to the top westside. Only seen workers there twice in that time and they must be doing the work at night.

At the same time, the concrete and earth has been dug up over the tunnel from the station to about the centre of the taxi area and have yet to see anyone working on the roof of the tunnel. There is a small area that has fencing laying on top of an work area. Very strange why this is happening other than poor workmanship considering the whole tunnel was exposed and was worked on during the building of the Kipling Hub including water proofing of it.

Have no idea why these 2 projects are taking sooooo long to do.