TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Who is denying that this kind of thing is a problem?

Though to be fair - based on personal experience - the response had been anemic, and the condition of the system atrocious. You can't even hope to make a case of improved transit if you can't even take care of your own house and ensure a system attractive to riders - which frankly is the only thing that mattered as far as a transit system is concerned.

AoD

 

[turbanplanner]

Who is denying that this kind of thing is a problem?

Multiple times I've brought this up and this issue has been hand waved away "but there's so many people who don't get attacked every day!"

 

[nfitz]

Even before covid at least 1 operator was assaulted daily, someone was killed this week at Jane, these incidents aren't isolated.

With swords?

I don't think there were 365 physical assaults on operators in (pick a year - 2019). What's an assault? Does it include pedestrians giving the driver a finger, when he turns right on red (enters the intersection), with a white walk symbol? Making sarcastic comments about far they are ahead of schedule?

 

[Northern Light]

More new Queue jump lanes for TTC, this time on St. Clair at Midland, per this report to the next meeting of SCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-247119.pdf

From the above:

 

[turbanplanner]

Not about Toronto but an interesting article, 660 assaults but 30,000 calls to special constables. I wonder what our number is like? Afaik we have 8 people on at a time and they patrol in pairs

Crime doubled on Montreal metro from 2022 to 2023: SPVM report

Crimes committed in the Montreal metro system are on the rise, according to new data released by the Montreal police (SPVM).

montreal.citynews.ca

 

[JBR]

More new Queue jump lanes for TTC, this time on St. Clair at Midland, per this report to the next meeting of SCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-247119.pdf

From the above:

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But there’s hardly any traffic in this area…