TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[drum118]

Zero mention of GO Transit on this press release or www.ttc.ca/taylor. Competent public agencies would provide a unified service plan. There will be a lot of fans coming from outside the City of Toronto, this plan only provides information on the using the subways. GO Transit also has a large amount of train and bus capacity within Toronto. They should be encouraging people to choose GO or the UP Express where feasible. Telling everybody from the Airport to load onto the 900 -> Line 2 is a terrible idea.

We need a unified communications and security strategy for large events like these. People will use multiple methods to get to this event, including GO and TTC. The transportation agencies shouldn't have their own Balkanized public messaging. All this divided communications strategy does is make transit confusing for people.

This is what TTC and the city is doing with ML still out to lunch on what they may do.

Toronto not responsible how people get to the event outside of Toronto.

This a good case where all transit is under ML like it has been plan for since 2006/2007 regardless how ML been useless so far.

 

[Northern Light]

One more survey opportunity as it relates to the TTC's 2025 Service Plan proposals.

This one does a bit more delving into Community Buses, into Construction diversions that will occur in 2025 and how these will be managed and a section looks at removal of mid-block bus stops that is sort of high-level preference type stuff.

Online Survey Software: Closed Survey

ttc2025serviceplan.ca

I delved into the latter, I broadly support removal of low-use, close together stops, where there is no steep hill present.

There are multiple sections, of multiple routes, where stops really are too close together and it does impact the rider experience and length of ride, adversely.

There is absolutely a need to consider reasonable walking distance to a stop, and to give some weight to less common circumstances, like someone who would face a walk up a steep hill were a stop eliminated.

Some stops require more careful consideration / debate prior to removal, but there is ample low-hanging fruit for the taking, and the TTC should get on with that.

 

[T3G]

Anyone know why this thread vanished for a few hours and came back with all the e-bike ban posts gone?

 

[reinventingthewheel]

One more survey opportunity as it relates to the TTC's 2025 Service Plan proposals.

This one does a bit more delving into Community Buses, into Construction diversions that will occur in 2025 and how these will be managed and a section looks at removal of mid-block bus stops that is sort of high-level preference type stuff.

Online Survey Software: Closed Survey

ttc2025serviceplan.ca

I delved into the latter, broadly support removal of low-use, close together stops, where there is no steep hill present.

OT: Not sure you’ve heard this recent adage, the word delve has gained some notoriety with chatGPT heavily inflating its use. The language model is constantly trained on internet content, since it spits out so much on the web these days there’s a positive feedback loop making the word more and more favoured.

I just thought it was entertaining to see the word appear twice in a post from one of our least robotic users.

 

[Coolibop]

Anyone know why this thread vanished for a few hours and came back with all the e-bike ban posts gone?

Odd.. My post on the matter is gone too.

 

[drum118]

One more survey opportunity as it relates to the TTC's 2025 Service Plan proposals.

This one does a bit more delving into Community Buses, into Construction diversions that will occur in 2025 and how these will be managed and a section looks at removal of mid-block bus stops that is sort of high-level preference type stuff.

Online Survey Software: Closed Survey

ttc2025serviceplan.ca

I delved into the latter, I broadly support removal of low-use, close together stops, where there is no steep hill present.

There are multiple sections, of multiple routes, where stops really are too close together and it does impact the rider experience and length of ride, adversely.

There is absolutely a need to consider reasonable walking distance to a stop, and to give some weight to less common circumstances, like someone who would face a walk up a steep hill were a stop eliminated.

Some stops require more careful consideration / debate prior to removal, but there is ample low-hanging fruit for the taking, and the TTC should get on with that.

I agree with stop spacing as some are rarely use, to close to each other, removal of 2 stops at one intersection. Stop spacing should be 350m-1km apart based on the existing condition along with future potential for new development between stops. Stops on hills need to be look at closely as they will have an impact if the bus can make the hill after stopping in the winter months. We know what hills can do for buses during the winter months already.

Stops are a must at key connecting routes.

TTC has already looked at removing stops and been shot down by ward councilors even though they fail to meet the smell test for ridership. TTC needs to set a minimum number for a stop to be used 7 days a week than the casual rider who gets on/off at the stop.

Think about all types of riders, not the able body ones when doing stop spacing as well what do the side streets look like,. Ring roads and Cal-de-sacs have a great impact how riders get to/from a stop.

It would be great to hear from the MOD's why all E-Bikes posting have been removed as it falls under this tread as well a safety issue.

 

[Amare]

On the note on survey's, there's another one out regarding the TTC's new CEO recruitment. Hopefully they actually listen so we can all, you know, avoid another disaster Rick Leary 2.0 scenario:

TTC CEO Recruitment Survey

www.ttc.ca

 

[turbanplanner]

Another day another stolen set of tools

 

[evandyk]

What is with the King streetcar right now. I use it to get between Broadview/Danforth and Bay/King every morning and some afternoons, and every day this week it has been 10+ minute gaps between cars. Both inbound and outbound. Have they changed the frequency?

I know I could take the subway and it would be faster, but then I have to fight the crowds at Yonge/Bloor. The streetcar is just so comfy when it’s not full and you can get a seat by the window.

 

[Northern Light]

On the note on survey's, there's another one out regarding the TTC's new CEO recruitment. Hopefully they actually listen so we can all, you know, avoid another disaster Rick Leary 2.0 scenario:

TTC CEO Recruitment Survey

www.ttc.ca

I filled it out.

Thanks for pointing that out.

I put in for the following:

Desired traits - Changemaker, bold, accountable, rides the system daily.

Desired experience - Service management, adept w/current technology both customer facing (next vehicle times at every stop), but also for service management. Knowledge of retail, washrooms and amenities in transit. (Rider Experience)

Specific names - I chose to highlight things I like in a couple of different systems and note that I couldn't necessarily assign credit; but I did mention the head of WMATA as worth a look, I hear good things; he rides daily for one.

 

[Jonny5]

What is with the King streetcar right now. I use it to get between Broadview/Danforth and Bay/King every morning and some afternoons, and every day this week it has been 10+ minute gaps between cars. Both inbound and outbound. Have they changed the frequency?

I know I could take the subway and it would be faster, but then I have to fight the crowds at Yonge/Bloor. The streetcar is just so comfy when it’s not full and you can get a seat by the window.

I had the same problem yesterday as I walked from University to Spadina for some quick shopping at that pop-up Halloween store on the corner (OMG it was a zoo in there, but that's what I get for waiting until the last minute) but I noticed only a stray 501 appearing going eastbound and every streetcar stop had huge crowds waiting.

One of those traffic wardens was actually at King and Spadina and he now has this giant STOP sign on a pole to block traffic so the 501 streetcars can turn. It was actually comical watching him do it. It's like he's a crossing guard for streetcars.

On the way back east to get where I live, I walked all the way from Spadina back to Bay Street with no eastbound cars in sight, but then one of those magical 501 buses appeared and there was only about 3 people on board. It still somehow took 20 minutes to get from Bay to Ontario Street because of the blockages on Church.

 

[evandyk]

One of those traffic wardens was actually at King and Spadina and he now has this giant STOP sign on a pole to block traffic so the 501 streetcars can turn. It was actually comical watching him do it. It's like he's a crossing guard for streetcars.

I saw that guy (maybe not him specifically, but a stop sign guy at King and Spadina) and he wasn't even wearing the usual traffic warden uniform. Just a guy with a high-vis vest and a stop sign. No markings as to who employed him.

I ended up jumping on a 505 streetcar this morning since the 504 wasn't coming. I haven't been on that one in a long time, and it's quite a ride through the Ontario/Sherbourne area.

 

[nfitz]

What is with the King streetcar right now. I use it to get between Broadview/Danforth and Bay/King every morning and some afternoons, and every day this week it has been 10+ minute gaps between cars. Both inbound and outbound. Have they changed the frequency?

They haven't changed the frequency recently, but it's been listed as 8 minutes south on Broadview b after 7:15 AM and before 10AM and 10 minutes after for a while (it used to be 2 to 4 minutes with the old cars).

However, looking at the data at Transee, I'm surprised to see there's a change. There were some extra cars scheduled during the King/Shaw diversion, but as of October 6, there's 3 less cars scheduled between 8 AM and 9 AM. On the other hand, there seems to be more missing cars before October 6 - perhaps it's just more regular now?

There's certainly been a schedule change; perhaps it's simply more predictable now.

 

[DSC]

This a good case where all transit is under ML like it has been plan for since 2006/2007 regardless how ML been useless so far.

You really can't be serious that you what ML to take over TTC. TTC are certainly far from perfect but ML are much worse, for a far simpler system.

 

[nfitz]

You really can't be serious that you what ML to take over TTC. TTC are certainly far from perfect but ML are much worse, for a far simpler system.

Depends on the criteria. In terms of reliability and scheduling granularity, Metrolinx are miles ahead.