TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[Skeezix]

I was NOT suggesting that you should be ignored.

Sorry if I wasn't clear - that's not the impression I got. I was just saying that I never said that I was annoyed by anyone in the discussion, so I was a little confused by the suggestion that I use the "ignore list".

 

[DSC]

Sorry if I wasn't clear - that's not the impression I got. I was just saying that I never said that I was annoyed by anyone in the discussion, so I was a little confused by the suggestion that I use the "ignore list".

I suppose I should have said "One can ignore". :->

 

[W. K. Lis]

To be replaced by this (link):
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Not much of an improvement.

Single-story single-use with an asphalt desert parking lot next to a heavy density public transit station, where people would be walking? What's wrong with this picture? Plenty.

 

[aquateam]

To be replaced by this (link):

Not much of an improvement.

Holy hell is this awful urban design for a site mere metres from a subway station.

From the website, not sure if this is meant to be ironic:

Part of the Tippett Road Regeneration Area Study, planning in the area focuses on mixed-use development in the context of reducing auto dependency that will make new way for new layout of streets, parks and open spaces.

[...]

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

• Repurpose an underutilized site
• Develop to better use the higher-order transit in this location
• Enhance the streetscape through a focus on urban design

I mean, it's better than a parking lot but it's still 80% parking lot. Don't understand why anyone would think putting a power centre next to a subway station is a good idea.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

From the Nov TTC Board Meeting - 2017-2026 Capital budget

http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Com...21/Reports/2_2017-2026_TTC_Capital_Budget.pdf

Of note - 2017 Contracts for Approval
T1 HVAC Overhaul (like it should have been done years ago?)
Glencairn Station skylight (Joy will be restored)
Leslie Station structural rehab (only after less than 20 years?)

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

In looking at the capital budget...

I'm pleased to see a big move forward on accessibility. Contracts to be let for Wellesley, King, Wilson, Yorkdale, Runnymede and Sherbourne elevators in 2017.

Things that inspire curiosity.

Why is there still cashflow on Union Stn. 2nd platform and on Victoria Park bus terminal, in 2017, one or more years after completion?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

In looking at the capital budget...

I'm pleased to see a big move forward on accessibility. Contracts to be let for Wellesley, King, Wilson, Yorkdale, Runnymede and Sherbourne elevators in 2017.

Things that inspire curiosity.

Why is there still cashflow on Union Stn. 2nd platform and on Victoria Park bus terminal, in 2017, one or more years after completion?

Don't know for sure - but some contracts might not be settled until years after completion due to deficiencies, what not?

AoD

 

[TheTigerMaster]

In looking at the capital budget...

I'm pleased to see a big move forward on accessibility. Contracts to be let for Wellesley, King, Wilson, Yorkdale, Runnymede and Sherbourne elevators in 2017.

Things that inspire curiosity.

Why is there still cashflow on Union Stn. 2nd platform and on Victoria Park bus terminal, in 2017, one or more years after completion?

I presume some minor finishes still might need to be installed. I'm still noticing some really small changes to signage and fixtures.

 

[drum118]

Mississauga has being doing this for the past 17 years and only offer 15% of TTC service level

TTC set to increase fares for sixth straight year

 

[salsa]

Brace yourself for more fare increases.

TTC is claiming savings in all kinds of places -- some of which are absurd or purely by luck -- and still coming up $61-million short on next year's budget.

In order to address the remaining shortfall, these are the options:

And while all this is going on, the mayor comes out and says how the TTC is "vital to success as a city", then adds that Toronto has to "look seriously at our spending across the board".

 

[DSC]

Mississauga has being doing this for the past 17 years and only offer 15% of TTC service level

TTC set to increase fares for sixth straight year

Though I do not like fare increases (who does!) and one can argue about the details I generally prefer small annual ones to a huge 'catch-up'.

 

[W. K. Lis]

John Tory is just Rob Ford 2.0 on everyday transit. Being "rich", the increases are "small" for Tory, just as the increases for transit fares was and are "small" for the Ford family.

 

[salsa]

Once again, a reminder that the TTC is already the most efficient system in North America. We are grossly underfunded and yet some people think that it's ok to cut it down further.

 

[robmausser]

John Tory is just Rob Ford 2.0 on everyday transit. Being "rich", the increases are "small" for Tory, just as the increases for transit fares was and are "small" for the Ford family.

There is not a single person working in City Council that isn't "rich" by these standards, and who would not be affected at all by this increase financially. Who do you want to be mayor of Toronto? The homeless guy on Queen and University?

 

[steveintoronto]

Once again, a reminder that the TTC is already the most efficient system in North America. We are grossly underfunded and yet some people think that it's ok to cut it down further.

Indeed, the farebox recovery ratio is very high for the TTC, and I got into a nasty spat with Johnny 5 on this, as he claimed the ratio was wrong. The ratio is right, but the factors of that equation may be constituted in different ways. In fact, they are, wildly so. That does not make the farebox recovery ration wrong, but it does call into question:

the TTC is already the most efficient system in North America.

I disagree on that claim. albeit it all depends on how you define "efficient". I'd say the TTC used to be vastly more efficient two generations ago, and not so efficient now.

Gave you a 'like' so don't think I'm being contrary, just that we have to be careful giving the TTC more due than they're worth. Excellent charts, btw! I think there's huge room for improvement, and one of those is in keeping Tory away from meddling in the TTC, just as the Bank of Canada or the Armed Forces are not interfered with *directly* by the Prime Minister.

I'm sure we can almost all agree that forays like the Shepherd and Scarborough subways are far from being "efficient" uses of resources, let alone not being examples of operating efficiency.

It's not by chance that the TTC blows through CEOs.