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TTC: Other Items (catch all)

1. The population distribution is getting older. There are now more seniors than children. See link.

2. Over 80 years old in Ontario? You have to get renewed every 2 years. See link. May include a road test.

This means that some seniors will give up their driver's license because of the hassle to get it renewed. It also means they would require to be either chauffeured by their children or grandchildren, or use public transit. To avoid the hassle of be chauffeured, public transit needs to be improved, especially in the sprawling suburbs. Or they will move into the high-rise condos that are close to frequent public transit. That public transit doesn't need to get them downtown, but between their residences, medical centres, and shopping. (Not necessarily a heavy rail subway with stations far apart, but where a light rail network with stops more closer together than a few subway stations would do.)
 
We often criticize Line 4 here, but it's busier than a good number of subway lines in the United States that are longer and serve a denser area.

I believe that Line 4 was built primarily to serve Mel Lastman's ego though, but there are many other rail transit routes in the United States that also primarily serve their respective mayors' egos as well.
 
TTC Kipling PPUDO will be a zoo and nightmare when the new temporary one opens on Tuesday. Drivers will love the 170 degree right turn to get off Auckland onto the driveway to the PPUDO.

TTC riders will be piss off with this PPUDO as there is very little protection for them from the weather, especially during the winter that only offer protection overhead and a wall on the south side. They will have a longer walking trip to/from the PPUDO that will be on the surface and exposed to the weather.

No idea where the cabs will have parking space when Station Cr is closed.

They have built an 8' change link fence at the top of the hill along with barrier and fence on the PPUDO lot.

It was amassing to watch cars using Station Cr today looking for a parking spot with all the lots closed. They either did a u-turn or drive into the existing PPUDO before leave the area.
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drum118 said:
TTC Kipling PPUDO will be a zoo and nightmare when the new temporary one opens on Tuesday. Drivers will love the 170 degree right turn to get off Auckland onto the driveway to the PPUDO.

TTC riders will be piss off with this PPUDO as there is very little protection for them from the weather, especially during the winter that only offer protection overhead and a wall on the south side. They will have a longer walking trip to/from the PPUDO that will be on the surface and exposed to the weather.

No idea where the cabs will have parking space when Station Cr is closed.

They have built an 8' change link fence at the top of the hill along with barrier and fence on the PPUDO lot.

It was amassing to watch cars using Station Cr today looking for a parking spot with all the lots closed. They either did a u-turn or drive into the existing PPUDO before leave the area.
Sept 3
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The individual(s) who dreamed up this idea clearly has/have no idea what on the planet they are doing, and they have no business planning these kind of construction closures. I thought the zoo we had before on Aukland and St.Albans was bad, but this is going to be 10 times worse seeing it in action tomorrow.
 
This is so badly timed. The east entrance PPUDO is difficult to access too with the six point construction road closures. Most people have to drive out from Auckland Rd to back north.
 
I am not sure when St.Albans off/on ramp for northbound Kipling is to open, but its ready to open once the traffic lines are painted. The road/ramp is pave and connected to Kipling with a very wide connection. The markings are on the road where the yellow line is to go. Even the northbound Kipling lanes have been rebuilt and are lower than the existing southbound lanes.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing for making that turn off Auckland into this new PPUDO location. Expecting a few accidents and confusion on day one.

Not sure who paying for this as well the full redevelopment of the area, but done real cheap and being clueless.

There will be no shifting of current eastbound Dundas/Bloor traffic to the new Six Point road this year.
 
Another Google Maps screw up, this time with the Finch West bus to Finch West Station transfer. @mdrejhon

EDIT: Google Maps also has a notification that says Finch Station has been reported closed. Wtf?
 

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Or I can be evil and let people suffer the fake six minute walk :p

Kidding...
 
IFF and the TTC

September 4, 2018

From Thurs., Sept. 6 until Mon., Sept.10, the TTC's 504/304 King and 514 Cherry streetcar routes will divert around a road closure on King St. as Toronto welcomes the world to the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Routes will run as follows:

504 King/514 Cherry/304 King (night): Service will divert via Queen St. between Spadina Ave. and Church St. (eastbound) and between York St. and Spadina Ave. (westbound).

The 304 King night shuttle service will be available from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. between Parliament St. and Bathurst St.

The road closure on King St. will also necessitate changes to designated Wheel-Trans meeting spots in the area. Customers will be advised of the new locations when booking trips within the area.

Regular TTC service resumes at 5 a.m. on Mon., Sept.10 but due to red carpet events on King St., brief service diversions will be necessary on Sept. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Sept. 11 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Throughout TIFF, the TTC will have identifiable staff positioned at key locations to assist customers and provide information about transit options.

To ensure customers are aware of changes to their routes, the TTC and City of Toronto are communicating through a number of channels including: web-based communications and social media, paid advertising, paper notices, station signage and announcements.

The TTC thanks customers for their patience during TIFF, an event that benefits Toronto's economy and international reputation as a world-class city.

The TTC and TIFF are partnering to deliver special exclusive promotions during the festival. Information is available at https://nam02.safelinks.protection....vnNcYSFfnMRGBhtnxqs6EkCy4x5FQ=&reserved=0.

Media contact: Corporate Communications, 416-981-1900, media@ttc.ca.
 
What is the worst bus stop in Toronto?

See link for non-Toronto stops.

Is this the worst bus stop in all of Canada and the U.S.?

Waiting for a bus can bring any number of difficulties: inadequate shelter, unreliable transit schedules, not to mention other transit users.

But the everyday frustrations of waiting for a bus in most areas pale in comparison to the obstacles presented by the bus stops on one U.S. blog’s “Sorry Bus Stops” list -- including one on a Vancouver freeway.

Nestled along the side of the busy Lougheed Highway at Old Dewdney Trunk Road in Pitt Meadows, B.C., TransLink’s bus stop #61452 makes anyone waiting for a bus look like a hitchhiker. It’s technically on a bus-only lane, but as CTV Vancouver discovered, that’s a rule disobeyed enough by drivers to present a seeming hazard for transit users. In a Google Street View image taken in August 2017, a man is seen standing along the guardrail at the bus stop as traffic speeds by.
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What will it take for Google Maps to finally show a yellow marker line for the TYSSE?

I have reported this numerous times; the only way I know of how to do this is by reporting an error on the stations themselves. But Google isn’t listening.
 
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