TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[rbt]

This post is eerily similar to the second post ever in this thread.... from 2013.... what the hell is going on here???

It's as if someone paraphrased it... but why?

It's a bot. Old content is sometimes relevant/popular again when the readers have forgotten about it. If you're trying to generate high-value accounts for future spam posting, this is a cheap way to go about it. Most fail but the effort/cost is very low.

 

[mr_content]

Well at this point it certainly would be a hassle not to stick with what are now the current streetcars on St. Clair.

 

[duffo]

Betting money on a Line 5 Eglinton opening announcement.

How much did you bet... It is an Ontario Line groundbreaking.

 

[chrisw]

How much did you bet... It is an Ontario Line groundbreaking.

That was @nfitz , I was a bit more cynical.

 

[nfitz]

That was @nfitz , I was a bit more cynical.

Good job I didn't bet my life!

 

[Richard White]

I was passing through Warden just now and couldn't help but notice how incredibly dirty some stations are.

Now that the advertising is removed at Warden you can really see how badly the station and tunnel walls need cleaning.

I get that there are environmental concerns but at what point do they actually do clean things?

 

[drum118]

I was passing through Warden just now and couldn't help but notice how incredibly dirty some stations are.

Now that the advertising is removed at Warden you can really see how badly the station and tunnel walls need cleaning.

I get that there are environmental concerns but at what point do they actually do clean things?

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Take a look at the bottom of of the new panels going up on the northbound track at Queen Park station that looked dirty already and not complete panel yet. Most stations are very dirty these days.

When I was in Atlanta this summer, two large crews were hosing everything down for the 2 stations I saw it taking place and this was after 9:30 pm.

 

[Towered]

I was passing through Warden just now and couldn't help but notice how incredibly dirty some stations are.

Now that the advertising is removed at Warden you can really see how badly the station and tunnel walls need cleaning.

I get that there are environmental concerns but at what point do they actually do clean things?

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Islington is just as bad, and has been for many years. It's like nobody cares. I feel embarrassed for Toronto whenever I'm there and have to look at the patheticness.

 

[Northern Light]

I was passing through Warden just now and couldn't help but notice how incredibly dirty some stations are.

Now that the advertising is removed at Warden you can really see how badly the station and tunnel walls need cleaning.

I get that there are environmental concerns but at what point do they actually do clean things?

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A friend of mine submitted a complaint to the Mayor's office about these very walls, at this very station, a few weeks back.

He forwarded me the reply he ultimately got from TTC, which defensively suggested the walls had been cleaned quite recently.

They even sent a photo to prove it (do they routinely photograph themselves doing routine work?)

Friday, August 16, 2024 – Cleaning Crew – Warden Station

My friend replied and suggested they consider alternative cleaning techniques!

 

[max]

A friend of mine submitted a complaint to the Mayor's office about these very walls, at this very station, a few weeks back.

He forwarded me the reply he ultimately got from TTC, which defensively suggested the walls had been cleaned quite recently.

They even sent a photo to prove it (do they routinely photograph themselves doing routine work?)

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Friday, August 16, 2024 – Cleaning Crew – Warden Station

My friend replied and suggested they consider alternative cleaning techniques!

Next time they should take the photo with the day's newspaper in it. This definitely seems like a case where captions lie.

 

[Amare]

Islington is just as bad, and has been for many years. It's like nobody cares. I feel embarrassed for Toronto whenever I'm there and have to look at the patheticness.

You should check out Lawrence West, it makes Islington look like it's pristine.

 

[Steve X]

You should check out Lawrence West, it makes Islington look like it's pristine.

They should just paint it grey and be done with it. Concrete walls would never clean easily. At least it doesn't have ugly patch work unlike York U.

 

[Amare]

They should just paint it grey and be done with it. Concrete walls would never clean easily. At least it doesn't have ugly patch work unlike York U.

They can paint it in a rainbow colour if they want, but there's nothing saving that station unless they clad over the concrete.

 

[EYorker]

A friend of mine submitted a complaint to the Mayor's office about these very walls, at this very station, a few weeks back.

He forwarded me the reply he ultimately got from TTC, which defensively suggested the walls had been cleaned quite recently.

They even sent a photo to prove it (do they routinely photograph themselves doing routine work?)

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Friday, August 16, 2024 – Cleaning Crew – Warden Station

My friend replied and suggested they consider alternative cleaning techniques!

I seem to recall the TTC had a tunnel washing car at one point in the past. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I remember it being named "Krystal Kleen." Maybe @smallspy can recall?

I believe the Ministry of Environment ordered the TTC to treat the waste water before allowing it down the storm drains. I also believe the (very effective, but harmful) chemicals the TTC was using were also an issue for the MoE. Hence that was the end of the tunnel washer, and the end of clean station platform walls.

 

[drum118]

Since the end of 2025 is round the corner as the drop dead date for accessibility requirements, what are TTC plans having doors at bus terminals to meet the requirements???