Richard White
Senior Member
For CLRVs or PCCs?
I believe that this isn't true.
I owe everyone an apology. Chalk this up to the Mandela effect.
For CLRVs or PCCs?
I believe that this isn't true.
Wth the Humber Loop in operation again, what is it, only 7 streetcars are scheduled to run through each way each day now? All other passengers must transfer here? I've noticed Queen streetcars leaving the loop at irregular intervals, so if the reason for cutting the 501 in half here is to bring more consistent service to the line, no one is ensuring that's happening.
One good thing: the tunnel under the Gardiner and rail corridor is paved now, so TTC buses could use the loop if need be. Oh, that and the sidewalk was widened. Two good things.
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To put it mildly, the TTC seems to enjoy messing around with the 501. It's honestly one of, if not, the most poorly managed surface route in the entire network. Everyone already knows what the solution is, but the TTC is just incapable and inept and providing the solution.Wth the Humber Loop in operation again, what is it, only 7 streetcars are scheduled to run through each way each day now? All other passengers must transfer here? I've noticed Queen streetcars leaving the loop at irregular intervals, so if the reason for cutting the 501 in half here is to bring more consistent service to the line, no one is ensuring that's happening.
Kind of love this. Additional north-south capacity with easy transfers to all the major east-west routes.Plot twist -- Extend it all the way up to Eglinton and terminate it at Forest Hill station.
To put it mildly, the TTC seems to enjoy messing around with the 501. It's honestly one of, if not, the most poorly managed surface route in the entire network. Everyone already knows what the solution is, but the TTC is just incapable and inept and providing the solution.
You're buying the typical BS the TTC like to use as an excuse for not running adequate service. The solution is plain and simply better line management.So what is this solution that everyone is aware of except for the people at the TTC?
Of course the 501 is going to have route management issues - it's an extremely long route and it's a streetcar, which means delays pile on a lot more than they would on a bus route.
It's funny how transit service in HBS gets worse as the neighbourhood grows and adds thousands of residents.Tonight—an hour or so ago—when my 501 pulled into the Humber Loop (from where I start my walk home) you could hear the squeal of a Long Branch-bound streetcar coming from the tunnel… so it had just left, and everyone going through from my car probably had a 15 minute or longer wait for the next one… all because they (TTC drivers) have no clue when the next streetcar is arriving, and the TTC has no policy to try to make transfers as painless as possible. In this day and age, that's disgraceful.
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Is there anywhere else in the city where transit service and population are so completely off ratio?
Only thing is, GO couldnt care less about providing bus service within Toronto, because the TTC starts to whine and complain the minute they even think about it.I think GO has a role in solving both issues; much more frequent GO service (15 minute is fine for off-peak) + some kind of neighbourhood bus.
I would also like to see 511 service all the way up to St Clair West. The additional connection between Lines 1 and 2 along Bathurst would add much-needed redundancy (i.e. during trackwork) and for some, a reduction in required number of transfers.
From link:
Line 1: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre to St George closure on December 1 and 2
There will be no subway service on Line 1 between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and St George stations on December 1 and 2 due to signal upgrades.
So the 511 Bathurst streetcar could run to St. Clair West Station on December 1 & 2. Don't see it happening, yet.
They're not going to change everyone's work schedules for a subway closure. If they did, they would have ran busy routes like the 52G to Lawrence, 32D to Eglinton, 118 to York Mills and etc. Instead they force everyone off and run a different shuttle in between.That would be interesting to see. Mainly because it would be interesting to see how the TTC manages the 511 being that long for a weekend. Though, someone said that there is a problems with CLRV'S running up that hill, so, I'm not so sure if this will happen.