The TTC Board met on February 22 with what appeared at first glance to be a light agenda. In fact the meeting ran on into the early evening. Various items were discussed including: The CEO’s …
On July 24, 2023, at about 6:43 pm, a southbound SRT train derailed south of Ellesmere Station after snagging the reaction rail. This event lifted the rear truck of the car off of the track and als…
Introduction: Regular readers of this site will recognize threads and arguments from past articles here. Indeed some recent posts were intended as background to this overall article on our cityR…
An ongoing issue with TTC service levels is that TTC claims about crowding do not always appear to align with rider experiences. The TTC Board’s February 22 agenda includes a report about pro…
This article began as a Twitter/X thread responding to a post from Mayor Olivia Chow. From the better way to the *best* way. This budget will restore 97% of pandemic-era TTC service cuts and get th…
The TTC will modify service on many routes effective Sunday, February 18, 2024. Several of these changes involve “reallocation” of service between routes and time periods, and overall t…
For those who have been wondering where my usual wrap-up of coming service changes is, it seems to be stuck in the managerial bowels of the TTC. A few weeks ago I was led to believe that its releas…
This article continues a series of reviews of operations on the King Street Transit Priority Lane of which the most recent is King Street Travel Times: May-December 2023. On February 9, 2024, Mayor…
This article continues the review of the evolving travel times on current and proposed RapidTO corridors that started with Travel Times on RapidTO Corridors – December 2023 Update – Part I. Th…
At its January 24 meeting, the TTC Board received a report and presentation on maintenance work and closures planned for the subway and streetcar system in 2024, plus a preview of 2025. The report …
On February 5, 2024, Ontario announced that it will extend the co-fare arrangements between GO Transit and local municipal transit systems outside of Toronto to the TTC. The branding for this schem…
Anyone who deals with Metrolinx from the outside knows that getting information can be a real struggle, but every so often the veil of secrecy lifts, although not always intentionally. The implemen…
On February 1, 2024, May Olivia Chow announced her version of Toronto’s 2024 operating and capital budgets at Scarborough Town Centre Station. There are many parts to this budget, including a…
Back in September 2023, TTC management presented an overview of the investigation into the July 24, 2023 accident that marked the end of the SRT’s life. See also my article Line 3 SRT Replace…
January 31, 2006 saw the first post on this blog, a compendium of film festival reviews I wrote going back to the dark ages of 1986 on another platform, the long-departed “Artworks” BBS…
At its meeting of January of January 25, 2024, the TTC Board received an update on the status of a busway in the former SRT corridor. Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Line 3 Bus Replacement and Busw…
This article is an update to my review of the 903 Express bus that replaced the Scarborough RT. The previous article here: Analysis of 903 STC Express: September-November 2023. Additions in this ro…
This article updates tracking charts of travel times on three proposed RapidTO bus corridors with data to the end of 2023. The routes covered are: 29/929 Dufferin from King to Wilson 35/935 Jane fr…
At its November 2023 meeting, Council passed a motion proposed by Councillor Chris Moise whose ward covers the east side of downtown, and who also sits on the TTC Board: 1. City Council direct the …
In a recent thread on X/Twitter (and no doubt other venues) there has been some controversy about the relative speed of 6 Finch LRT versus the bus service it will replace. Writers have based their …
