Recent content by chrisw

There is some rigidity in the contract. It would need to be changed if the Region of Waterloo wanted more service earlier than scheduled. That incremental cost would be quite expensive. They floated distributing rush hour service for less off peak service, and it was quite unpopular.

It's nice to have Steak Shack as another late night option. Hopefully there will be more additions to McDonald's and Tim Hortons. I think it's profitable for them. Also, crazy to see the heavy Vanguard branding integration at Union Station (TTC). The red really pops out. When did that get added?

This is what crossing arms are for.

What progress on the Sheppard Line will we see in 2026? The IBC is supposed to be complete.

Haha, if we wanted to argue whether the Sheppard LRT is a worse idea.

To be fair, there are also bus doors that require you to wave to open.

There's a free shuttle to union, while the UP costs $9.25.

Who's to say the express service will be able to save more than 30 mins?

Wow, 41 minutes for your LRT trip.

They aren't waiting until the first section is complete.

TransitApp croudsourced tracking works. No tracking at stations.

A proposal presented to the TTC board next week could give the transit agency the green light to enter into a 15-year contract with Vancouver-based ad agency Adtrackmedia. The advertising company uses a system similar to a flip book — in parts of Vancouver’s SkyTrain system, 360 vertical LED...

Well, Markham did study a strategic business case of a station at Box Grove. That doesn't mean that there will be one though. https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=81330

@zurban Steve Munro has a table for the Sunday GTFS data. Though, the city will be running earlier trains not on the schedule for the first trip. https://stevemunro.ca/2025/12/02/finch-corridor-sunday-morning-timetables/

So @ssiguy2 might be happy. Reece Martin suggests that the USRC might not be electrified. Saving money from the train shed but also some bridges in the core. Battery trains. This is his analysis of the recent Metrolinx board documents on Go Expansion...