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The TTC really needs to put the LCD screens on the TRs to better use! I was pretty impressed to see how Tokyo uses their displays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck9_oOh6q3M I really like how they show a map of the platform at the next station with your car's position on it. The only thing...

Right you are, and a few years back the CEO of Nokia got a speeding ticket for over 100,000 euros. This is a fair system. But in regards to income-based fares. I probably should've elaborated more. The average rider will pay the regular advertised fare, while those on welfare, disablility...

Free public transit I found this a very interesting read: Free public transit in Tallinn is a hit with riders but yields unexpected results In Tallinn, Estonia, since January 2013, residents of the capital city are entitled to unlimited free rides on trams, commuter trains, and buses or...

Something that should be noted is that there is a parallel local service to Heathrow Express called Heathrow Connect, which costs half the price, and only stops at five intermediate stations, but runs slightly less frequently. There is a fast expensive option, and a cheaper slower option for...

Text message ticket What I wish we'd implement here in Toronto is a text message ticket. No app or NFC chip required, so you can use any cell phone. You simply send a text message to the TTC, like we already do with Next bus, but in return you get a text message with the expiry time, fare...

Especially at a time when there was such a push to get rid of the streetcars altogether. Any added cost to the CLRV order would have been a bad thing. Let's face it, we're lucky to even have the CLRVs.

I love the line/destination announcement when the doors open, but I feel it needs to be done in a male voice. Same with the TRs once they are retrofitted with external speakers. Nothing sexist, but in a noisy place, you won't be able to clearly hear a female voice. A male voice would be much...

MiWay 0101 Ex-MiWay (Orion VII) 0101 spotted on Edward Street outside of World's Biggest Bookstore this morning around 11am, now sporting the NYC MTA livery. A police officer said they were filming an episode of "Beauty and the Beast".

They look good. But I can't help but wonder why the TTC would omit implementing the international "Green Running Man" exit symbol on these signs. This would be the perfect time to do so, now that they are adopting a (somewhat) new signage standard. Seems logical that the TTC should include...

At one point, GO Transit did use squares with letters to differentiate their rail lines (see below), although I doubt the letters were commonly used by the public. The letters appear on the old GO Transit system maps, but they no longer appear on the current maps. See "GO Train Lines" in the...

This would make sense, even though the TTC subway is such a simple system. Always designate the "Union Station bound" platform (YUS line), and "Yonge Street bound" platform (BD and Sheppard lines) as "Platform 1" to maintain consistency. This idea should also be extended to bus/streetcar...

I've been wondering this too, since the Bombardier website for the Flexity Freedom does specifically state optional 100% catenary-free operation. Why couldn't through service using LRT on Sheppard be implemented using this technology? With through service, they could potentially build a portal...

Europeans have much better signage to resolve these issues: No cars. Streetcar lane. No regular traffic. Streetcar lane ends. Regular traffic can drive on streetcar tracks.. We could easily adapt these to our signage standards - i.e. white background. Transit signals. (Reposted from one...

I absolutely love Toronto's new streetcars - they really look beautiful!! I just wish the TTC had retained the "Studebaker"-style centre headlight. The Witts, PCCs, A/CLRVs all had them. This is what I mean: Hopefully this modification will be made to the production models.

That's sad. This makes me think of Bessarion Station, which should be named Burbank Station, since Burbank Drive is actually a much longer street than Bessarion Road (which is a short dead end street). Bessarion Station could also really increase its usage if the City built a pedestrian bridge...

Changing Downsview to Sheppard West, and Sheppard West to Downsview Park makes sense. But Black Creek Pioneer Village Station, this is ridiculous... why not just call it UPS station then? Why go ruin Steeles West, when they should've renamed VMC to Vaughan Centre. But lets wait to see whether...

In the North American bus market, buses are typically only available in 40 ft (and shorter) and 60 ft (articulated) lengths. But there is no real intermediate bus length to deal with routes that require longer buses than 40 ft buses, but don't necessarily require 60 ft articulated buses. Many...

T1 refurbishment? Seeing as the T1 fleet will continue to serve Toronto for decades to come, does the TTC have plans to upgrade their safety and customer information features to those found on the new TRs, as well as legacy LRVs? (i.e. cameras, passenger intercoms, and LED next station...

This is what I hope will someday supplement or replace the Toronto Island Ferries. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5RkGs7YmA I would absolutely love to ride a cable car similar to London's Emirates Air Line to the Islands - the Toronto harbour would make for such a scenic crossing!

Integrate presto readers into convenience store lottery terminals I agree, I love using my presto card, but loading money to it is a real hassle. In the Greater Helsinki, Finland area, smart cards can be loaded at pretty much any convenience store. The smart card reader is integrated into...