drum118
Superstar
I would give Maria Augimeri a C and go with the rest of your ranking with Denzil Minnan-Wong being F
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March 2011 TTC Service Cutbacks
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I would give Maria Augimeri a C and go with the rest of your ranking with Denzil Minnan-Wong being F
Dan416
Senior Member
I give them all a B+ for effort, just to be contrarian.
spider
Senior Member
I'll score them all an A+ just to balance the the truculent "Trolleywood" vote.
Frankie1984
Active Member
I give Stintz an E for enthusiasm.
Just look how enthused she is about riding the subway.
(Pic courtesy of The Star)
Just look how enthused she is about riding the subway.
(Pic courtesy of The Star)
jje1000
Senior Member
No, an E for effort!
nfitz
Superstar
The look on that face seems typical for a subway rider to me ... not sure why it's important.
Dan416
Senior Member
I agree. Well not about subway riders specifically, just transit riders in general. Or just commuters in general. People stuck in their cars in traffic aren't exactly smiling either.
doady
Senior Member
Uhh, so supporting politicians who were elected by popular vote is being contrarian? Okkkkay there...
Dan416
Senior Member
What does this have to do with election? I'm giving them a B+ because everyone else was giving them Fs. I call that contrarian.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Transit Toronto reports:
Confirmed about the meeting.
Link to the February 7, 2011
Commission Meeting Agenda and Reports
First I heard or read about this was at 5 PM Monday.
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Steve Munro has more information on the meeting at this link (TTC Budget Update: More Service, Maybe).
Confirmed about the meeting.
Link to the February 7, 2011
Commission Meeting Agenda and Reports
First I heard or read about this was at 5 PM Monday.
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Steve Munro has more information on the meeting at this link (TTC Budget Update: More Service, Maybe).
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
Back in February, 2011, the TTC Commissioners (a.k.a. Toronto councilors) got an earful from the public but still voted for service cutbacks on 41 bus routes (down from 48). In their "wisdom", they believed they were saving the public money. See this link from the torontoist.com.
Back in February, gasoline was selling around 112¢ a litre. Up from 105¢ during the October election. Meantime, the price went up to 128¢ a litre. What will the price be on May 8th, when the cutbacks come into reality?
Why cutback on bus service when the price of fuel is going up? People are turning to alternatives: bicycles, walking, and public transit. We should not be cutting back on bus services when the fuel prices are going up. Yes, I understand that the price increase also affects diesel fuel, which the buses use. However, I think there is and will be more passengers coming on-board the TTC as the price of petroleum keeps going up. I think it will continue to go up, unless there is a recession.
We should not be cutting bus service on May 8th. We should postpone any cutbacks until we can see if the gasoline price increase creates more passengers for the TTC. In the Chief General Manger's Report for Periods 11 & 12, October 31 to December 31, 2010 (download the PDF from this link), there is this quote:
I would like to see the numbers for the 41 bus routes to be cutback, to see if there is any change. I would also like to see the numbers for the first three months of 2011, when they come out. The TTC underestimated the 2010 budget, in terms of ridership. I wonder if the same ridership underestimation will occur for 2011.
Back in February, gasoline was selling around 112¢ a litre. Up from 105¢ during the October election. Meantime, the price went up to 128¢ a litre. What will the price be on May 8th, when the cutbacks come into reality?
Why cutback on bus service when the price of fuel is going up? People are turning to alternatives: bicycles, walking, and public transit. We should not be cutting back on bus services when the fuel prices are going up. Yes, I understand that the price increase also affects diesel fuel, which the buses use. However, I think there is and will be more passengers coming on-board the TTC as the price of petroleum keeps going up. I think it will continue to go up, unless there is a recession.
We should not be cutting bus service on May 8th. We should postpone any cutbacks until we can see if the gasoline price increase creates more passengers for the TTC. In the Chief General Manger's Report for Periods 11 & 12, October 31 to December 31, 2010 (download the PDF from this link), there is this quote:
I would like to see the numbers for the 41 bus routes to be cutback, to see if there is any change. I would also like to see the numbers for the first three months of 2011, when they come out. The TTC underestimated the 2010 budget, in terms of ridership. I wonder if the same ridership underestimation will occur for 2011.
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spider
Senior Member
The only way you will obtain REAL ridership numbers is to count them yourself. It has become common knowledge that the TTC doesn't really count anything, why bother when they can just pluck a number that suits them out of thin air and no one contests it.
jje1000
Senior Member
You could very well do the same.
Real facts are in short supply everywhere these days!
Real facts are in short supply everywhere these days!
sjc
Active Member
When people look "enthused" on the subway, other people tend to back away and look for the exits.
doady
Senior Member
I think I will trust what the TTC says about transit ridership more than what you say. After all the TTC has the data, and you don't. You could just come up with any dumb fact out of thin air to slander TTC employees to suit your views, just like you are doing now. The only one without real facts here is you.
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