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Depends on the criteria. In terms of reliability and scheduling granularity, Metrolinx are miles ahead.

To compare TTC with ML is apples vs oranges. Yes, both are transit agencies but one has transit routes 100% on city streets with frequent stops and the other has bus routes primarily on inter-city roads with few stops.

 

[nfitz]

To compare TTC with ML is apples vs oranges. Yes, both are transit agencies but one has transit routes 100% on city streets with frequent stops and the other has bus routes primarily on inter-city roads with few stops.

Which doesn't change scheduling granularity. Nor does it change systemic prioritizing of schedule adherence.

 

[evandyk]

They haven't changed the frequency recently, but it's been listed as 8 minutes south on Broadview b after 7:15 AM and before 10AM and 10 minutes after for a while (it used to be 2 to 4 minutes with the old cars).

However, looking at the data at Transee, I'm surprised to see there's a change. There were some extra cars scheduled during the King/Shaw diversion, but as of October 6, there's 3 less cars scheduled between 8 AM and 9 AM. On the other hand, there seems to be more missing cars before October 6 - perhaps it's just more regular now?

There's certainly been a schedule change; perhaps it's simply more predictable now.

I have virtually never waited 8 minutes for a Broadview car. With daily use for years. Now it’s four days in a row.

25 minutes for a Distillery car in the middle of the day?

 

[Amare]

I have virtually never waited 8 minutes for a Broadview car. With daily use for years. Now it’s four days in a row.

25 minutes for a Distillery car in the middle of the day?
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Service is certainly getting to the point where it's an absolute abysmal mess on certain routes for no ryhme or reason whatsoever asides from the TTC's own incompetence and inability to line manage.

There have been multiple times where I've waited 10 mins for a Yonge/University Line train from Union Station during the midday.

And if you think i'm kidding here's a photo from a couple days where I had this experience on the Bloor-Danforth line:

 

[Amare]

On a separate note, it looks like it's going to be a busy weekend for myself. There's another survey out, this one for a new TTC wayfinding standard:

TTC developing a new Wayfinding Strategy to help enhance customer experience

www.ttc.ca

Maybe we can finally get rid of some of the uninformative signage that doesnt even tell an individual if one is doing east/west and north/south on the subway system.

 

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There have been multiple times where I've waited 10 mins for a Yonge/University Line train from Union Station during the midday.

And if you think i'm kidding here's a photo from a couple days where I had this experience on the Bloor-Danforth line:

Impossible, this could never happen now that all subway cars have extra-wide doors