TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[T3G]

Urination? Personal phone calls? Lunch? You can't just have them on 24/7. Or 8/5!

If that's what they were referring to, it would have been nice if whoever it was that said it had specified that rather than choosing the vague and unhelpful version.

 

[DSCToronto]

Continuing the above............here are some specific on better subway and streetcar service:

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Note that there will be enhanced intervention to reach out to the homeless........but this will be funded from the Shelter and Support budget, not the TTC:

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As expected, no sign of City funding for their supposed HIGH PRIORITY of building the QUEENS QUAY EAST LRT! Sigh!

 

[max]

If that's what they were referring to, it would have been nice if whoever it was that said it had specified that rather than choosing the vague and unhelpful version.

In "Toronto the Good" it's understood we don't peek on you in the privy.

 

[Jonny5]

Note that there will be enhanced intervention to reach out to the homeless........but this will be funded from the Shelter and Support budget, not the TTC:

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LOL as if that is the problem.
They all know about the supports already. Seriously, what are they going to tell them to do?
"Hi, did you know there are shelters where you could go and be turned away because they are already full?"
How about removing their encampments on the streetcars for morning rush hour taking up five seats?

 

[Northern Light]

LOL as if that is the problem.
They all know about the supports already. Seriously, what are they going to tell them to do?
"Hi, did you know there are shelters where you could go and be turned away because they are already full?"
How about removing their encampments on the streetcars for morning rush hour taking up five seats?

This may well be paired with 'enforcement action'.........but I don't expect any Mayor to say that publicly. File under TBD.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Not much for "real" transit signal priority. But then that's the Transportation Services, where the priority for them is the single-occupant automobile, not public transit. It is Transportation Services that says that the 3 or 4 single-occupant motor vehicles trying to turn left at streetcar/light rail right-of-ways go ahead of the 200+ onboard a streetcar or up to 600+ onboard a light rail train.

So the 200 people inside a streetcar along a right-of-way have to wait as Doug Ford in his SUV makes his left turn. Can't make service better for public transit if there are other priorities that get in the way.

 

[81-717]

What would the Mayor and Chair be saying about Line 2? Construction is being done by Metrolinx.

Besides, if it was about Line 2, it wouldn't be at Wilson.

I'm sure you knew what I meant, and it's not the SSE. Besides, the thing in question is for line 1 as well, so why wouldn't it be at Wilson? Not to mention the first 2 prototypes are supposed to be delivered to Wilson despite being intended for line 2, so they'd already become handmedowns by the time they reach line 2 (or so some would say)

 

[nfitz]

I'm sure you knew what I meant, and it's not the SSE. Besides, the thing in question is for line 1 as well, so why wouldn't it be at Wilson? Not to mention the first 2 prototypes are supposed to be delivered to Wilson despite being intended for line 2, so they'd already become handmedowns by the time they reach line 2 (or so some would say)

I'm not sure what what you meant. Or what you mean by the "thing" in question was. You said Line 2. The other guy said the 5 to 10 year policy.

It was neither. Predictably it was the budget announcement. So they could do that just about anywhere! Perhaps from that bus shelter on Danforth where a homeless guy has been living for (months?).

 

[DSCToronto]

Steve has his usual in-depth and thoughtful analysis of the budget proposals

TTC 2025 Operating Budget – Preliminary Review

The TTC released its 2025 budget package on January 7 including the proposed Operating Budget, the Capital Budget and Plan, and the Real Estate Investment Plan. The TTC Board will discuss this pack…

stevemunro.ca

 

[JBR]

Couple tidbits to note:

5 min or better 7am-7pm on Line1&2.

TTC budget estimates a 10th bus garage to cost $485m!!!

TTC budget estimates new Transit Control Centre to cost $482m!!!

McCowan Yard decision in 2025
Kipling Yard to be used for buses in place of a 10th garage till up to 2038

 

[DSCToronto]

I think there are more?

 

[Steve X]

Steve has his usual in-depth and thoughtful analysis of the budget proposals

TTC 2025 Operating Budget – Preliminary Review

The TTC released its 2025 budget package on January 7 including the proposed Operating Budget, the Capital Budget and Plan, and the Real Estate Investment Plan. The TTC Board will discuss this pack…

stevemunro.ca

I wonder what 7 more route supervisors will do when the entire route is fill with construction/traffic/accidents. They still have to make sure the operators get their break on time. They can't just magically teleport a bus. So pointless.