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Tuscani01 said:
Queen is iconic for the 501, and the neighbourhoods it crosses through. (Roncesvalles, Parkdale, Chinatown, Queen West, City Hall, Leslieville, the Beach(es))
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In a forum full of transit nerds, this might be true. But Queen Street isn't even half of the 501 streetcar, and there's nothing really "iconic" about that streetcar route (half of which isn't even on Queen Street) or four of those seven places to most of the city.
 
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amnesiajune said:
In a forum full of transit nerds (and to be frank, predominantly-white transit nerds), this might be true. But Queen Street isn't even half of the 501 streetcar, and there's nothing really "iconic" about that streetcar route (half of which isn't even on Queen Street) or four of those seven places to most of the city.
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The 501 is the longest streetcar route in North America and has been featured in tourist publications around the world. National Geographic has even featured the 501 as one of the top 10 trolley rides in the world.

Queen is even ranked higher than Yonge on Trip Advisor, (which is made up of more than just 'transit nerds') for the neighbourhoods it passes through.
 
Tuscani01 said:
The 501 is the longest streetcar route in North America and has been featured in tourist publications around the world. National Geographic has even featured the 501 as one of the top 10 trolley rides in the world.
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And half of it isn't even on Queen Street.

Calling Queen Street the most iconic street in Toronto is like calling Montreal the most iconic city in Canada. You can probably find some people who will argue that the food is better there, and Toronto is "basically American", and a 4.5/5 isn't the same as a 4.0/5 - they're not wrong about any of those points in particular, but hardly anyone would agree with the premise.
 
If Queen Street is the most iconic street in Canada, why do most demonstrations and protests still happen on Yonge? Queen may be more interesting than Yonge now, but I'd still say Yonge is the most iconic because of it's history.
 
Queen St used to stretch to Etobicoke before it was renamed The Queensway.

If you says Queen Street is iconic, it really depends on which part of it we're talking about. Personally I would say Queen Street between Roncy and Dufferin needs a little revitalizing. They place is kinda run down with lots of low income people dominating the area. Between Dufferin and east of Ossington, the mental institution dominates it's that area. Bathurst to Church is the only iconic section I find. It's the touristy section. Church to Sumach needs to be redeveloped. From the Don river eastward, Queen gets peaceful and quieter the more east it goes.

Yonge Street is a much nicer street through Toronto. It goes through the busy downtown, uptown, the rich areas, Yonge-Eglinton centre, North York Centre and beyond. There's no low income area and definitely no high crime neighbourhood through the whole street. You can showcase the entire street to tourists and the world without much negative impression. Queen Street... not so much.
 
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TransitBart said:
What on earth could this have to do with what we consider to be iconic, how is it relevant and how can one tell from the written word the race of the writer?
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I can't. But Queen Street is the iconic street of "old stock" Toronto. It reflects what the city was 50 years ago, not what it is today.
 
Johnny Au said:
There's Dufferin (Bloor Collegiate)

It helps that it's extremely easy to evade paying fares to board the 29 Dufferin at Dufferin station.
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They wouldn't have pay their fares anyways to take the bus like 5 stops if they were forced to. It's not like the TTC is loosing much here. And how many of them still think they're 12?

Runnymede gets a good bunch of students too. Royal York gets all the ESA kids since they accept students citywide.
 
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