501 streetcar service will be replaced by buses west of Roncesvalles Ave. once again, starting in spring 2019, and continuing until early 2020. This is due to upcoming construction work on the King/Queen/Roncesvalles/Queensway intersection. While bus replacement service is in…
Wysp’s Creation of King Street Pilot Stop Street Murals
Wysp describes their creation of their award winning King Street Pilot stop street murals, which is summarized here: The Wysp team won the 2016 NXT City Prize with the Streetcar Safety Murals idea, and two of them were painted in August…
Transit Town Hall Meeting – October 17, 2018
South and Central Etobicoke – Transit Town Hall Meeting – October 17, 2018 – Martin Luther Church, Mimico What we heard from residents Melissa Graham (accessibility), Muhammad Azam (affordability), David Meurer (reliability and service), and Vincent Puhakka (privatization) are residents and…
Etobicoke Transit Town Hall – Wed. Oct. 17 – 7-9pm
Please join us for a transit town hall! TTC Riders, LAMP, and SETAC are co-sponsoring a transit town hall on Wed. Oct. 17, 2018, at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 2379 Lake Shore Blvd. W in Mimico. Join your neighbours, elected…
GO Service Increasing on Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines
Starting September 24th, 2018, GO will be running three trains per hour on the Lakeshore West line during midday. In total, there will be 17 new trips running Monday to Friday, between 9am and 3pm. The Lakeshore East line…
Mimico, Long Branch GO Stations to be fully accessible by 2023
Electrified 15-minute service by 2025 NEWS JUL 09, 2018 BY TAMARA SHEPHARD Mimico and Long Branch GO Stations will be fully accessible by 2023 with electrified, 15-minute service by 2025. Long Branch, Mimico and Humber Bay Shores’ residents came out in force, with…
Metrolinx Open House on Long Branch, Mimico, and Park Lawn GO Stations
On July 5, 2018, between 2:00 – 4:00 P.M., and 6:00 – 8:00 P.M., Metrolinx will be holding an Open House Public Meeting at Mimico Presbyterian Church (119 Mimico Avenue). The meeting will be an update on upcoming improvements to Mimico…
Province enhancing Lakeshore GO service starting April 7.
Enhanced service coming to Lakeshore GO, UP Express train lines, new morning and late-night trips aim to make taking the trains ‘more convenient,’ says Transport Ministry http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/go-train-up-express-metrolinx-1.4579326?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B%2BVOZFW%2FESGm9Wbcwpx86cA%3D%3D New changes to the Lakeshore GO Train corridors and the Union-Pearson Express…
Planning failure & resulting transit/traffic mess at Humber Bay Shores (The Star)
How rampant development and poor planning left residents of this Etobicoke neighbourhood stuck in traffic. The Etobicoke neighbourhood of Humber Bay Shores has undergone rapid development in the past two decades, but transit infrastructure hasn’t come with it. The problem…
Here’s what’s wrong with the 501L, and here’s what can be done about it
This picture was taken around 12:45 EDT on Sunday March 11th. There are eight 501L buses parked on Lake Shore Boulevard, just east of Long Branch loop. (It was hard to get a camera angle and zoom to get them…