September 20, 2023 What do LRT, ROW, and WWLRT mean? Light rail transit (LRT) means streetcars operating in their own right-of way (ROW) separate from motor traffic, with some degree of traffic signal priority, for faster operation and far…
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…
Scarborough Subway Extension Sucking Funds from more worthwhile Transit Projects
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/scarborough-subway-extension-1.4034044 Former Toronto mayor says 1-stop extension will do little for bus-bound commuters on CBC Radio 1’s Metro Morning. Mar 21, 2017 The cost of a long-debated one-stop subway extension in Scarborough is currently pegged at $3.35 billion, with the…
Steve Munro analyses Metrolinx’s Park Lawn GO Station findings
Park Lawn is the last proposed GO station that he analyses, and it starts about 75% down the article. How Many SmartTrack Stations Will Survive? (II) (Updated) Partial excerpt: “Although the report speaks of strong ridership at Park Lawn, the ridership…
Queen 501 split at Humber Loop ‘brutal’ in evening rush: rider
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6244624-queen-501-split-at-humber-loop-brutal-in-evening-rush-rider/ New 10-minute service frequency standard on 501 necessitates route split: TTC Etobicoke GuardianBy Tamara Shephard The TTC increased service daily on Toronto’s iconic 501 Queen streetcar line to every 10 minutes or less all day effective this month, is…
A “Reset” For Waterfront Transit Plans? – SteveMunro.ca article
http://stevemunro.ca/2015/10/14/a-reset-for-waterfront-transit-plans/ “This was by way of a preview of reports that were expected at the City’s Executive Committee meeting on October 20, 2015. “One of these reports has now surfaced on the subject of Waterfront Transit… The new report proposes…
Service Improvements Coming to Surface Routes in South Etobicoke
On June 15, 2015, the TTC announced the establishment of a “Ten-Minute-or-Better Service Network” comprised of 52 routes in the City of Toronto. Several key routes in South Etobicoke are among those that will see improvements in service. These include…
Toronto Star Article: Etobicoke is a “Transit Desert”
A recent Toronto Star article has described the regions of Toronto poorly served by public transit as “transit deserts.” In these areas, as the article notes, “rapid transit is nonexistent and residents must rely on bus service that is often…
TTC to Improve Streetcar Service With Expanded Fleet
Excerpts of Steve Munro’s analysis of the TTC report that details how the new low floor Flexity streetcar fleet would be used. https://swanboatsteve.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/ttc-confirms-streetcar-service-levels-with-new-fleet/ Toronto’s Budget Committee has asked staff for many briefing notes on details behind various programs. Among these…
TTC Service Improvements Coming to South Etobicoke
Back in August 2014 TTC CEO Andy Byford proposed a package of service improvements. Quite a few of these proposals have significant implications for South Etobicoke. We posted a summary and link to deeper analysis at the time. On January…