FYI: Diane Buckell is organizing another pointless "High Park Access For All" protest on April 5 which aims to restore pre-COVID unfettered car access. With elevators coming to High Park #TTC station later this year & hopefully shuttle service, bring on a car-free High Park! #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli

Recent data doodle - arc diagram of morning peak trip flows on TTC Line 2

Trying to find the right meme for when you get home late on the subway and forget there was an early subway closure.

So you end up in a shuttle bus

I hate the shuttle bus

The TTC has plans to install bus-only lanes along Queens Quay East and Front Street to get buses out of traffic congestion. New bus lanes would reduce travel times by 30% and could be rolled out in May 2025 if approved - but will need your support!

Fill out the TTC’s survey before February 20 to help improve transit on the waterfront. The TTC will also be holding virtual and in-person consultations where you can voice your support for bus-only lanes.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/queensquaybuslane

Yesterday I saw someone reading “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler on the subway.

Talking to strangers on public transit isn’t something people generally do in Toronto, but I hope she loves that book! It’s fantastic and such a topical read for the 2020s.

And if she happens to be on Mastodon, I’ll talk to her about it here.

#Bookstodon #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity #Toronto #OctaviaButler #Ontario #TTC

@bookstodon

Ride the Neon Pony Rocket

Plotting out one day of TTC bus locations around Wilson Station, Toronto

If TTC wants to know why ridership is down, after having too many 2 minute waits turn into 20-30 minute waits, I decided that leaving a bit earlier and walking was better for both my physical and mental health.

I saved a fare, kids got in some extra exercise, played in the snow, and I do not have nearly the same amount of angst.

This could be our new routine going forward. On average, it doesn't cost us extra time as more often than not the wait evens out the 30 minute walk. (Except today I let them play in the snow)

#Toronto
#TTC

Updated bus route signage beginning to appear around Toronto to prepare for the opening of Line 5, surprisingly early given lack of government communication.

In an interesting wayfinding choice, in this location only the future route number is listed, not the current route still in operation, and the temporary signage notes that the existing route will still service the stop.

Lots of people riding the TTC in Toronto today just to stay warm.

Don't blame homeless people, blame the billionaires. There's a direct causality link.

#TTC
#toronto

Fresh Tracks

I don't mind waiting for the bus if it comes when it says it will.

5:05 turned to 5:07, turned back to 5:06 , then 5:09. Didn't come till 5:14. I could have walked.

#TTC is so unreliable it's insane

Did you lose your mittens on the TTC?

I found these sitting on an accessible seat on a westbound 504 streetcar (#4506) and I'm turning them in to the driver for Lost and Found.

You take a long vacation over the holidays and back to work, can't even remember your password. Happens to the best of us.

"You're in the middle of a snowstorm and/or freezing rain storm, but fuck transit riders, walk another block you loser."

Midnight Tram.

Today is Toronto's Santa Claus parade and I have a very particular concern - the transit and road closure list doesn't mention what's going on with the #TTC 510 Spadina route.

The parade literally cuts through the route's access to Spadina subway station. This wouldn't be an issue of the streetcar service was operational but they're running a bus diversion which, I thought, goes across Bloor which is the parade route.

Will they be pausing floats to let buses dart across? This seems to be the inferred outcome given the route isn't mentioned at all in the service and traffic updates.

https://www.blogto.com/radar/2024/11/santa-claus-parade-route-road-closures-toronto-2024/