being a transit scheduler sometimes im like damn who tf made the schedule for this bus and then I remember it was me

a relic from the past promising an unfulfilled future

Smth interesting about the Line 6 RT/TSP debate is that Viva has a similar setup, with inaggressive TSP and padded schedules. Half the route is also mixed-traffic on congested Hwy 7. Viva purple does its 19km route between 35-62 mins (18-33 km/h) vs L6's 10.4 km route in 42-44 mins (14-15 km/h).

words cannot describe how excited i am for the future of the port lands, especially with WELRT now funded. Bring on Ookwemin Minising!

visit our historic downtown

King + Bathurst

awesome new hybrid buses in burlington, whisper quiet and low emissions. Does 95% of what a BEB does with none of the drawbacks.

Assuming a full 50% cut to Development Charges in Toronto, that would bring DC's back in-line with 2019, just as they started to grow enormously. Combined with last week's HST exemption this hopefully helps unstick the industry. Reminder: if nothing's built, cities get $0 in DC's anyways

Federal funding for WELRT!! Never thought I'd live to see the day. Thank you Carney for prioritising infrastructure. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

we are in hell

I don't go north of bloor type gays missing out

The City of Toronto has released their 2026-2028 Congestion Mangement Plan, which features significant emphasis on enforcing traffic laws and improving transit speeds.

lone cyclist at bronte go says something about society

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the future is now???? actually crazy that google/samsung got this to work

We are so obsessed with putting density in odd/constrained places in the GTA. Instead of upzoning Plains Rd, which is already serviced by a 10-min frequency arterial bus route, we are creating additional congestion from areas impossible to serve efficiently by transit and awful to walk/cycle from.

canada's heaviest trafficked main line

- no line 1 university line - no lakeshore west GO - no streetcars at Exhibition - passed up by 3 crush loaded buses yea I'm going home

rate the bike lane

was someone talking about gas prices?

another day of getting where I need to go faster because of replacement buses 🫠 from Dufferin to Long Branch, 47 mins on the bus vs 56 mins scheduled by streetcar.

Buses are replacing streetcars on the 511 Bathurst. My bus did the NB trip in 22 mins, even running in the congested curb lane north of Queen. In comparison, streetcars are sched. for 31 mins. The "express" streetcar during FIFA will be hilarious to watch when the local curbside bus blasts past.

The TTC website got a refresh! Nice to see the use of drop downs, summary descriptors of ongoing disruptions, more transparency regarding OTP, and the use of check marks on alerts to indicate resumption of regular service. It also appears that real time data for line 5/6 is coming soon too.

its extremely impressive how many montrealers continue to pack STM buses and trains and top NA transit ridership stats with such infrequent service

finally made it out to the end of the A4 branch of the REM. A very quiet and smooth ride, but extremely obvious suburban commuting patterns off-island. Local bus connections are poor and land use is substandard. Will be interesting to watch ridership patterns long-term.

so i found out apparently opus cards expire. Fine. But having to pay $6 again to get a fresh card???? Absolutely bs

i for one cannot wait for streetcars to return to the 503. The bus is faster yes, but it is crushloaded day and night despite running every 6 mins. People who say we should replace all streetcars with buses clearly have never had to rely on a bustituted route.

using this lovely weather and lighting as an excuse to test out my new phone's camera

Line 5 Kennedy station seems to have a leak problem

15 in Toronto this weekend... hallelujah

the forced transfer in the port lands after they TTC split the 72B into the 72C and the 114 really highlights the importance of safe and comfortable transfer locations, especially after dark

Only in Toronto will a street that looks like this have buses running every 3-4 mins.

"How the hell do you say that??" - friend from bc

Olivia Chow announced that phase reordering has been installed on Line 6. How does the line perform with the retimed signals? I rode it again eastbound off-peak and completed the trip in 39 mins, 2 mins quicker than before the new signal timing. Not a huge improvement, but still something.

I encourage every one to start reporting bad @ttcalerts.bsky.social operator behaviour to help improve transit service. Operators who depart egregiously early, skip stops, intentionally miss route portions, or lose their temper on riders deliver a bad image of transit and discourage transit usage.

Pretty cool to see the large number of people staying aboard Line 5 at Eglinton station. This is a trip that wouldn't have been possible previously without a bus-bus transfer. Lots of customers are likely taking new trips previously inconvenient by transit.

finally escaping malelivingspace

found this on marketplace i am sooo getting it framed

If anyone is looking to switch cell providers i saw this ad this morning

Just witnessed a model shift ride in front of my eyes this morning. Friend texted the gc that he took transit to work for the first time now that Line 5 opened. Previously he would've had to take a bus-bus-subway trip or a bus-subway-bus trip. Now he can get to work faster than driving.

took a trip on line 5 again.. feels weird to actually use this to go somewhere. 17 mins from Dufferin to Yonge. Lots of excess dwelling so the schedule could probably be cut back a little.

Good morning from Mount Dennis station

The new maps on the subway cars will be immediately outdated even after Line 5 opens tomorrow since Greenwood, Warden, and Lawrence will be accessible.

Line 5 and related bus changes are now in @transit.app! Check your trip to see how it might change.

Less interesting details from tomorrow's TTC board agenda: www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... Roe Loop will officially be declared surplus and handed over to the City of Toronto for conversion in to a park. This marks the closure of the last remnant of a bizzare operation dating from the trolley days.

oh goody I can go home now after waiting half an hour for the cavalry to arrive

The remaining Line 5 route change notices are starting to go up

Line 4 works this weekend means the rare Line 4 Shuttle is running. A relatively calm operation vs the usual Line 1/2 shuttles.

It's really crazy travelling Europe and realising how much more advanced the signal and track infra is on their streetcars vs ours. No, Boston and SF are not good examples of streetcar infra. I'm glad someone is finally able to delegate to our officials what Europe has had for decades.

the (red) light at the end of the tunnel is here