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Category Archives: Transit
Terminal Gateway: how bad decisions will affect the safety thousands of daily transit riders
Last month, Metrolinx held a virtual open house to present information on the progress of the Hurontario LRT project, planned work, and details on some of the stops along the line. For now, roadwork is limited to median removal and … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Infrastructure, Politics, Transit
Tagged Brampton, Brampton Transit, Hurontario Street, Hurontario-Main, LRT, Metrolinx, Mississauga
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Sorry, bus full: riding transit during a pandemic
On Thursday, I took the subway for the first time since Ontario declared a state of emergency in March. I entered Queen Station at 9:45 that morning, and rode to Wilson Station. The subway ride north was noticeably quiet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Brampton, Brampton Transit, COVID-19, Miway, Subway, TTC
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A sudden drop in transit usage across the Toronto Region
Last week, I wrote about how several TTC routes were facing overcrowding, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and a severe drop in system-wide ridership since early March. I shared this analysis on Spacing’s website, and Ben Spurr at the Toronto Star … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Brampton, Brampton Transit, COVID-19, Durham Region, GO Transit, Metrolinx, Oakville, Ridership, Transit, TTC
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Mapping TTC crowding during a pandemic
Rear door boarding on TTC buses is just one measure the TTC has taken to address the COVID-19 crisis Note to readers: I have since written an updated version article (with a revised map) on Spacing’s website. While most people … Continue reading
The consequences of losing the GO-TTC discount
When the Toronto subway system was extended by six stops to York University and Vaughan, it marked the first time the TTC’s rapid transit system extended beyond the city’s boundaries. But it also exposed a major failing of the Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Politics, Toronto, Transit, Walking
Tagged Fare integration, Fares, GO Transit, Highway 407, Metrolinx, TTC, TTC Riders, York Region, York University
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The TTC needs customer buy-in, not a campaign of scolding its passengers
Imagine any retail store welcoming its customers the way the Toronto Transit Commission does these days. This week, at least two TTC streetcars were wrapped with messages promoting the transit agency’s new aggressive anti-fare evasion campaign. Any passenger caught by … Continue reading
Viva Rapidways: hurry up and wait
A broken system When York Region Transit was formed in 2001, it promised great things for the large, growing suburban region north of Toronto. It amalgamated four local transit systems, and took over local services provided by GO Transit, and … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Roads, Transit, Walking
Tagged Bus Rapid Transit, Markham, Newmarket, Transit, Vaughan, Viva, York Region, YRT
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Disappearing GO-TTC fare discount a major blow to regional transit in Toronto
Updated January 22, 2020 The TTC-GO fare discount will officially come to an end on Tuesday March 31, 2020, with the TTC and Metrolinx unable to come to agreement to keep the fare subsidy going without provincial support. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Fares, GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, TTC, York University, YRT
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Unfair GO fares on the Highway 407 Corridor
Since 1967, GO Transit’s primary focus has been its commuter rail lines radiating from Downtown Toronto, sometimes to the detriment of other transit needs in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, with bus routes complementing and supplementing that rail network. But twenty … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Fares, GO Transit, Highway 407, Metrolinx, York University
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