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Tag Archives: Transit
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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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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Going for a ride on the Bolton Bus
Caledon, a town of 66,000 located northwest of Toronto, is known for charming villages, fall colours, and horse farms. Its most popular landmarks include the waterfall at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, the unique Cheltenham Badlands, and the vast … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Transit
Tagged Bolton, Brampton, Brampton Transit, Caledon, GO Transit, Transit
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A departure from TTC wayfinding improvements
Despite many recent improvements to TTC design and wayfinding standards, two recent changes miss the mark. Continue reading
Ontario’s new ride: ION LRT opens in Kitchener-Waterloo
On June 21, 2019, Ontario’s first modern light rail transit (LRT) system opened to the public. The launch of ION in Kitchener-Waterloo represents an important milestone for both the region and for the province as a whole: additional light rail … Continue reading
Mind the gap: as Waterloo’s light rail line opens, other connections close
ION LRT service will finally commence Friday June 21 Early in 2019, I had the opportunity to take a trip on Wroute, a new service that connected Guelph, Kitchener, and Burlington. Wroute was an interesting concept, a privately-operated option with … Continue reading
The streetcars of Hiroshima: a symbol of resilience
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (A-Bomb Dome), with modern Hiroshima rising beyond. Despite its fame, there’s so much more to the city than the memorials. My wife and I recently came back from an 18-day trip to Japan. It was my … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transit, Travels
Tagged Baseball, Carp, Hiroden, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Carp, Japan, Streetcars, Transit
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Filling the gap in Southwestern Ontario
While there’s GO train service between Toronto, Guelph, and Kitchener, it’s inadequate for the regions’s transportation demands Earlier this year, I took a ride on Wroute, a new service connecting Guelph, Kitchener, and Burlington that has some characteristics of a … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Intercity Rail, Transit
Tagged GO Transit, Guelph, Kitchener, Transit, TVO, Wroute
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Subways don’t always last 100 years
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford liked to claim that subways would last one hundred years, while other “inferior” forms of transit, like light rail systems, would last only thirty. At the time, Ford was pushing for a subway extension to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Infrastructure, Transit, Travels
Tagged Cincinnati, Newark, Rochester, Subway, Transit
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