Posted on May 18, 2008 by thegtapatriot
“TTC chairman Adam Giambrone says a new subway line cutting through the bottom of the city is a “good idea,” one the TTC will start looking at seriously by 2018. The Downtown Rapid Transit project, or Downtown Relief Line (DRL), would relieve congestion at the Bloor-Yonge interchange and the line’s busiest stretch between Yonge and [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto | Tagged: Don Mills, Don Valley, downtown relief line, drl, Giambrone, Toronto, Toronto Transit, TTC | No Comments »
Posted on April 27, 2008 by thegtapatriot
Ontario’s legislature has ordered Toronto’s 9,000 transit workers to end their suprise strike that idled the country’s largest fleet of subways, streetcars and buses. All parties supported the bill, introduced personally by Premier Dalton McGuinty, who called a rare Sunday session of the legislature to pass the back-to-work legislation.
As a result, subway trains, streetcars and [...]
Filed under: GTA Issues, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto | Tagged: back to work, Dalton McGuinty, McGuinty, strike, subways, Toronto, transit workers, TTC | No Comments »
Posted on April 26, 2008 by thegtapatriot
A midnight strike by the TTC caught many people off guard, some showing up early this morning expecting a train, bus or streetcar only to find the lines abandoned. Last night, clubgoers poured out of bars when news of the strike spread.
“No way, no way,” Jorge Bayona, out with friends at Yonge-Dundas Square, said at [...]
Filed under: GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto | Tagged: April 2008, city, Contract Jobs, David Miller, Downtown, Employees, Liberals, Mississauga, Negotiations, Public Transit, Streetcars, strike, Toronto, TTC, Union, Viva, YRT | No Comments »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by thegtapatriot
National Geographic includes the TTC’s Queen streetcar, the 501, one of the top 10 trolley routes in the world. It’s a crowded ride, but oh, what a view. The 501 has become emblematic of the stretched service on the TTC. But finally there’s a glint of good news for the much-maligned queen of Toronto’s streetcar [...]
Filed under: Canada, GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA History, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto, World | Tagged: 501, downtown Toronto, Marilyn Bolton, National Geographic, Queen Streetcar, Top 10, Toronto, Toronto streetcar, Tram, Trolley, TTC, World's Greatest Trips | No Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Are you looking for transit related information? Have you had enough of the political promises? Look no further than the links below. From opinion on GO Transit expansion to the TTC spending and more, check out these links below for excellent commentary on transit related issues.
The Toronto LRT Information Page - informing GTA residents on [...]
Filed under: Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto | Tagged: brampton transit, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, durham transit, Go Transit, Light-rail, LRT, Mississauga Transit, Public Transit, subways, trains, TTC, via rail, Viva, YRT | No Comments »
Posted on December 9, 2007 by thegtapatriot
The Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is a high-efficiency transit corridor running east-west across Mississauga. The BRT will support all-station stop and extensive express bus service for thousands of riders per day, making it faster and easier for you to travel to, from and through Mississauga and the GTA.
For information about the Mississauga BRT, [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, Public Transit | Tagged: 403, 407, 427, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, Eglinton, Mississauga BRT, Mississauga Transit, Pearson International Airport, Peel, Square One, TTC | No Comments »
Posted on December 4, 2007 by thegtapatriot
In an effort to be entirely impartial, posting the opinions of others, I’ve decided to list a link to the “Subway Now” group. Although I understand what they are attempting to do I still wonder who is going to really end up paying for the extension of the subway to Richmond Hill at Hwy #7 [...]
Filed under: GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Public Transit | Tagged: BRT, LRT, Markham, richmond hill, Subway, subway now, subwaynow.ca, Thornhill, TTC, Viva, York Region | No Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2007 by thegtapatriot
“Construction booms, but opinions remain sharply divided as the often-derided Sheppard line turns 5. The futuristic chrome plating in Sheppard-Yonge station already looks a little scuffed. But it was only five years ago – Nov. 22, 2002 – that then-mayor Mel Lastman cut the ribbon to open Toronto’s northern east-west subway line, accompanied by a [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Politics, Public Transit | Tagged: , BRT, Eglinton, finch, Flemingdon Park, Lawrence, LRT, ROW, Scarborough Town Centre, Sheppard, Sheppard Line, Sheppard Subway, St. Clair, Steeles, subwaynow, Toronto, Transit City, Transit Mall, TTC, Vaughan, Viva, York Mills | No Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Check out the “Globe and Mail” link below for this excellent post on Toronto’s Light-Rail Transit City situation.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.TTC24/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Ontario/
Toronto’s decaying streetcar fleet, once made up of iconic “Red Rockets,” is rarely now described as a beloved historic symbol of the city. Drivers see streetcars as cumbersome obstacles. Riders despair at how crowded and infrequent they are. [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Public Transit, Toronto | Tagged: , Bombardier, Don Mills LRT, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Etobicoke Finch West LRT, Jane LRT, Light-rail, LRT, Scarborough Malvern LRT, Sheppard East LRT, Siemens, Skoda, streetcar, Toronto, Tram, Transit City, TTC, urban transit, Vossloh Kiepe, Waterfront West LRT | No Comments »
Posted on November 21, 2007 by thegtapatriot
It looks like the GTTA has received funding for the following projects. Maybe I am still in disbelief until I see shovels in the ground? I am not in favour of all of the plans listed, but this definitely will be some good news for once for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area. What [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Issues, Public Transit | Tagged: , 2020, Ajax, Bolton, BRT, DRT, Durham, Durham BRT, Durham-Highway 2, GO, Go Transit, GTTA, Halton, Hamilton, Highway 7, Light Rail Transit, LRT, Mississauga, Mississauga Transitway, MoveOntario, MoveOntario 2020, Niagara, Ontario, Oshawa, Peel, Pickering, richmond hill, right-of-way, ROW, streetcar, Tram, Transit City, TTC, VIA, Viva, Whitby, Yonge subway | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 18, 2007 by thegtapatriot
With the amount of vehicle interference in the downtown area once again the issues of streetcars has surfaced. With the need to improve transit, the debate over mixed traffic and streetcars, now and again pops up with the discussion turning to the old idea of a Queen Streetcar Subway. Unfortunately there is just too much [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, Public Transit | Tagged: Adelaide, ALRV, CLRV, David Miller, Downview Subway, King, King Street, King Streetcar, LRT, Queen, Queen Street, Queen Streetcar, Queen Subway, Richmond Street, right-of-way, ROW, Sheppard Subway, streetcar, Subway, Toronto, Toronto Council, Toronto Transit Commission, Transit City, Transit Mall, TTC, Viva, York University, YRT | No Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2007 by thegtapatriot
“The TTC takes up 46 per cent of the 2008 capital budget. It has to replace aging streetcars, buses and subway cars. Some $79.4 million will be spent on 234 subway cars to replace aging ones and boost capacity. A further $175.5 million will pay for 193 conventional and 50 Wheel-Trans buses and $55 million [...]
Filed under: GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Toronto | Tagged: BRT, capital funding, David Miller, LRT, Toronto, TTC, York University | No Comments »
