dowlingm
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and yet that same arrangement did not save the Flexity downtown order.
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christiesplits
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Thaboss
Active Member
Sorry I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Thaboss
Active Member
Oh boy...urbantoronto is about to explode
urbanclient
Senior Member
So Metrolinx handed the TTC a turd, which the TTC was unprepared to catch. Upper range trip times over 60 minutes are unacceptable. Why bother "scheduling" 46 minutes like it's some aspirational goal for a Sunday afternoon hike. Maybe the 90 second dwell times and the breakdowns are the friends we made along the way.
Runner laps Toronto's new $2.6-billion LRT train - Canadian Running Magazine
Toronto's first new transit line in 23 years took 64 minutes to travel 10.27 kilometres
6 Finch West: Six Days of Delays
Line 6 Finch West opened for service on Sunday, December 7. Beside the basic issue of glacial train speed are questions of vehicle and infrastructure reliability. This post summarizes the delays th…
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PL1
Senior Member
I will say that the runner beating the LRT isn't crazy impressive given the current trip time. I'm a decent, middle aged runner and can still do a sub-50 minute 10k.... I may go this weekend and race the LRT just for fun!
Of course, they should speed this up so that only elite runners are faster!
Of course, they should speed this up so that only elite runners are faster!
Bordercollie
Senior Member
Read the Ottawa LRT derailment report
Cobra
Senior Member
Listening to the City Hall session - someone made a great point. That when the LRT was pitched it was supposed to be 33-34 minutes and their decision was based on that estimation. In retrospect, would the city have bought into the Finch LRT at current speed? Not sure...
I got to say that it's kind of rich that some are complaining about the number of stops slowing down the line when they fought to have the Sunnybrook stop added on line 5
I got to say that it's kind of rich that some are complaining about the number of stops slowing down the line when they fought to have the Sunnybrook stop added on line 5
Voltz
Senior Member
The same group also complained about construction at the portal, which would not have existed if they did not fight to have the stop saved.
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
The Flexity Freedoms are built better tbh and since they've been running in revenue service in 2 municipalities in Canada since as early as June 21, 2019 (and the 7 module variant, both in single and paired operation in Edmonton since November 2023) and they have never experienced the same kinds of build issues that the Alstom Citadis Spirit has had, even those built after Alstom bought Bombardier.
smallspy
Senior Member
It's a vehicle design issue, so there is likely no way or method to decline the acceptance of the vehicles.
It's just like how the battery electric-versions of the buses have thinner - and thus softer - floors than the diesels and hybrids. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it doesn't give much of the same feeling of security.
Dan
ARG1
Senior Member
Sunnybrooke Park is nowhere near as questionable as some of the stops on Line 6 and even Line 5. At least its a lengthy-ish walk to nearby stops, is located on a major street with a bus connection, can be used in the future for a Midtown/rerouted RH line connection, and you know what, a transit connection to the Wilket Creek Park is actually really nice and convenient.
Compare all that to the fresh hell known as Stevenson Station, or Driftwood, or Duncanwoods, or Aga Khan, or even Hakimi-Lebovic. I'll take Sunnybrooke Park over any of those stops any day of the week.
innsertnamehere
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What's rough about Sunnybrook Park is that it introduced an at-grade intersection between Laird and Don Mills. Metrolinx had proposed to bypass the intersection south of Eglinton and maintain fully grade separated services to Don Mills by deleting the stop, allowing the underground frequencies and service reliability to extend to what is one of the most important stations on the line and the future transfer point to the Ontario Line.
Instead that service was cut back to Laird to maintain a transit stop on a low-ridership, low-priority location with little in the way of density or destinations in walking distance. It's like 2 condo complexes, a park, and a car dealership.
The biggest offender on Eglinton is Hakimi Lebovic and needs to get deleted.
Instead that service was cut back to Laird to maintain a transit stop on a low-ridership, low-priority location with little in the way of density or destinations in walking distance. It's like 2 condo complexes, a park, and a car dealership.
The biggest offender on Eglinton is Hakimi Lebovic and needs to get deleted.
JJTheJetPln
Active Member
So a few things from this article - https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/...ate-january-chow-says-no-opening-before-then/
Based on the language by Chow, states that Line 6 may not open until sometime in February, but with TSP active as well. I say sometime in February/March because her wording indicates they aren't expecting any updates until late January.
And tangentially related
- The motion for TSP implementation has been passed by Council / Mayor Chow
- Left turn advances would be heavily scrutinized (must be from the video of vehicles turning left while the LRV was sitting and waiting) and that the signal priority would trigger on approach of a LRV to the intersection so it is not sitting and waiting.
- Brad Bradford said Chow was asleep at the switch, wants to create a motion stating that people will get their money back if they face a delay of 15 minutes or more
Based on the language by Chow, states that Line 6 may not open until sometime in February, but with TSP active as well. I say sometime in February/March because her wording indicates they aren't expecting any updates until late January.
And tangentially related
- The motion for TSP implementation has been passed by Council / Mayor Chow
- Left turn advances would be heavily scrutinized (must be from the video of vehicles turning left while the LRV was sitting and waiting) and that the signal priority would trigger on approach of a LRV to the intersection so it is not sitting and waiting.
- Brad Bradford said Chow was asleep at the switch, wants to create a motion stating that people will get their money back if they face a delay of 15 minutes or more
Bordercollie
Senior Member
When is the election and who's running against Chow?