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T3G said:
Can you specify which stations you would like to see nixed?

I don't see how anyone could possibly make this argument in good faith.
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Probably referring to Bay station being only a block away from the stations on either side of it.
Bay was built because it was planned as a terminus. Now that it isn't, it appears to be redundant.
But it gets a lot of use, and serves customers who would otherwise use Yonge, whose platforms are occasionally dangerously overcrowded.
So it's a good thing that Bay is there. It might not have been built if the planners had known it would be just another station on line 2. Consider it a good choice, by accident.
In any event, one extra station doesn't "limit its effectivenss as a rapdi transit system", even if you're thinking of line 2 an express route.
I've always looked at all the downtown stations as being close together to function like a local route, turning into an express route when they run beyond the city core.
If the stations were further apart, people going from/to downtown would have to do a lot more walking, and the stations would be ridiculously overcrowded.
 
A 6264 said:
Probably referring to Bay station being only a block away from the stations on either side of it.
Bay was built because it was planned as a terminus. Now that it isn't, it appears to be redundant.
But it gets a lot of use, and serves customers who would otherwise use Yonge, whose platforms are occasionally dangerously overcrowded.
So it's a good thing that Bay is there. It might not have been built if the planners had known it would be just another station on line 2. Consider it a good choice, by accident.
In any event, one extra station doesn't "limit its effectivenss as a rapdi transit system", even if you're thinking of line 2 an express route.
I've always looked at all the downtown stations as being close together to function like a local route, turning into an express route when they run beyond the city core.
If the stations were further apart, people going from/to downtown would have to do a lot more walking, and the stations would be ridiculously overcrowded.
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The 19 BAY bus could be a supplemental accessible bus route for Line 1. However, it only goes far north as Davenport Road. There are other bus routes apparelling Yonge Street (like along Avenue Road), but are piece meal and further away from Yonge Street.

The 179 CASTLEFIELD bus is alleged to start when Line 5 opens. It will parallel (so of) Eglinton Avenue West from Keelesdale Station in the west to Marlee Avenue and Cedarvale Station. If Line 5 is down between Keele Street and Allen Road, some may decide to use the 179 CASTLEFIELD bus.
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Monarch Butterfly said:
The 19 BAY bus could be a supplemental accessible bus route for Line 1. However, it only goes far north as Davenport Road. There are other bus routes apparelling Yonge Street (like along Avenue Road), but are piece meal and further away from Yonge Street.

The 179 CASTLEFIELD bus is alleged to start when Line 5 opens. It will parallel (so of) Eglinton Avenue West from Keelesdale Station in the west to Marlee Avenue and Cedarvale Station. If Line 5 is down between Keele Street and Allen Road, some may decide to use the 179 CASTLEFIELD bus.View attachment 666067
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It's also useful for the big cluster of highrises at Marlee and Roselawn to avoid walking to Cedarvale Station. Together with 109 it should be pretty frequent.
 
dowlingm said:
it is not now a policy of the TTC to operate buses solely on the offchance an elevator is down.
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To understand how seriously the TTC actually takes accessibility, here's an example of how the TTC thinks someone in a wheelchair in the concourse at Dufferin Station should get to ground level if the single elevator is not working.

Take the elevator to Line 2 Kipling (Westbound). Board a train to Dundas West Station. Transfer to 505 Dundas to Dufferin Street. Transfer to 29 Dufferin or 929 Dufferin Express to Dufferin Station.
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Or if you're at St. George street level and want to go east or west, but the elevator is out?

Board a 26 Dupont bus to Bathurst Street. Transfer to a 7 Bathurst bus southbound to Bathurst Station to access Line 2 Subway.
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Never mind that the 26 bus leaves St. George every thirty minutes through most of the day.
 
evandyk said:
To understand how seriously the TTC actually takes accessibility, here's an example of how the TTC thinks someone in a wheelchair in the concourse at Dufferin Station should get to ground level if the single elevator is not working.

Or if you're at St. George street level and want to go east or west, but the elevator is out?

Never mind that the 26 bus leaves St. George every thirty minutes through most of the day.
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Isn't the 26 leaving St George without scheduled buses as part of the Service Plan review? Will be interesting to see how they expect people to manage then.
 
Aplus23 said:
I haven't seen any trains in a while, anyone know what's going on
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I suspect that we will learn more about testing progress at the TTC board meeting on the 17th, now that the line is under the full control of the TTC.

Also I have been told that the current pause in trains is not related to the handover of control to the TTC.
 
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