[Jago88]

Yep, lived in multiple cities in four countries. Toronto's surface transit is a painful experience for those of us who use it frequently. The problem with Toronto's bus network more specifically is that it's forced to too much heavy lifting from a lack of rapid transit, leading to all the bunching, overcrowding, delays and sluggish pace we experience here, which yes, is worse than in London or Berlin or Sydney. It won't improve until we build more RT.

On the bright side, the Line 5 opening should improve things a bit. It can't come soon enough.

Last week I was on the 32 heading east on Eglinton from Jane to Eglinton West Station at around 3.45pm on a Thursday. We got as far as Oakwood Ave. (which Google tells me is 550m from Eglinton West Station) and we stopped moving for a few mins. I eventually stood up to see what was happening ahead and it was just traffic as far as I could see so I hopped out of the bus and started walking. I immediately noticed how many buses were there so I started counting as I walked the 550m to the station and counted 14 buses! Insane, it REALLY can't come soon enough.

 

[Amare]

Last week I was on the 32 heading east on Eglinton from Jane to Eglinton West Station at around 3.45pm on a Thursday. We got as far as Oakwood Ave. (which Google tells me is 550m from Eglinton West Station) and we stopped moving for a few mins. I eventually stood up to see what was happening ahead and it was just traffic as far as I could see so I hopped out of the bus and started walking. I immediately noticed how many buses were there so I started counting as I walked the 550m to the station and counted 14 buses! Insane, it REALLY can't come soon enough.

Indeed it's a beautiful mess around Eglinton and Allen Rd.

Which leads to not just issues east-west with the 32, it leads to north-south routes getting tied up and delayed because of idiots who decide to block the intersection. For instance, the Bathurst bus often times gets held up and cant go through the intersection at Bathurst and Eglinton due to the drivers blocking the box; resulting in the bus being held for several light changes.

 

[Jago88]

Indeed it's a beautiful mess around Eglinton and Allen Rd.

Which leads to not just issues east-west with the 32, it leads to north-south routes getting tied up and delayed because of idiots who decide to block the intersection. For instance, the Bathurst bus often times gets held up and cant go through the intersection at Bathurst and Eglinton due to the drivers blocking the box; resulting in the bus being held for several light changes.

yeah, that was evident on this occasion along with at least 2 cars pulled over in the right lane with their hazard lights on making a 'quick' stop

The other thing is cars 'zooming' (relatively) up the right lane and then decide they actually want to make a left turn onto Allen Road at the last minute and end up blocking the people behind wanting to go straight. As you said, a beautiful mess.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Indeed it's a beautiful mess around Eglinton and Allen Rd.

Which leads to not just issues east-west with the 32, it leads to north-south routes getting tied up and delayed because of idiots who decide to block the intersection. For instance, the Bathurst bus often times gets held up and cant go through the intersection at Bathurst and Eglinton due to the drivers blocking the box; resulting in the bus being held for several light changes.

Caledonia Station is not a problem... yet. But will be once Line 5 opens. See https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-eglinton-line-5-go-caledonia-station-11-72m-2s-metrolinx-mccallum-sather.19735/post-2194695

Under MTO, Toronto MUST have farside traffic signals, not nearside traffic signals like in Europe.

 

[crs1026]

The congestion and bad driver decisions in the Oakwood-Allen stretch of the road warrant full time presence of traffic wardens as have been deployed downtown. It's just stupid how often deliveries and construction happens during rush hours (which for the past decade runs from 06:00 to 19:00 or later). Deliveries, taxis, and Uber parking in and blocking no stopping lanes etc.

I can't see congestion ever going away in that area, but it's problemmatic just how little is done to at least get this street flowing better.

- Paul

 

[micheal_can]

If you were a betting person, given that they need 30 days of testing, what would you say the chances are of it entering revenue service by November?