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I recently learned that the location of TTC Transit Control is a secret. I’m sure everyone here knows where it is :cool:

The exact building in Hillcrest is secret but it is known that it is in Hillcrest.

To protect the operational integrity of the TTC, I'm not going to disclose which building transit control operates out of. But let's just say that there is only one building in the Hillcrest complex shaped like this o_O

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What is the function of the TTC building at Coxwell and Danforth then?

It started off as a streetcar yard. It's been sized down over the decades, and now hosts some small offices and storage space

the TTC continues to own the property at 1627 Danforth Avenue, and uses the space as offices for station collectors and subway operators. A portion of the garage is used to store electrical and communications equipment while another portion has been leased to Habitat for Humanity. In 2007, the TTC examined the possibility of selling the property outright, but as of 2013, the building and the garage remain in the TTC's hands.
You can read more about it here: https://transit.toronto.on.ca/bus/8307.shtml
 
Might be a stupid question but, Crosstown will be operated out of Mount Dennis? Or TTC transit control?
The current plan is that once the new Vision sytem is insatlled on all buses and streetcars they will all be reporting to Hilcrest like the subway and SRT curently do. Curently each bus gargae and streetcar barn as separate divisions.
 
The current plan is that once the new Vision sytem is insatlled on all buses and streetcars they will all be reporting to Hilcrest like the subway and SRT curently do. Curently each bus gargae and streetcar barn as separate divisions.

Do you know the timeline for completion of Vision?
 
The constant changes to Don Mills/Eglinton have also been a bit chaotic. Lanes seem to shift on a weekly basis, with little to no changes made to the pavement marking or signage. I have already seen two pretty bad accidents in the past few weeks where cars have pretty much hit head on because the lane markings didn't exist.

The middle lanes sometimes seem to lead into the opposing lane from the other direction, or lanes simply end with no warning, forcing last minute lane changes. There was also a few days of the middle lane disappearing mid-intersection, forcing cars to suddenly change lanes illegally and at the last minute, in the middle of the intersection. Absolutely no signage or warning, and impossible to see from afar as the jog in Don Mills now directs you to the right before reaching the intersection. The contractor needs to do better at managing traffic flow. I don't think they are even trying at this point.
Funny you mention this. I had sent an email to 311 on January 23 about this exact issue, and i just received a reply today from Heather Glicksman on the Crosstown Community Relations team. She mentions they are aware of the issue, and they will perform the repainting within the next week or two, pending warmer weather.
 
Changing lanes in an intersection is technically legal, IIRC.
This isn't a case of people changing lanes in the intersection. It has been the constant shifting of lanes to and fro through the intersection during different phases of work on the Crosstown, with lines of paint all over the place or nonexistent every time the lanes get shifted. The current setup through the intersection has lanes actually bending through the intersection itself, but no lines to guide you. Hence why we are seeing cars heading straight for each other in the intersection.
 

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