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A fun weekend for getting around in the GTA with No GO Service on Lakeshore West Line

Extra TTC service for Saturday events and upcoming nightly subway closures

Mar. 21, 2024

The TTC will be running extra subway and streetcar services this Sat., Mar. 23 to give customers attending several events in the city more transit options, with the GO Transit Lakeshore West line closed for construction.

With Toronto FC, the Maple Leafs, and the Marlies all hosting home games, along with the Toronto Game Expo at Exhibition Place, the TTC will be running extra service on Line 1 Yonge-University and Line 2 Bloor-Danforth. Extra streetcars will also be running on the 509 Harbourfront and 511 Bathurst routes.

Monday – Friday early nightly subway closures between St George and Woodbine stations

Mon., Mar. 25 through Fri., Mar. 29, subway service on the portion of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth between St George and Woodbine stations will end nightly at 11 p.m., leading in to a full weekend closure on Mar. 30 and Mar. 31.

Shuttle buses will run, stopping at each station along the route. TTC staff will be on hand to direct customers to shuttle boarding and offloading locations. Bay, Sherbourne, Chester, and Greenwood stations will be closed during these hours. All other subway stations will remain open for customers to load PRESTO cards, purchase PRESTO tickets and connect to surface routes.

Customers who require Wheel-Trans service can speak with any TTC customer service staff member for assistance.

The closures will allow crews to perform essential track maintenance, including work to replace a rail switch between Broadview and Chester stations.

Nightly single-track operation between Finch West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations

Mon., Mar. 25 through Wed., Mar. 27, trains on Line 1 Yonge-University between Finch West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations will operate on a single track nightly from 11 p.m., to accommodate maintenance work on the northbound tracks. Customers will need to change trains at Finch West Station to continue their journey. The TTC is advising customers to expect delays of up to 20 minutes during this time.

While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.

The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed about work and events that impact service, as well as alternate route options. For the most up-to-date information, follow @TTCNotices on X or sign up for eAlerts.
 
The "huge amount of people" are on the 504. Check the modal splits. Rules need to be simple, especially as they are barely being followed as is (unless there are two police offers literally standing in the intersection, that is).
You’re being illogical, you’d need hundreds of cars to “sneak in” after 10pm to cause any noticeable slowdown to riders, imo the harder you make it to call a cab/Uber the more you incentivize drunk driving and that has very real and tragic penalties vs some Uber drivers who probably don’t even live downtown getting a “free pass”
 
Correction: make uber/taxi earn money easier while flooding the streets on Saturday night making streetcars slowly crawl through. Typical drivers aren't the one taking advantage.
If this prevents even ONE club goer from driving drunk I’m totally ok with that
 
You’re being illogical, you’d need hundreds of cars to “sneak in” after 10pm to cause any noticeable slowdown to riders, imo the harder you make it to call a cab/Uber the more you incentivize drunk driving and that has very real and tragic penalties vs some Uber drivers who probably don’t even live downtown getting a “free pass”
Are you arguing that this isn't a problem on Friday and Saturday evenings (especially in the summer)? When was the last time you took a streetcar west along King Street after 10 pm on a weekend?
 
You’re being illogical, you’d need hundreds of cars to “sneak in” after 10pm to cause any noticeable slowdown to riders, imo the harder you make it to call a cab/Uber the more you incentivize drunk driving and that has very real and tragic penalties vs some Uber drivers who probably don’t even live downtown getting a “free pass”
I'm not being illogical and use cabs and ride-shares quite frequently. Nobody doesn't hail a ride because of King transit priority, nor would anyone think to not to if the priority didn't apply to cabs. Thedrivers simply take a slightly longer route if they need to go east-west somewhere along King as ride shares already do.
 
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I'm not being illogical and use cabs and ride-shares quite frequently. Nobody doesn't hail a ride because of King transit priority, nor would anyone think to not to if the priority didn't apply to cabs. They drivers simply take a slightly longer route if they need to go east-west somewhere along King as ride shares already do.
Again people here are making INSANE assumptions that Ubers will drive on king street empty just for fun 😂
Are you arguing that this isn't a problem on Friday and Saturday evenings (especially in the summer)? When was the last time you took a streetcar west along King Street after 10 pm on a weekend?
I’ve taken it pretty often late at night when coming from the distillery district, love when there is a service suspension but Ubers (a form of public transit) can’t use a empty street
 
Ubers can still use the street. There is no place where King is closed to Ubers.
The signage is quite clear. Ubers can use the street only when NOT driving straight through most east-west intersections. Only authorized vehicles (which includes TTC, fire and police) can do this 24/7 and taxis can do it only from 10pm to 5am

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Again people here are making INSANE assumptions that Ubers will drive on king street empty just for fun 😂

I’ve taken it pretty often late at night when coming from the distillery district, love when there is a service suspension but Ubers (a form of public transit) can’t use a empty street
I'm surprised - it used to be a complete shit-show around John - but I confess to have not done it since Covid.
 
Just another crazy day on the TTC.

Video shows police officers beating man on TTC subway, Toronto Police investigating​





 
Just another crazy day on the TTC.

Video shows police officers beating man on TTC subway, Toronto Police investigating​






I am all for removing the homeless but this is above and beyond.

This is bordering on Rodney King but not quite George Floyd.

I sincerely hope someone is fired.
 
Nobody will be fired. Maybe demoted for a month or docked a few days pay. They likely won't be charged with anything, but if they are, it's several years of paid time off until they're inevitably acquitted.
 
I am all for removing the homeless but this is above and beyond.

This is bordering on Rodney King but not quite George Floyd.

I sincerely hope someone is fired.

I have seen stuff like this happen before on the TTC. Last summer i witnessed the cops beating the crap out of some guy at Dundas West station. And few months back, dragging some poor drugged up guy at union station.

We have an untouchable police union. an unjust criminal defense system that disproportionately arrests minorities and sides with the police most of the time.
 
I am all for removing the homeless but this is above and beyond.

This is bordering on Rodney King but not quite George Floyd.

I sincerely hope someone is fired.
Disagree, this man is 100% scum

"The man was charged with one count of robbery and three counts of failure to comply with probation." three damn counts of failing to comply? Imagine how many things he's gotten away with. The fact criminals have ZERO real punishment is why things have gotten so bad.
 

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