[Towered]

@Towered I'm as pro-sex as the next straight guy (and albeit differently most gay ones) LOL.......

But if nothing else, as uses of my tax dollars go, I don't think transit bunnies would be the best investment.

I might add, I rather don't think that would fly.

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On a different note, thank goodness you're here, @Undead needs someone here who makes him seem like a dull, establishment thinker..... nice of you to help.

Of course it would fly - we're in the Trump era, where inappropriate behaviour is embraced and rewarded!

 

[T3G]

Agreed on the rollerskates - they instantly make any girl way hotter. I'd totally support bunny girls on public transport - it'd be a pleasant change from our increasingly sexless society...

There are many words I could use to describe our society at present - but sexless??

 

[Towered]

There are many words I could use to describe our society at present - but sexless??

You didn't grow up in the 80's did you?

 

[T3G]

You didn't grow up in the 80's did you?

I wasn't even a thought in the 80s

Today's society seems, in comparison with the 2000s and 2010s, to be incredibly explicit!

 

[evandyk]

While the technique was interesting and the video very 'professional', I really do not like spray-painted public (or private) property. Clearly the TTC needs more cameras!

Or traps, tripwires, etc. Great to force the TTC to use its budget to fix this rather than fixing the reduced speed zones.

 

[Northern Light]

Or traps, tripwires, etc. Great to force the TTC to use its budget to fix this rather than fixing the reduced speed zones.

I'm picturing booby-trapped fall-away pits between the storage tracks........... you drop and the trap resets and you're never heard from again........ "The ghosts of Greenwood Yard" by Evan Dyk LOL

 

[evandyk]

Trap doors triggered by spray paint fumes.

 

[PinkLucy]

Time for a history moment, courtesy Toronto Public Library:

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Seriously though? Even then..........

I could get the 'hostess' idea, sort of..........bit of a stretch........but not in that outfit............ clearly that doesn't work without roller skates!

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There's an old BlogTO piece on it here:

That time the TTC lured customers with a bunny girl

Of all the gimmicks used to promote public transit in Toronto, this one is definitely the weirdest - and the most sexist. In 1969, at the suggestion …

www.blogto.com

Was The Beaverton publishing then?

 

[Northern Light]

Was The Beaverton publishing then?

Before my time............

But Wikipedia suggests that it started in 2010, so that would seem to be a 'no'.

 

[Undead]

@Towered I'm as pro-sex as the next straight guy (and albeit differently most gay ones) LOL.......

But if nothing else, as uses of my tax dollars go, I don't think transit bunnies would be the best investment.

I might add, I rather don't think that would fly.

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On a different note, thank goodness you're here, @Undead needs someone here who makes him seem like a dull, establishment thinker..... nice of you to help.

I keep my light under a bushel. A very short bushel.

 

[Northern Light]

I keep my light under a bushel. A very short bushel.

A curious..........umm........ paraphrase of 'the good book'

 

[drum118]

TTC to host Public Art Open House on Nov. 14

Nov. 13, 2024

Tomorrow, Nov. 14, the TTC is hosting an open house for persons interested in upcoming public art installations at TTC stations.

The open house, which will be held at the Toronto Reference Library, will allow members of the public the opportunity to preview the arts concepts that will be installed at five stations on Line 2 – Bay, Castle Frank, Christie, Donlands and Lansdowne stations.

The artists who have been selected are:

• Bay Station: Francisco-Fernando Granados
• Castle Frank Station: Vivian Rosas
• Christie Station: Sanaz Mazinani
• Donlands Station: April Hickox
• Lansdowne Station: Steven Beckly

The open house will be held at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon in the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street) on Thurs., Nov. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet some of the artists and TTC technical staff.

Public art is an important component of station upgrades and is being included at these five stations as part of the Easier Access and Second Exit projects. Artists will work with the TTC to bring their concepts to life in the stations.

To date, art has been installed at the following stations: Chester, Coxwell, Dufferin, Dupont, Ossington, Runnymede, Sherbourne, St Clair West, Wilson and Woodbine. Art work is also being planned for several other stations in coordination with upcoming Easier Access and Second Exit construction.

More information about the public art process, art concepts, and open house can be found at https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/TTC-Public-Art-Program

 

[chrisw]

TransitApp introduces undergound tracking that even works with weak GPS. It even works offline with a lightweight model.

The main solution is using acceleration data, turning it to frequency data. Generally, when the train is moving it's 5Hz and 2Hz while walking.

Transit | No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains

Bad service in the subway? Transit's offline motion detection shows where you are between stations, and reminds you when your stop’s up next

blog.transitapp.com

 

[Coolibop]

TransitApp introduces undergound tracking that even works with weak GPS. It even works offline with a lightweight model.

The main solution is using acceleration data, turning it to frequency data. Generally, when the train is moving it's 5Hz and 2Hz while walking.

Transit | No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains

Bad service in the subway? Transit's offline motion detection shows where you are between stations, and reminds you when your stop’s up next

blog.transitapp.com

An interesting project. I understand the need for transit apps to differentiate and introduce unique features to stay relevant/useful in the competitive space...

However, I wouldn't put knowing the location of trains underground high on the priority list...

It's typically the surface routes with lower frequencies combined with the possible negative affects of weather (both for someone waiting in it and for delays caused by it) that are important for end users. Transit does an ok job at showing where the vehicle is, but I'd argue that not enough users use the platform, and it's a bit gimmicky: it's nice to see where the bus is, but I've found any sort of delay and the 'time to arrival' itself gets delayed. Just yesterday, a bus I was waiting for had the estimated arrival stuck at 4 minutes for 15 minutes due to traffic... I could see it was not moving, but wasn't really presented with alternatives or adjustments during the trip.

I presume the TTC knows precisely where it's trains are, but not worth the efforts to share with the public for a myriad of reasons. Every time I've checked the estimated arrival when riding the subway, I've found it to be relatively consistent (regardless of if the wait seemed appropriate). Perhaps others here with more frequent subway use can chime in...

Edit: i was responding uniquely from a Toronto context here... I imagine subway services in other cities may find the information more useful where arrival times are not easily available.

 

[Northern Light]

The details of the TTC Service Changes beginning Sunday, November 17 will be out shortly.

But I'm here to tell you what's not in them, UT.

Any increase in subway service. None, Zip, Nadda, Squat.

You must be kidding. The crowding both peak and at many times off-peak is becoming absurd.

Lots of surface route changes........but I can't summarize those as neatly as Steve Munro, so we can collectively wait on his analysis, which should be up later today.

The TTC has a page up with affected routes. But the actual details of the changes are omitted for the most part:

Line 5 Eglinton LRT service update and May service adjustments 

www.ttc.ca