[81-717]

What would the Mayor and Chair be saying about Line 2? Construction is being done by Metrolinx.

Besides, if it was about Line 2, it wouldn't be at Wilson.

I'm sure you knew what I meant, and it's not the SSE. Besides, the thing in question is for line 1 as well, so why wouldn't it be at Wilson? Not to mention the first 2 prototypes are supposed to be delivered to Wilson despite being intended for line 2, so they'd already become handmedowns by the time they reach line 2 (or so some would say)

 

[nfitz]

I'm sure you knew what I meant, and it's not the SSE. Besides, the thing in question is for line 1 as well, so why wouldn't it be at Wilson? Not to mention the first 2 prototypes are supposed to be delivered to Wilson despite being intended for line 2, so they'd already become handmedowns by the time they reach line 2 (or so some would say)

I'm not sure what what you meant. Or what you mean by the "thing" in question was. You said Line 2. The other guy said the 5 to 10 year policy.

It was neither. Predictably it was the budget announcement. So they could do that just about anywhere! Perhaps from that bus shelter on Danforth where a homeless guy has been living for (months?).

 

[DSCToronto]

Steve has his usual in-depth and thoughtful analysis of the budget proposals

TTC 2025 Operating Budget – Preliminary Review

The TTC released its 2025 budget package on January 7 including the proposed Operating Budget, the Capital Budget and Plan, and the Real Estate Investment Plan. The TTC Board will discuss this pack…

stevemunro.ca

 

[JBR]

Couple tidbits to note:

5 min or better 7am-7pm on Line1&2.

TTC budget estimates a 10th bus garage to cost $485m!!!

TTC budget estimates new Transit Control Centre to cost $482m!!!

McCowan Yard decision in 2025
Kipling Yard to be used for buses in place of a 10th garage till up to 2038

 

[DSCToronto]

I think there are more?

 

[Steve X]

Steve has his usual in-depth and thoughtful analysis of the budget proposals

TTC 2025 Operating Budget – Preliminary Review

The TTC released its 2025 budget package on January 7 including the proposed Operating Budget, the Capital Budget and Plan, and the Real Estate Investment Plan. The TTC Board will discuss this pack…

stevemunro.ca

I wonder what 7 more route supervisors will do when the entire route is fill with construction/traffic/accidents. They still have to make sure the operators get their break on time. They can't just magically teleport a bus. So pointless.

 

[turbanplanner]

I wonder what 7 more route supervisors will do when the entire route is fill with construction/traffic/accidents. They still have to make sure the operators get their break on time. They can't just magically teleport a bus. So pointless.

To be fair looking at the 320 data he collected they can't even keep a route on time without those factors

“Service” on the 320 Yonge Night Bus

A reader commented in another post that he had a very long wait this morning (Sunday, December 22, 2024) for the 320 Yonge night bus around 6am. I had a look at the tracking data on Darwin O’…

stevemunro.ca

 

[drum118]

Someone sent me this link that is in Portuguese and the display is very weak. Considering how poor TTC funds are let alone other systems, is this a good thing, but most likely not as there is a need for more manpower and open to abused
.

Novo ponto de ônibus que ‘conversa’ e faz companhia chega a SP; veja

Novidade foi implantada com sucesso em Campinas, interior de São Paulo, e chega ainda este mês a capital paulista e também no Rio de Janeiro

olhardigital.com.br

 

[Admiral Beez]

Heavens, I took the 506 from Sherbourne to Spadina past noon today to pickup a suit at Tom's Place in Kensington Market. I figured it's cheaper than driving and a nice day for a walk to the stop. But I was not prepared for the cuckoos nest that made up my fellow passengers. It's in part on me for sitting at the very back of a soon to be busy empty streetcar. I would estimate that maybe 4/10 tapped on, and of those 6/10 who did not, most were muttering at themselves, flaying about or otherwise mentally or chemically troubled. I just MMOB, headphones on listening to the RevZilla podcast on landsplitting (should be a thing in ON, imo), but then one guy recognized another from the social and the latter starting shouting that the other go away, whilst the first starting singing toward the second chap. What a circus, but I never felt threatened, and saw it more like I was on safari in an asylum - I could almost hear Sir David Attenborough narrating upon the thrashing, manic behaviour. I suppose all the normies were in class or at work, so this is what's left, just the nutters and a guy buying a suit.

 

[northyorker1]

Heavens, I took the 506 from Sherbourne to Spadina past noon today to pickup a suit at Tom's Place in Kensington Market. I figured it's cheaper than driving and a nice day for a walk to the stop. But I was not prepared for the cuckoos nest that made up my fellow passengers. It's in part on me for sitting at the very back of a soon to be busy empty streetcar. I would estimate that maybe 4/10 tapped on, and of those 6/10 who did not, most were muttering at themselves, flaying about or otherwise mentally or chemically troubled. I just MMOB, headphones on listening to the RevZilla podcast on landsplitting (should be a thing in ON, imo), but then one guy recognized another from the social and the latter starting shouting that the other go away, whilst the first starting singing toward the second chap. What a circus, but I never felt threatened, and saw it more like I was on safari in an asylum - I could almost hear Sir David Attenborough narrating upon the thrashing, manic behaviour. I suppose all the normies were in class or at work, so this is what's left, just the nutters and a guy buying a suit.

Welcome to Chow's Toronto. You get what you vote for.

 

[T3G]

Welcome to Chow's Toronto. You get what you vote for.

Give me a break, a year and a half of governance wouldn't be nearly enough time for things to go sideways like this.

This is the product of 50 years of neoliberal neglect.

 

[Northern Light]

Welcome to Chow's Toronto. You get what you vote for.

This is an incredibly silly comment.

Olivia Chow has been the Mayor for less than 2 years; problems w/fare evasion, homelessness and mental illness predate her mayoralty by several years.

What policy initiative that she has undertaken in her time in office has made matters worse in your judgement? Please submit some evidence.

I would note that fare enforcement has been increased, not decreased during her time as mayor, and that there are shelter outreach workers on TTC regularly, every week, trying to get people to accept help.

 

[northyorker1]

What policy initiative that she has undertaken in her time in office has made matters worse in your judgement? Please submit some evidence.

Since you asked... her antisemitism and 10% increase of my property taxes. As to the homeless/mentally ill situation, she's done absolutely nothing (that's the problem).

 

[Northern Light]

Since you asked... her antisemitism

An allegation without any substantiation. Try saying that under your real name and enjoy the resulting litigation.

and 10% increase of my property taxes.

Which was perfectly reasonable and ovedue, Toronto property taxes remain below their peer municipalities which have higher tax rates almost across the board.

This is a correction for years of tax freezes and increases below inflation and that never accounted for population growth.

I have no idea why you would expect better services for less money.

As to the homeless/mentally ill situation, she's done absolutely nothing (that's the problem).

Except that's not true, as I just posted above.

I asked for evidence, you have not only provided none, you've failed to address the evidence that was provided for you.

***

Exactly what would you like the Mayor to do about mental illness? The laws under which people are committed are provincial, the healthcare system that makes those decisions and has the resources is also provincial. The City does not operate any mental healthcare facilities, nor does any other municipality in Ontario.

As to homelessness, the evidence seem to suggest that the Mayor is finally getting some projects off the ground, which is better than her predecessor managed. Is that adequate? No, not even if it works.

But the problem results from the above noted mental health system issue; as well as low wages, low minimum wage, and low social assistance rates, all of which are provincial.

******

Now........if there is a desire to continue this, and I'm not shutting anything down, lets move it to the Mayor Olivia Chow thread........ rather than the TTC thread.

 

[SubHuman]

... It's in part on me for sitting at the very back of a soon to be busy empty streetcar...

Well, yeah, your fault. I rarely ride on the streetcars, but even I know the back of them is what they use for their toilet.

... outreach workers on TTC regularly, every week, trying to get people to accept help.

Hmmm. I think they must be asking them very nicely and politely, but they're being ignored or getting 'no' for an answer.