Bordercollie
Senior Member
If I'm not mistaken for these government projects it's a lowest tender wins rule. Unless they are disqualified.
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smallspy
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JasonParis
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I'm fine with TMU, but it might need a (Sankofa Square) in brackets similar to Bay (Yorkville).
T3G
Senior Member
Don't encourage them...
gabe
Senior Member
I don't care if its TMU station or Eaton Centre Station or even Shoppers Drug Mart station. I'm just happy It wasn't named Sankofa station. Which has zero connection to the area, either geographically or historically, and the name which comes from an African language used by the biggest slaver tribe in a country of Ghana. Who just passed a law last year to jail ANYONE who is LGBTQ+.! I can't see “Sankofa Square” lasting long. The square will be remand again in the near future (hopefully) What a waste of tax dollars it was renaming the square in the first place.
www.bbc.com
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Lawmakers approve a tough new bill, but rights groups say it threatens basic freedoms.
www.bbc.com
SubHuman
Active Member
So 'Sankofa' isn't a brand of coffee paying to get its name there?
81-717
Active Member
I never liked the name Sankofa to begin with, and even less now. In fact, this should be enough to boycott the name entirely, especially considering that the name Dundas is being boycotted for similar reasons to begin with (and also why Ryerson became TMU).
And if you lived in the US, would you terminate them if they refused to use the MM/DD/YY format? Because if you would, that says more about you than them.
(yes, I acknowledge US spelling over Canadian, but don't acknowledge the Imperial system, and don't acknowledge MM/DD/YY either)
I find it disrespectful that someone would choose to police my language.
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Northern Light
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max
Active Member
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1179/
nfitz
Superstar
Close.
Could have been worse - they could have called it Starbucks Square
They have a line of spices too! And chips.
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drum118
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TTC adjusting 504 King streetcar routing to improve service
May 16,2025
To ensure the TTC is providing the best service possible during the King/Church intersection closure, a small adjustment to the 504 King streetcar diversionary routing is being made effective today (May 16).
The 504 King streetcar will now divert both ways via Shaw St. instead of Spadina Ave. on the western portion of the diversion. This will relieve some of the congestion associated with left turns in the central downtown area.
The 503 Kingston Rd. streetcar will continue to divert via Spadina and Queen, running west on King St. to Dufferin Loop. All other service changes made last weekend remain as is for now.
However, as with all large-scale diversions, the TTC continues to monitor traffic conditions and service performance in real time and could make further changes as needed.
Updates to signage and stop pole notices along the route will be made in the coming few days as the materials need to be printed and installed.
Immediate changes will be reflected at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...304-King-and-508-Lake-Shore-streetcar-service
May 16,2025
To ensure the TTC is providing the best service possible during the King/Church intersection closure, a small adjustment to the 504 King streetcar diversionary routing is being made effective today (May 16).
The 504 King streetcar will now divert both ways via Shaw St. instead of Spadina Ave. on the western portion of the diversion. This will relieve some of the congestion associated with left turns in the central downtown area.
The 503 Kingston Rd. streetcar will continue to divert via Spadina and Queen, running west on King St. to Dufferin Loop. All other service changes made last weekend remain as is for now.
However, as with all large-scale diversions, the TTC continues to monitor traffic conditions and service performance in real time and could make further changes as needed.
Updates to signage and stop pole notices along the route will be made in the coming few days as the materials need to be printed and installed.
Immediate changes will be reflected at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...304-King-and-508-Lake-Shore-streetcar-service
Amare
Senior Member
Finally a little bit of common sense hit the TTC in the head, it would've been a disaster to keep having the 504 diverting at Spadina. Unfortunately it comes at a cost of less service for those on King St between Shaw and Bathurst but it's a price that may very well be worth it.
Now let's see how long it takes for the TTC to update the website and route map diversion...
evandyk
Senior Member
The 504 replacement buses are doing a good job. They're running them up to Gerrard and Broadview instead of River (as originally planned) and they get you there from downtown really quickly.
DSCToronto
Superstar
Now they need to add a stop eastbound @ Adelaide & Church!!!!! Stops now are Adelaide & Yonge and then Church @ Queen.
Steve X
Senior Member
They figured that out with the 501B but it did take them a few years to realize that people prefer to take the bus south too. They were also hesitant to loop through Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital for quite a long time.
I’m also glad they didn’t forget what the learn in the past.