Yet Another Change to East End Streetcar Services
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/08/29/yet-another-change-to-east-end-streetcar-services/

Further to my recent post about planned service changes effective September 3, the TTC has issued a revised set of route arrangements thanks to a change in the schedule for Metrolinx work at Queen & Degrassi. There will be four stages to the service modifications: October 8 falls on Thanksgiving weekend which is the October […]
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TTC Service Changes Effective Sunday, September 3, 2023 (Preliminary)
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/08/26/ttc-service-changes-effective-sunday-september-3-2023-preliminary/

This is a preliminary version based on GTFS data and some Service Advisories on the TTC site. I expect to receive the full list of September service changes early in the week of August 28 and will update this article…
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Short Turns and Wait Times on Streetcar Routes
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/07/15/short-turns-and-wait-times-on-streetcar-routes/

At the TTC Board meeting on July 12, 2023, there was a brief discussion of the problem of short turns on streetcar lines. The information provided by management was, shall we say, less than a full accounting of what is actually going on. This issue flared up many years ago particularly with short turns of […]
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Service Analysis of the 505 Dundas/Bingham Diversion (Part I)
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/07/07/service-analysis-of-the-505-dundas-bingham-diversion-part-i/

On May 7, 2023, the eastern terminus of 505 Dundas shifted from Broadview Station to Bingham Loop due to sewer work, track construction and road paving on Broadview north of Gerrard. This will continue into at least the late Fall 2023. This operation was not a success by any measure with extremely erratic service…
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Where Is My Diversion Notice (July 2/23 Edition)
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/07/02/where-is-my-diversion-notice-july-2-23-edition/

Oh the irony! The TTC’s Annual Service Plan consultations are all abut how to handle a few (but not all) of the construction projects coming in 2024, but the elephant in the room remains bad communications and changes on the fly. The new routes implemented in May and June…
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Changes to Kingston Road and St. Clair Ave. W. Services
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/06/30/changes-to-kingston-road-and-st-clair-ave-w-services/

The TTC will implement two route changes in July to address, in part, problem with service reliability on construction diversions. 503 Kingston Road / 505 Dundas Effective Tuesday, July 4, 2023 (July 3 is a holiday), service on Kingston Road to Bingham Loop (Victoria Park) will be revised on weekdays and Saturdays from 6am to […]
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Broadview Station Loop Expansion Deferred
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/06/13/broadview-station-loop-expansion-deferred/

The planned expansion of Broadview Station Loop to allow two streetcars to occupy the 505 Dundas loading bay at a time has been deferred to an unspecified later date. At the TTC Board meeting on June 12, CEO Rick Leary said that there would be a new operating procedure at the loop where streetcars would […]
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Charting Service Frequency: A Request for Comment (Updated)
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/05/26/charting-service-frequency-a-request-for-comment/

Updated May 26, 2023 at 5pm: In response to a reader’s suggestion, I have added a sample chart that includes average wait times for would-be riders in place of the count of vehicles. To jump directly to this update, click here. In the many articles I have published trying to review service quality on the […]
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Roncesvalles Finally Reopens!
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/03/13/roncesvalles-finally-reopens/

The TTC and City of Toronto have announced that Roncesvalles Avenue will reopen to traffic including the 504C King bus with the beginning of service on Tuesday, March 14. Work is still in progress to adapt the passenger islands on Roncesvalles for the Flexity ramps, but traffic will swerve around work as it proceeds. Why […]
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