Wayside Observer Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 15 hours ago, raptorjays said: https://stevemunro.ca/2019/08/22/tiff-2019-to-demolish-downtown-transit-service-again/ I’m wondering why this shit is happening again during the tiff. Is it really an UNAVOIDABLE closure? I don’t understand why they still close the street even though the street was designed to have better streetcar traffic.. and I think that King Street Project is meaningless if they continue with stupid closure.. I've questioned the need for closing King St. too ever since they started doing it and really started to question the planning of the layout of the festival stuff after the one or two years they evicted the farmers' market from the park on the south side of King for not only the duration of the film festival itself but for the setup and removal as well. At least they divide it up and let the farmers' market happen now in part of the park but that does nothing to mitigate the mess that closing the street causes. 15 hours ago, raptorjays said: This is TTC’s message about the closure. “We encourage you to plan your trip in advance. We thank you for your patience during this important event benefitting Toronto’s economy and international reputation as a world-class city.” Really, unless you absolutely can't avoid going to the area or you're going to the film festival itself, the best advice is to avoid the closed section of King St. and the affected area around it. 15 hours ago, raptorjays said: World Class city?? Fuck that.. Our fuckin politicians are trying their best to make Toronto ad third world city. Successive generations of politicians between Toronto city hall, the provincial government, and to a degree the indifferences towards municipalities from the federal government have all in their own ways ensured that Toronto's the world class of third class. The film festival is the perfect example of the superficial vanity of the whole situation with the municipal government in the way it plays to the all-sizzle-no-steak, style-over-substance way that Toronto prioritizes things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 15 hours ago, raptorjays said: World Class city?? Fuck that.. Our fuckin politicians are trying their best to make Toronto ad third world city. Not that frivolous closures (which also happen in Europe) have anything to do with making something a world class city or not, but rest assured there is no danger of Toronto being a world class city any time soon, unless everyone starts getting their shit together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Wayside Observer said: Really, unless you absolutely can't avoid going to the area or you're going to the film festival itself, the best advice is to avoid the closed section of King St. and the affected area around it. It's not just King Street downtown that's impacted though. In recent years, it turns the 504 service into an erratic nightmare. So huge service problems and gaps on Roncesvalles and Broadview as well - not to mention points in between! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, nfitz said: It's not just King Street downtown that's impacted though. In recent years, it turns the 504 service into an erratic nightmare. So huge service problems and gaps on Roncesvalles and Broadview as well - not to mention points in between! I know, that's why I mentioned the affected area around it. The spillover mess is huge. To put it in perspective, the whole film festival mess has gotten so big and so bad that my elderly parents who live in a condo that's located a bit of distance outside of the immediate film festival area book a vacation every year overlapping the festival and go away for the duration. After enduring it the first couple of years in their condo, they decided that just don't want to be home while it's going on and I can't say I blame them. For now it works but I'm not sure what they're going to do when they get a bit older and travel becomes harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsview 108 Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Anyone who thinks Toronto is a world class city is obviously not equipped with either a passport or Internet access. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Curious does will the TTC put anything in the Labour Day parade this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandvictory2 Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, TTC 9701 said: Curious does will the TTC put anything in the Labour Day parade this year? not sure. Last year a PCC streetcar was used along with w100 iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 17 hours ago, TTC 9701 said: Curious does will the TTC put anything in the Labour Day parade this year? Plain clothes special constables to identify and photograph the union troublemakers marching in the parade for retribution later. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Wayside Observer said: Plain clothes special constables to identify and photograph the union troublemakers marching in the parade for retribution later. I guess those special constables can actually be useful for something 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 There was a plain old building on the NE side of Weston Road, across from the St. Phillips Dr. intersection. Did that have something to do with the Weston or possibly Woodbridge streetcars? In any case, it's been knocked down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandvictory2 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 11:32 AM, Wayside Observer said: Plain clothes special constables to identify and photograph the union troublemakers marching in the parade for retribution later. I go there for the jackets and hats lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Ed T. said: There was a plain old building on the NE side of Weston Road, across from the St. Phillips Dr. intersection. Did that have something to do with the Weston or possibly Woodbridge streetcars? In any case, it's been knocked down. It’s most recent use was as a taxidermist’s shop, but anything more than 18 years ago I don’t know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLRV4094 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 8:46 PM, TTC 9701 said: Curious does will the TTC put anything in the Labour Day parade this year? I did hear ALRV 4207 will be going into the parade prior to being used for the final runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VI Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, CLRV4094 said: I did hear ALRV 4207 will be going into the parade prior to being used for the final runs. yeah, then go to wollesley loop and back to Russell for a final run on the 501. Read here for the TTC: Car 4204 will depart the Russell Carhouse at 2 p.m. running east to Wolseley Loop and back. A second car, 4207, will participate in the Labour Day Parade along Queen St. and then depart Wolseley Loop at approximately the same time, though road closures and traffic associated with the CNE could impact the exact departure time. The two cars will make return trips between Russell and Wolseley until 5 p.m. The very last run will depart Wolseley at approximately 4:15 p.m., arriving at Russell Carhouse at 5 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorjays Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 8/24/2019 at 12:13 PM, nfitz said: It's not just King Street downtown that's impacted though. In recent years, it turns the 504 service into an erratic nightmare. So huge service problems and gaps on Roncesvalles and Broadview as well - not to mention points in between! TTC used to announce those closures like month or two before.. and they did just like a week in advance this year. I don’t know if the TTC discussed with TIFF officials until last minute and couldn’t find any solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Here's a lovely, super cluttered map of the TIFF closures: Anyone know if there is a rhyme or reason to this madness? What is preventing them from running the 504A/504B as regular through services, diverting via Spadina - Queen - Church and York - Queen - Spadina? Why do there need to be two 504As, and what is going to be serving the Dufferin Gate loop during the diversions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLRV4002 Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, PCC Guy said: Here's a lovely, super cluttered map of the TIFF closures: Can’t wait to see what happens if there’s a rush hour accident on Queen near Bay or Yonge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC Guy Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, CLRV4002 said: Can’t wait to see what happens if there’s a rush hour accident on Queen near Bay or Yonge. Dundas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLRV4002 Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, TTC Guy said: Dundas? Is the water main construction done? Otherwise I guess that means the 501,504 and 508 go up to College/Carlton ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 hours ago, PCC Guy said: Here's a lovely, super cluttered map of the TIFF closures: Anyone know if there is a rhyme or reason to this madness? What is preventing them from running the 504A/504B as regular through services, diverting via Spadina - Queen - Church and York - Queen - Spadina? Why do there need to be two 504As, and what is going to be serving the Dufferin Gate loop during the diversions? In years past, all of the service trying to pass through the intersection of Queen and Spadina has caused numerous delays on all of the Queen, King and Spadina routes. It looks like they're trying to at least mitigate this to a small degree by separating the eastern and western King services - delays at Queen and Spadina shouldn't affect the service on King to the east in theory. Of course, the service on Queen and Spadina, on the other hand.... Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorjays Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 hours ago, smallspy said: In years past, all of the service trying to pass through the intersection of Queen and Spadina has caused numerous delays on all of the Queen, King and Spadina routes. It looks like they're trying to at least mitigate this to a small degree by separating the eastern and western King services - delays at Queen and Spadina shouldn't affect the service on King to the east in theory. Of course, the service on Queen and Spadina, on the other hand.... Dan TTC and the city should have negotiated about the closure and need to discuss if there are any alternatives rather than shutting traffic flows including streetcars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 14 hours ago, raptorjays said: TTC and the city should have negotiated about the closure and need to discuss if there are any alternatives rather than shutting traffic flows including streetcars I don't disagree, and I'm sure that the 70-some-odd-thousand people who take the King car on a daily basis wouldn't either. But you also need to remember that TIFF injects tens of millions of dollars back into the City through payments for things like street closures, permits, taxes, etc. There does need to be a balance. Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorjays Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 8 hours ago, smallspy said: I don't disagree, and I'm sure that the 70-some-odd-thousand people who take the King car on a daily basis wouldn't either. But you also need to remember that TIFF injects tens of millions of dollars back into the City through payments for things like street closures, permits, taxes, etc. There does need to be a balance. Dan So basically the TTC is treating riders as dogs and pigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 Ossington Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 I have a question about ATC; how is train spacing maintained when running in manual/emergency mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 7 hours ago, raptorjays said: So basically the TTC is treating riders as dogs and pigs I don't think that's fair to say. TTC has no control over the closure and just has to deal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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