Beautiful station and amazing architecture. Canada take note...
NarrativeBear
joined 2 years ago
We’ve always done it this way
How is it that "floating stops" designed like the ones shown below (which are great IMO) are considered to be different?
The only difference I see is instead of crossing a highspeed car lane, one would cross a slow speed cycling lane designed with the intent to protect individuals on bicycles.
But somehow instead something like this is considered "safer" where transits riders step out into a cycle lane to board a bus or tram.
Or something like such where pedestrians step out onto a roadway.
TTC barely runs during the week when getting people to work, and when its needed the most for local Torontonians during the weekend it just chooses to shutdown entirely.
A transit system like the TTC should be designed to move people around in a city during their normal day to day lives, this includes weekends for shopping and relaxation? Not just work.
Is the TTC only to get people to work? If so, maybe workplaces should be funding it more?
Talking about work life balance, our non-working hours are just as important, if not more.
Condos need to be built for families, give me more three or four bedrooms in the city, and make it more affordable.
Condo developers can't build these affordable three or four bedrooms though, because on average these layouts are about 20% larger in size to their comparable European unit layout. This is all to due to building code, and something called "point access layout" vs "common corridor layout".
If we could get more families in the city buy making costs comparable in sq/ft to a single family home in the suburb we could make cities more enjoyable and give people a better sense of belonging, as opposed to just commuting in for a few hours.
A little anecdotal, but I personally try and go outside every or every other Sunday at minimum to pickup litter around my local trails.
What I find is the only people that say thank you verbally are stereotypical Canadians, or Canadians that seem to be second generation at the least in my eyes.
Everyone else that does not fit this stereotype seems to have a weird look on their face that almost mirrors a look of disgust or hate. Its very confusing TBH. What's also quite interesting is that when people do stop and have a conversation with me the first question always is, "are you doing community service, or do you work for the city".
My answer is usually the same, "no, I am just out for a walk enjoying the trail". There seems to be a stigma that picking up garbage makes you less and not more.
To add, I'm not picking up litter for strangers, I'm picking it up for myself. I enjoy going for a walk on clean trail, and we both know if you don't do something yourself no one will do it for you.
Not everyone has access or shares the same situation. Just because you may do one thing does not nessesary mean everyone else can do the same. There may be reasons I can't take a car. These can be personal preferences or physical barriers.
For example I could be blind, or maybe I suffer extreme hand eye coordination issues. It could be that I can't afford a car, or the financial expense associated with it. Or maybe I don't want to be apart of the environmental expenses owning a car.
And who knows maybe I cycle or take a scooter, but use transite as a connection to cut down travel time.
Open it already!! Stop with the PR videos metrolinx.
They have re-built portions of the station I live closest to 6 times. Also, why is fencing still needed on portions that seem complete were no work had happened for more the a year. Take the fencing down and give the sidewalks back to pedestrian.
Slap some darn stickers on the sliding doors saying "this station is not in operation" or something like "opening soon, 2027-2029"
That's the one, thanks for finding a link.
Seems like it was 12-25 years of age and 150$ for a month of unlimited travel. It was a good deal but only available for 1 month, and i was already to old :'(
Would of been nice to use the pass and only sleep on the train as opposed to finding hotels.
Day pass admission is 10-11$ for adults
Yearly passes cost around 135$
If you have 7 people in a car you can use that yearly pass for your group of 7.
Kids under 18 are free by default.
At this point I think the TTC should just start announcing when service is actually operating.
They are pretty much closed evey weekend and during the week its one large delay from start to end.