Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Hopefully, the GPS on the Crosstown light rail vehicles will have the bugs worked out. The legacy streetcars GPS initialled showed some of them being in the middle of Lake Ontario.
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Hopefully, the GPS on the Crosstown light rail vehicles will have the bugs worked out. The legacy streetcars GPS initialled showed some of them being in the middle of Lake Ontario.
Steve X
Senior Member
GPS isn't going to work in tunnels
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
What about sending ATO signals appearing as GPS?
Steve X
Senior Member
What is the point of that? If the TTC is going to tell you where their trains are, they would have done it on the existing subway. It would be nice on an interactive map but I have doubts it will happen.
Streety McCarface
Senior Member
That's low, even for you.
sixrings
Senior Member
I miss our good banter before OneCity blocked me.
raptor
Senior Member
robmausser
Senior Member
They already do. The Transit app has live update of where the subway trains are, as well as this map
TRAVIC - Transit Visualization Client
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Leo_Chan
Senior Member
It's probably just an oversight in the diagram, but it shows Kennedy as a stop and not a station. Also, how is Mount Dennis not a station, as it's fully enclosed?
Steve X
Senior Member
I believe any live map positions (e.g. Transsee) are based on TTC feeds of the estimated arrival time at each station. I am not aware they actually feed the actually position they see in CIS to the pubic.They already do. The Transit app has live update of where the subway trains are, as well as this map
TRAVIC - Transit Visualization Client
The map you quoted is definitely not a live map. It's too perfect. It does state the data is based on schedule and if you compare it to the NextBus map, you can see it's definitely off.
Amare
Senior Member
I realize that construction work on this project has to get done, but it's amazing how bad crosslinx can be at coordinating major works at intersections. I wonder who's bright idea it was to simultaneously close all North-South roads along Eglinton between Kennedy and Lebovic (with the exception of Thermos/Sinnott which dont even intersect) for 1 month. I really dont know how they expect anyone to travel north/south of Eglinton, especially TTC riders where there are 2 major routes which are now giving passengers the grand tour of Scarborough while detouring.
Have they seriously not thought of alternating intersection closures so that every other intersection has a full closure, instead of you know, every single one? It doesnt take a rocket scientist to plan these things.
For perspective, here's what i'm talking about:
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Richard White
Senior Member
Truthfully, I live just off Birchmount just north of St Clair. When driving, I just avoid the area. It is alot easier to go down St Clair to Kennedy, Brimley or Midland than it is to go North.
As someone who lives in the area, I won't even go anywhere near that section of Eglinton and if I have to, I go up Pharmacy. I feel for the businesses along that stretch. The road closures are so bad that nobody is heading there. Even Walmart which is usually a zoo on the weekends is quiet.
Even when I take the TTC to work, I just walk down to St Clair rather than wait for the 17 Birchmount which is frequently delayed.
Amare
Senior Member
^The area is just a pure disaster, I wouldnt touch that area of Eglinton with a 10 foot pole if I had the option. Unfortunately I have no choice but to travel through either Birchmount or Warden almost daily.
I've witnessesd my fair share of construction over the years, and this is probably some of the worst coordination i've ever seen. No doubt there's going to be a good handful of businesses that close up because of all this, at this point it's inevitable.
I've witnessesd my fair share of construction over the years, and this is probably some of the worst coordination i've ever seen. No doubt there's going to be a good handful of businesses that close up because of all this, at this point it's inevitable.
H4F33Z
Active Member
Anyone else saw the station entrance being worked on at science centre. Don't have a picture but I did see the main frame is basically done. Preety cool!
BurlOak
Senior Member
This will likely help promote elevated transit - by far the least disruptive of on-street, buried and elevated.