Do you guys actually believe that the TTC subway is operating at a loss? I don't have the recent numbers, but in 2003 and 2004 the 19 Hurontario bus in Mississauga operated at 113% cost recovery on weekdays with mere articulated buses in mixed traffic, so I seriously doubt that the TTC subway...

I was talking about the central underground portion where you referenced capacity issues. If the central portion is 2 minutes, then a branch into Mississauga would be 4 minutes. Obviously 2 minute service not possible on street. There are many people in Mississauga who take Bloor subway and get...

Well this is years from now, so hopefully by that time the LRT will operate with 3-car trains every 2 minutes instead of 2-car trains every 5 minutes.

Oh I thought Pearson was already included in this phase, I didn't realize it was another phase. Just to clarify, I was suggesting extending LRT along Eglinton into Mississauga as a branch, not as an alternative to Pearson. If you think about how both transit riders and motorists are forced to...

Olivia Chow or Brad Bradford doesn't matter when Doug Ford is in control.

Extension to Renforth will have a huge impact on transit in Mississauga. It's will be their Kennedy station, intercepting many riders along Eglinton and the Transitway heading to Kipling. It will also connect to other busy routes, 7 Airport, 39 Britannia, and 57 Courtneypark. Of course there...

March is actually worse than February. 20% loss in March vs. 18% loss in February compared to 2025. Overall, 21.3% loss so far this year compared to last year. Historically, Brampton Transit sees an approx 10% dip in ridership in December compared to November and January. However, this January...

I said in the MiWay thread I don't like EVs. But with the ongoing Trump and Iran thing, I don't know anymore... Even diesel artics got their own reliability issues. Troubles operating during winter, high maintenance costs, shorter lifespan..

When the LRT was approved in 2011, the 7 and 200 routes comprised 1/3 of all boardings on Grand River Transit. Oshawa, London, Hamilton, and Brampton don't have any corridors that dominate their transit networks to such a large degree. It had higher ridership than any corridor in the 905, so it...

Grand River Transit established during the Mike Harris era. Bad timing. After Liberals elected and provincial gas tax funding, transit ridership in Waterloo Region started to catch up to the more established systems in Hamilton, London, and Oshawa. Right now all four places roughtly the same in...

Probably not the best time for new Zum... over ambitious Viva held back YRT many years too... If anything maybe better to take a bus off 505 to put onto 5 because 50 minute headway after 8PM on Saturday might be entering the "death spiral" territory. 51 minute long route with potential 50 minute...

Awesome news. Much needed to get the buses off Rathburn, the #1 bottleneck in Mississauga's transit network. The huge lineups for that left turn onto Rathburn a big problem for the 61 too. Still need Creditview and Ridgeway stations though...

Jan and February ridership numbers in 2026 actually show decrease compared to 2020. So ridership is lower than pre-pandemic. Budget was based on 2 million decline in 2026, but maybe end up 7-8 million decline, back to 2018 levels. Month 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 Jan 2394k 2429k 2823k...

Despite the economic struggles, still 67% of Hamilton workers work in Hamilton, easy for HSR. But HSR maybe have harder time by default because of the Escarpment disrupting the road network. Barton still the third busiest route, so I can only imagine what it was like its full glory. I wonder...

In the early 90s, the City of Hamilton removed a concession road and potential transit corridor (Limeridge Road) to build a freeway with municipal funds, while the 905 built new corridors in-between existing concessions to add new transit routes and minimize walking distances to transit. Perhaps...