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TRONto said:
Everyone has different priorities and comfort with transportation modes. I find taking transit (UPX) more relaxing than a taxi ride to the airport but that's just me. In my case, I'd pay around $50 more for the taxi. Even for the exact same price I'd rather take the train.
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Agreed, but again, the UPX (which I take daily) is fundamentally not the same mode of transportation as Line 6, and they have essentially no overlap in built form and level of congestion along parallel roadways.
 
Thaboss said:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/privatization-help-torontos-ailing-transit


feel like having a laugh ? Read this article
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The author's two examples are the CPR in the 1880s (???) and MTR. He fails to mention MTR is profitable because of its property development model. When you build a station (that you own), with a shopping centre (that you own), and residential towers (that you own), no wonder you're making a profit out of the rail line. Ridiculous article from the rag that is the Sun.
 
Thaboss said:
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/privatization-help-torontos-ailing-transit


feel like having a laugh ? Read this article
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It is almost like the author missed the point that Crosslinx and Mosaic was an entirely privatized delivery, and that never has construction costs been higher in the english speaking world where this way of thinking is more prevalent. If you want an affordably delivered public service, maximize the profits of corporations because that will save money?? Like the 407 maybe?? Who could have guessed that a conservative think tank that isn't really pro-transit to begin with would have this great idea that government money should be funnelled into private businesses. It is a win-win proposition from their perspective... if cost skyrocket leading to less transit projects people are stuck continuing to drive more cars and buses potentially prolonging the gas and oil industry, if the government still pays then private business gets to collect the profits funded by taxpayer dollars. When you are pro-corporation and pro-oil the 407 is a huge success!
 
EnviroTO said:
It is almost like the author missed the point that Crosslinx and Mosaic was an entirely privatized delivery, and that never has construction costs been higher in the english speaking world where this way of thinking is more prevalent. If you want an affordably delivered public service, maximize the profits of corporations because that will save money?? Like the 407 maybe?? Who could have guessed that a conservative think tank that isn't really pro-transit to begin with would have this great idea that government money should be funnelled into private businesses. It is a win-win proposition from their perspective... if cost skyrocket leading to less transit projects people are stuck continuing to drive more cars and buses potentially prolonging the gas and oil industry, if the government still pays then private business gets to collect the profits funded by taxpayer dollars. When you are pro-corporation and pro-oil the 407 is a huge success!
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It's never about the perceived efficiency of business, it's always about the transfer of markets and wealth to private hands.
 
I took another visit today.

Depart Humber College 11:13 with service interruption advised en route due to switch maintenance. Must have cleared because tram went right through to Finch West.
Tram 6506 had badly flat wheels.
Logged 13:56 in wait time at red lights en route - and lots of creeping towards red lights.
Arrived Finch West 12:08 - 55 minutes
Caught Line 1 to Downsview Park, 12:27 to Union
Arrived Union 12:48 - 1:35 trip time

Coming back -
Departed Union 13:34 Kitchener GO to Etobicoke North
45 north from EN, horribly overloaded, went on diversion up Albion Road (I got off and walked to Finch)
Reached Kipling/Finch 14:31
(Minor wayfinding error that caused me to miss the stop for the 96)
Wayfinding showed 13 minutes until next tram, delay advised for Line 6 westbound, more switch maintenance
14:44 Tram arrived
Arrived Humber College 14:54. - 1:21 trip time, including the wait at Kipling/Finch

Clearly, had I transferred to the 96 bus, my return trip would have been even faster.

it's faster to not use Line 6 to get downtown from Humber College than to use it.

The only good part of the day was - on the return trip from Kipling to Humber College, the operator was trying to make up time after the delay. The speed was markedly better, demonstrating that it can be done if operators are encouraged to do so.

I would have to agree that the Citadis just doesn't ride as well as the Flexity.

- Paul
 
I took another round trip on Thursday afternoon, which was completely uneventful. Travel times are more consistent (when it's running, unlike Friday morning), and the station dwell times are certainly improved. But I concur with others here that the Alstom Citalis trams run rough compared to the Flexities on Line 5, that the speeds at intersections are still bad, and the curve between Humber College and Westmore is painful.

I also didn't see any evidence of signal priority yet either.

seanmarshall.ca

Return to Line 6: a slightly faster ride

Slow ride, take it easy On Thursday, February 26, I went west on Finch Avenue from Scarborough to North York via the 939B Finch East Express bus to take another ride on Line 6, the problem-plagued …
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