Shoppers has moved to a tiny location at 1009 Pape. It's basically the pharmacy counter only now. Metrolinx needs the KFC lot to build an Ontario Line crossover in the tunnel north of Pape Station Source...

Yes, CAA can "tow" your bike if it breaks down: https://www.caasco.com/auto/roadside-assistance/caa-bike-assist

Agreed with the general premise of cutting down on closely spaced stops, but the history here is that TTC converted this particular stop at Warden from Sunday/night to full time, and installed similar stops at Islington, as accessible transfer points given that the bus terminals are not...

Penalties under the AODA only apply when there is a contravention of an AODA accessibility standard. There is nothing currently in the AODA standards linked above that require transit providers to make a subway station accessible, or for that matter, for any organization to retrofit buildings to...

Wasn't this site acquired by Metrolinx for Ontario Line Cosburn Station construction?

The elevators at Lansdowne have been fully operational since December. The media event and ribbon cutting was cancelled because the TTC Chair became unavailable that day, and the next day as well, as he was also absent from the February TTC Board meeting with the vice chair presiding.

Fun fact: Kelvin Avenue served as the entrance to Luttrell Loop, where streetcars turned back west, until the opening of the Bloor-Danforth extension to Warden in 1968. Presumably its wider than typical for a side street width for about 45 metres south of Danforth, where it then tapers and...

I certainly wasn't their target customer, only ever shopping at their Rack location after all, but they lost me forever as a customer when they expired my loyalty points during the pandemic, during lockdown in Ontario in 2021 when we couldn't even shop in store, and they refused to reinstate...

Site also includes the neighbouring properties 129-131 O'Connor and 1119-1121 Pape. It was approved by City Council several years ago now, but has remained an empty lot since... http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2015.TE11.3

The Hunter Street lanes were completed in 2021 and are now continuous going past the GO station. They're just not on Streetview (or satellite view) yet

Possible land assembly by Trolleybus on Gowan Ave? "Field Work in Progress" signs can be found on several of the front lawns of the six detached houses between 161 and 173 Gowan, which is two semi-detached homes west of Pape and just south of the planned Ontario Line Cosburn Station.

Station update from last week's Bike Share newsletter. Northern Light has mentioned the new stations already, but note the conversion of some existing stations to e-bike charging stations + the new ones to come.

Very odd park, but I guess it would provide more room for people to wait for the streetcar?

Change of plans. The site is almost certainly going to be used for Ontario Line Cosburn station construction.

His contract presumably is not actually up until mid-2023, if it is actually a 5 year contract, given that he was appointed in July 2018. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/07/09/rick-leary-tapped-for-top-job-at-ttc.html...

It's not explicitly stated at this previous UT news post , but reading between the lines it seems that is exactly what TTC is doing: "...along with a new main entrance building on the west side of Islington Avenue, connecting directly to the station’s existing concourse level."' "Fulfilling...

The entire South Parkdale neighbourhood was demolished for the Gardiner: https://spacing.ca/toronto/2017/03/04/lost-streets-south-parkdale/

Ramp seems to be 3' wide, so the same as the accessible subway fare gates.

Pape Village retail update: The former Dollar Blitz beside Food Basics is becoming a.... Burger King :( Tokyo Smoke has opened where Folia Grill used to be. Work is well underway to transform the McDs. Reopening in June.

The corridor that that room used to be would have led to just south of where the current north passage meets the stairs to Warden. Where the wall on the right side of this photo is.