DENTROBATE54
Banned
Oh, and yes, Dentrobate, the 190 is a massive success. This is undeniable. It saves a huge amount of time. It never takes over 30 minutes, though. If it ran on the 401, it'd be useless, not highly used, because its purpose is to serve people along Sheppard, not shuttle people directly to STC.
In contrast to 191/192? These route largely along highway systems and are well used. The 190 shouldn't even be classified as an express route since it serves virtually every major stop en route. Similar routes I have qualms with are 95E which serves everything east of Leslie and 39E which serves everything east of Don Mills. The old neighbourhoods surrounding the Yonge corridor of course comprise more car-dependent than transit-oriented residents making their distinction as express zones senseless. I don't see why even along express routes it takes nearly an hour to get from anywhere east of Kennedy to the Yonge Line. If we're supposed to consider every bus stop that has a handful of people in contrast to several thousands who need direct point A-B in a hurry, how on earth is that benefiting the majority of riders? See why I pushed for the LRT now? You're trying to make it seem like there's a single type of rider through the Sheppard corridors when in reality demand varies by area.
*I* don't think people in Malvern are worth more, but the city does,
Gee a handful of mall-visitors at Allanford mean more to you than 100,000 permanent residents in Malvern, why am I not surprised !
Nielson buses can run along the 401, which is virtually never gridlocked around there, and even if there is a bit of traffic, it'll still save plenty of time compared to trundling through Centenary hospital.
The biggest issue is getting to Neilson Road, in entirity. You'd be cutting off about 6-700 metres of service south of the 401, inclusive of excluding Centenary/Centennial/UTSC bound riders. Our emphasis should be to expand the system outwards to nodes thoughout Scarborough, be it via TC or something else, not assume everyone is STC-bound.
The 96E is the best of the E routes for being an effective limited-stop service, but should run at more times of the day. It stops only at Wilson Station, Dufferin, Dubray (for two high schools), Keele, Jane, Weston, Islington and local from there to Humber College.
If only more express routes followed this model. Only intersecting concession roads or special circumstantial stops should be recognized, otherwise there's no point to it.