fanoftoronto
Active Member
Was the Bloor streetcar running in a dedicated ROW (ie like St. Clair)?
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No ... at times you can still see the track in place on Bloor and Danforth when they are doing roadworks. It was just a regular streetcar line.Was the Bloor streetcar running in a dedicated ROW (ie like St. Clair)?
No ... at times you can still see the track in place on Bloor and Danforth when they are doing roadworks. It was just a regular streetcar line.
From what I've heard by 1966 traffic was far worse on Bloor and Danforth than it is now. Perhaps that was true in the 1940s.During the days of Bloor streetcar line, the general traffic was not as bad as now. That's why the mixed-traffic streetcar line worked well and could run at high frequency.
With streetcars that often, I'd imagine driving patterns would be pretty different. Driving on a streetcar route would mean always being stuck behind one, not just a chance of being stuck behind one.
The Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension.What;s the TYSSE?
I'd think he simply mis-spoke or there was a typo. The 5,000 to 5,400 is well documented in the EA. I wonder if there's something higher in the Metrolinx business case report for Eglinton ... which I don't think has seen the light of day yet.Ok, now I just don't know who to believe. According to Adam Giambrone the Peak ridership on the Eglinton LRT is 7000! http://torontoist.com/2010/06/rocket_talk_how_fast_does_light_rapid_transit_go.php
Even though this seems to be a more accurate number, I don't know why he's differing from the official ridership number of 5400. Or does the TTC know more than it is telling us?