[DSCToronto]

Those voting against were Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday and Jim Karygiannis What a surprise!

 

[PinkLucy]

I think those three only have one voting button. They have removed the "yes" button or something.

 

[Leo_Chan]

The Report, accepted @ Council today, says they plan the following interim things::

• Improved customer experience at TTC stops such as, transit shelters and real-time information displays, where possible, as well as by investigating the potential for modular raised stop platforms;
• Higher quality public realm activation for the curb lane public spaces, including more investment in attractive and durable seating, parklets, public art, enhanced lighting, wayfinding, and seasonal programming;
• Improved and illuminated signage such as LED blank-out signs at key intersections to better inform motorists of traffic restrictions
• Investigating opportunities to optimize operations at both ends of the pilot, such as a potential amendment to the westbound through-movement restriction at Bathurst Street, to allow traffic leaving the pilot area in the westbound direction to continue along King Street, rather than turning right at Bathurst; and
• Further measures to increase capacity will be explored, including adding more streetcars or reintroducing supplemental bus service at the busiest times.

No mention of raised platforms?

 

[Jonny5]

As reported in The Star:

Holyday said .... some of his Etobicoke constituents have told him the risk of getting a ticket on King is keeping them from going downtown.

LOLWUT? ?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

As reported in The Star:
LOLWUT? ?

Too bad he isn't one of them.

AoD

 

[Leo_Chan]

No mention of raised platforms?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1118208109795774466

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Those voting against were Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday and Jim Karygiannis What a surprise!

Honestly at this point we knew they were gonna vote against.

I think those three only have one voting button. They have removed the "yes" button or something.

I guess it's one size fits those three all. All they need is a no button.

 

[steveintoronto]

Oh boy, this type of hype really doesn't help keep the pressure on for some massive improvements yet:

[...]Barbara Gray, transportation general manager, said staff are not necessarily looking at restricting vehicles on the other transit routes, noting traffic signal improvement and relocated stops has helped make the King pilot a model that has other cities around the world looking to emulate it.[...]

https://www.thestar.com/news/city_h...streetcar-pilot-project-is-now-permanent.html

And this from an American? Errr..no Barbara. The King Project is hopefully *learning* from others, as well it must. There's still a long way to go on this to get it right. One of the massive challenges is still in QP where City Hall should have been vying when Wynne was still there to get the HTA updated, let alone the City getting status under the "Pilot Project" section of the Act to use APTA and other org recognition of signalling. Good luck with Doug Dufus now...

 

[drum118]

That improvement in the core is sure helping the west end today around 1 pm. There was no more than 30 second to five minute between cars to the point you were seeing a car every 90 second to 2 minute going both way west of Shaw. Only saw one 5 minute gap.

 

[dowlingm]

Having 15 minute service on the 304 will be interesting. Not sure how much difference KSP conditions make overnight. Has anyone used 304 enough to have a sense of it?

 

[Jonny5]

Looks like today is one of the 29 days per month with no enforcement on King Street. Feel free to park or pull into the the streetcar stop areas to pick up and drop off. Did you get there early? No problem. Sit and wait for 10 or 20 minutes!

 

[salsa]

Looks like today is one of the 29 days per month with no enforcement on King Street. Feel free to park or pull into the the streetcar stop areas to pick up and drop off. Did you get there early? No problem. Sit and wait for 10 or 20 minutes!

Go to any streetcar stop and notice how torn up the yellow strips are from all the cars driving over them. And this is between York and Bay Street, where even though there are dozens of designated parking spots already provided on both sides of the street, apparently that is still not convenient enough for some drivers.

 

[nfitz]

Was it possibly the plows that were damaging the strips?

Hopefully now it's permanent, there'll be some better installations. I don't see any reason there can't be some bollards to stop cars trying to drive onto the streetcar platform.

 

[salsa]

Was it possibly the plows that were damaging the strips?

It's possible. But it's also interesting that the only strips that are not damaged are the ones next to the wheelchair ramp, where it's not possible to park.

 

[DSCToronto]

Was it possibly the plows that were damaging the strips?

Hopefully now it's permanent, there'll be some better installations. I don't see any reason there can't be some bollards to stop cars trying to drive onto the streetcar platform.

It was snow ploughs.