[Coolibop]

Right now the transit signal light turns red 10secs before the traffic light turns red, but once a transit vehicle is approaching the transit signal will turn green for an additional 10 secs according to the YouTube page Transit thinker

Assuming you're referring to this video, that's not quite what was said. Here is direct from the YouTube transcript:

7:59
...the City of Toronto has decided not to give Line 5 full transit signal priority. Instead of ensuring Line 5 trains, which will carry a max of roughly 400 people, never get stuck at red lights, the city is only giving the line partial signal priority. This means that if a light is green, and an LRV is approaching, the light will be held green for an extra 10 seconds. With transit signals already activated they all currently turn red 10 seconds before the regular traffic lights turn red, so I’m interested to see if the extra 10 seconds will even have an impact on the actual light cycle.

It's the first I've heard of detail about the signal priority...Am I to understand they only get the above 10 second extension if running behind schedule (this is what was originally communicated)?

 

[nfitz]

I'm surprised to see that in this September's ACAT minutes in the December TTC agenda that a statement attributed to the TTC's Deputy CEO (Bruce Macgregor) says that the "publicly available information is that Line 5 is expected to open in Q2 or no later than Q3, 2025"!

Was that publicly available (two months ago!)?

 

[generalcanada]

I'm surprised to see that in this September's ACAT minutes in the December TTC agenda that a statement attributed to the TTC's Deputy CEO (Bruce Macgregor) says that the "publicly available information is that Line 5 is expected to open in Q2 or no later than Q3, 2025"!

Was that publicly available (two months ago!)?

So anywhere between march and September 2025 LOL

 

[Northern Light]

So anywhere between march and September 2025 LOL

I will not put out any guarantees..........but I will say, I am given to understand it will be on the earlier side of that timeline. TBD.

 

[nfitz]

Any indication how that compares to Finch? It would certainly be advantageous to TTC to make both changes at the same time.

 

[Northern Light]

Any indication how that compares to Finch? It would certainly be advantageous to TTC to make both changes at the same time.

I don't have any good insight into Finch just at the moment.