moon2n
Active Member
does this BRT attract many passengers until now??? I just doubt
Ratazana
New Member
Creekbank station few weeks ago.
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drum118
Superstar
Had to take a camera in for cleaning today and used Eastgate to get to the place.
Both Cathrwa and Dixie Stations had zero cars in the parking lot at 9 am.
Both Tomken and Dixie stations are not complete as noted in the past. Seeing it first hand leaves me shaking my head and hope the contractor is now out of business since they screw this project up 2 years ago. The city needs to be hand slap for not dealing with this mess in Nov 2014 and allowing it to look like it does.
Hard to get photos of the other phases for this time of the year. Tahoe stations are getting elevators install at this time and still a few months from completion.
Etobicoke Creek Station has some framing up and the east bridge to Bell is open. Still digging the trench out of the ROW and the west bridge.
Will post photos once I get caught up to them.
Forming is taking place for the Spectrum retaining wall that will support the new bridge there as well the station. Excavation is taking place from Etobicoke Creek to Orbitor and that as far as I got.
As for MT Service, not much happening these days and a update of 100's service will take place in May.
Both Cathrwa and Dixie Stations had zero cars in the parking lot at 9 am.
Both Tomken and Dixie stations are not complete as noted in the past. Seeing it first hand leaves me shaking my head and hope the contractor is now out of business since they screw this project up 2 years ago. The city needs to be hand slap for not dealing with this mess in Nov 2014 and allowing it to look like it does.
Hard to get photos of the other phases for this time of the year. Tahoe stations are getting elevators install at this time and still a few months from completion.
Etobicoke Creek Station has some framing up and the east bridge to Bell is open. Still digging the trench out of the ROW and the west bridge.
Will post photos once I get caught up to them.
Forming is taking place for the Spectrum retaining wall that will support the new bridge there as well the station. Excavation is taking place from Etobicoke Creek to Orbitor and that as far as I got.
As for MT Service, not much happening these days and a update of 100's service will take place in May.
drum118
Superstar
March 2, 2015
Tomkon
Dixie
Tahoe Station
Etobicoke Creek Station
Tomkon
Dixie
Tahoe Station
Etobicoke Creek Station
wopchop
Building Toronto
I've been working nearby, and both Tomken & Dixie stations have looked that way for months. The last time that I saw anyone, I drove by some workers at Tomken attempting to install those black panels, and that was easily back in late 2014.
drum118
Superstar
The last time I saw anyone at those stations was in Nov after the Transitway open
wopchop
Building Toronto
Yah, I didn't want to put a month to it because I wasn't sure, but that sounds about right.
They better get on it, because if they wait too much longer, all that blueskin SA will need to be replaced, as Henry will not warranty the product if it has been exposed to UV for more than 150 days.
drum118
Superstar
I gave up using the #5 Bus south of Eglinton after 20 minutes in traffic due to the water work south of Eastgate. I decided to walk to the Transitway to take the bus to Sq One and then backtrack home from there as it was going to take another 20 minutes to get to Eastgate and then single lane of traffic south to Bloor St.
The bus was at crush load leaving people at stops from the 401 as a 40' bus. It was pack full on the upper level at the rear. Control contacted the driver and he was advised to go close doors, stop when requested only. A big mistake on MT for not having more buses on this route at peak time. Them, MT is hard up on buses these days to the point it the norm this past year to see the wrong bus on the wrong route as well seeing artic's on 30' bus routes.
I sure hope the boys at MT have a better plan for Hurontario when the water work starts on it, otherwise both MT and BT buses will be lost for hours at times and you will never know when a bus is going to show up at all. You most likely will be able to walk faster than wait for a bus.
Look about 15 people waiting at the Dixie Station for the #5 I was on.
Parking lot had zero cars parked there.
Saw a lot more unfinished work for this station that can't be seen from the road.
About 10 riders got on the 109 & 107 westbound and only saw 2 going east. 3 riders got off at Dixie from both buses.
Drop 1 rider off at Tomken and Central Parkway and drove by the Cawthra Station without stopping.
The 150 days have pass for the blueskin SA, but has seen very little UV in that time frame.
Bus show up 5 minutes later after saying it arriving.
The bus was at crush load leaving people at stops from the 401 as a 40' bus. It was pack full on the upper level at the rear. Control contacted the driver and he was advised to go close doors, stop when requested only. A big mistake on MT for not having more buses on this route at peak time. Them, MT is hard up on buses these days to the point it the norm this past year to see the wrong bus on the wrong route as well seeing artic's on 30' bus routes.
I sure hope the boys at MT have a better plan for Hurontario when the water work starts on it, otherwise both MT and BT buses will be lost for hours at times and you will never know when a bus is going to show up at all. You most likely will be able to walk faster than wait for a bus.
Look about 15 people waiting at the Dixie Station for the #5 I was on.
Parking lot had zero cars parked there.
Saw a lot more unfinished work for this station that can't be seen from the road.
About 10 riders got on the 109 & 107 westbound and only saw 2 going east. 3 riders got off at Dixie from both buses.
Drop 1 rider off at Tomken and Central Parkway and drove by the Cawthra Station without stopping.
The 150 days have pass for the blueskin SA, but has seen very little UV in that time frame.
Bus show up 5 minutes later after saying it arriving.
MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
Took a ride at around 4:30 PM yesterday; buses running from the subway were packed, but the transitway stations were relatively empty. All shots were taken at Dixie Station, the parking lot of which was completely empty.
24 March 2015 (photodump):
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
24 March 2015 (photodump):
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
Mississauga Transitway by Jimmy Wu Photography, on Flickr
JayBeeGooner
Active Member
I use the transitway daily to go to work. The stations are lightly used, but that's to be expected when you put transit in a hydro corridor.
I expect the stations will get more used when GO transit starts using the transitway.
During off peak hours, the 109 reaches Kipling(Aukland) from Square One in around 22 minutes, which is great. Afternoon peak can take close to 40 minutes due to congestion on Matheson and Eglinton.
I expect the stations will get more used when GO transit starts using the transitway.
During off peak hours, the 109 reaches Kipling(Aukland) from Square One in around 22 minutes, which is great. Afternoon peak can take close to 40 minutes due to congestion on Matheson and Eglinton.
Adjei
Senior Member
The stations look great.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Thought they were bus stops with fancy bus shelters.
mtomo
New Member
Did they build a new onramp from Eastgate to 403 WB or did they just dig underneath?
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drum118
Superstar
They built an underpass for the Transitway for both direction and can be seen in the video I shot in Nov.
aleesia
Active Member
I took 109 northbound one morning, and I was so impressed by the results. Took us just 25 minutes from Dixie Station to Meadowvale TC! Basically 5 minutes Dixie - City Centre, 5 minutes inside the 403, then the remaining 15 minutes on the local streets. Commuting to Milton seems viable with the transitway. Passenger load of reverse peak is just like midday service.
Yes, the stations are very underused, but there seems to be a very small steady stream of a few people from connecting buses (especially with 10-minute service for Tomken and Dixie). Combined with the frequent overlap of 21, 107 and 109 flying by the t-way (especially pronounced westbound, where they ride the first bus that arrives). So, it does look like it's so empty.
Central Parkway Station has been a good station for walk-in traffic (with an apartment/townhouse complex beside it), but I've seen the occasional walk-ins for Tomken and Dixie as well (assuming walking to/from Eglinton from the north and Rathburn to the south), and it was my first time seeing a car at the Cawthra parking lot this week.