How much do I love the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)? Not quite enough to actually make a music video. But fortunately for you and me, Randal Paul did make a video:
I Get On (The TTC) - I Put on (for my city)
The Toronto Transit Commission has committed to service improvements and proposed a hugh expansion of Light Rail Transit (LRT) : "Using advanced and proven technology from around the world, modern
electrically-powered Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) will carry passengers
in their own dedicated transit lanes, in most cases in the middle of
the road."
LRT service will be reliable. Service won’t be affected by traffic
delays, because the LRVs and their passengers will be in their own
reserved transit lanes.Traffic signals will give priority to transit
riders. Stops will normally be 400 metres apart, and LRVs will operate
frequently, like the subway.
Where Transit City is taking Toronto
Don Mills
This 18-kilometre long line will run along the Don Mills Road
corridor from the Bloor-Danforth Subway to Steeles Avenue and
potentially into York Region.
Current bus routes: 25 Don Mills, 81 Thorncliffe Park
Ridership in 2006: 15 million
Ridership in 2021: 24 million
Eglinton Crosstown
This 31-kilometre long route will link Kennedy Station in the east
with Pearson Airport and the Mississauga Transitway in the west. The
line will operate in an underground tunnel from approximately Laird
Drive in the east to Keele Street in the west.
Current bus routes: 32 Eglinton West, 34 Eglinton East
Ridership in 2006: 32 million
Ridership in 2021: 52 million
Etobicoke- Finch West
This 18-kilometre long route will link Finch Station with northern
Etobicoke, provide direct service to Humber College and could be
extended to Mississauga, the Woodbine racetrack or Pearson Airport.
Current bus routes: 36 Finch West
Ridership in 2006: 15 million
Ridership in 2021: 24 million
Jane
This 17-kilometre long route will stretch along Jane Street from the
Bloor-Danforth Subway to the new Steeles West Station on the Spadina
Subway and, potentially, further into York Region.
Current bus route: 35 Jane
Ridership in 2006: 15 million
Ridership in 2021: 19 million
Scarborough Malvern
This 15-kilometre long route will link Kennedy Station with northern
Scarborough and Malvern, and provide direct service to the University
of Toronto at Scarborough and Centennial College’s Ellesmere Campus.
Current bus routes: 116 Morningside, 86 Scarborough
Ridership in 2006: 8 million
Ridership in 2021: 22 million
Sheppard East
This 14-kilometre long route will extend rapid transit service east
from Don Mills Station to northern Scarborough, Malvern, and,
potentially, Durham Region.
Current bus routes: 85 Sheppard East, 190 Scarborough Centre Rocket
Ridership in 2006: 9 million
Ridership in 2021: 20 million
Waterfront West
This 11-kilometre long extension of the Harbourfront streetcar line
will link Union Station and Exhibition Place with Parkdale, High Park,
and southern Etobicoke, and could be extended into Mississauga.
Current routes: 501 Queen, 508 Lake Shore, 509 Harbourfront
