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I just rode Line 6 westbound. Clocked in at roughly 47 minutes from Finch West to Humber College. Speed aside, my biggest gripe is that...

The speed limit along the Finch LRT corridor is between 40-60 kph. This is the speed we should be doing between stops. Anything...

Admittedly that doesnt make a ton of sense, the Fastest parts of the ION are where it has its own ROW through Waterloo, the section on...

A council item to ask staff to produce the report council asked for a year ago? Council wastes so much time demanding reports from...

Phase 2 ION going 34 km/h would not only be faster than Line 2 TTC's actual speeds*, it would also be faster than Line 2 TTC scheduled...

Just bear in mind that it's not the disaster per se, but the spotlight being on the disaster, that matters.

Yup, with ATC on Line 1, trains are limited to a top speed of 75 KM/H now when they used to reach 80.

Yes and no. At 6:28:06 in the October 27 Infrastructure Committee meeting, Councillor Saxe mentions that of the 440 intersections with...

December 7, 2025: Finch West Station:

Dont worry I'm sure we're only one lawsuit away from the TTC limiting the acceleration on e-buses and hybrids. You're correct in that...

They aren't even embarrassed. They went straight to the blame game and called out the control system limiting their speed. Rail lines...

This is it. They had 30 days ++ to test for any serious deficiencies. The first few days you run it slowly to test for any obvious...

There might be improvement in a normal context but this is the TTC we are talking about. TTC culture sticks once it gains any iota of...

They aren't. But councillors are motivated by looking like complete fools. Nothing gets done until a politician puts a boot up their...

I’m sorry, but this sounds like an overreaction that may actually do more harm than good by undermining people’s confidence in transit...