Derek Ellis

ELECTRIC BUS UPDATE An update was just published to the electric bus tracking dashboard I requested, and I want to share where things stand as of January. If you’ve been following along, the target at this point was 106 electric buses in service. The dashboard now shows 48 electric buses currently in service, up from 36 in the last update. That’s an increase of 12 buses since December, which is progress, but still well short of where we were supposed to be. You can see this clearly in the Gantt chart, which lays out the original delivery and deployment timeline versus where we are today. The gap between planned and actual deployment continues to be a concern. Over the past couple of months, I’ve also been requesting the same level of transparency for the diesel bus fleet, including a clear and regularly updated count. That information is still not publicly available. Because fleet availability directly affects service reliability, this matters to riders and to my constituents. If that information isn’t going to be shared in a clear and accessible way, I’m going to go ahead and create my own dashboard to keep track of this. ( Continue down thread to see previous back to July )

There may be something wrong with the vehicles and tracks, too. TTC, Metrolinx and IO need to start thinking more about protecting the public than they do about saving powerful people from embarrassment. Secrecy invariably slows the process of learning the right lessons.

À la lumière des essais tenus ces dernières semaines et si tout se déroule comme prévu, l'antenne Deux-Montagnes sera mise en service le 17 novembre prochain. 👉Le service débutera vers 5h30 à partir de Brossard et de Deux-Montagnes. 👉Le dernier départ vers la station Deux-Montagnes à partir de la station Brossard se fera à 20h30. 👉Le dernier départ vers la station Deux-Montagnes à partir de Gare Centrale se fera vers 20h45. 👉Le service se poursuivra à partir de Brossard jusqu’à la station Côte-de-Liesse, avec un dernier départ à 1h30 en semaine. Les fermetures de soir permettront de poursuivre les essais pour l’intégration de l’antenne Anse-à-l’Orme au printemps prochain. Nos partenaires du transport en commun feront le point dans les prochains jours sur les circuits d’autobus qui permettront aux usagères et usagers de rejoindre les stations du REM sur l'île de Montréal, à Laval et dans la couronne nord.

Public transit is vitally important to our residents and critical for our economic growth. The 2025 Budget takes a balanced approach, investing in what matters most to you. That's why we're investing in transit at historic levels in 2025. Le transport en commun est extrêmement important pour nos résidents et essentiel pour notre croissance économique. Le budget 2025 adopte une approche équilibrée, en investissant dans ce qui compte le plus pour vous. C'est pourquoi nous investissons dans le transport en commun à des niveaux historiques en 2025.