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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
We’re going to be advocating for 1) info about Go Slow zones on the subway and streetcar systems 2) a project to eliminate Go Slows at intersections and switches 3) upgrades to dual blade switches 4) upgrades of control software to include positive feedback of switch position
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
@VETTE____ @oliviachow Overhead wire is expensive to install and maintain. 250m$ over the next 10 years. 110m$ was spent on just upgrading Leslie barns a few years ago. Even more expensive in tunnels and on bridges…
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
You build any degradation into your plan, in many cases the vehicles will need a midlife rebuild anyways, most of the gear is replaced…if the batteries need replacing you do that then. It’s be like not adding air conditioning because you might need to replace it after 10 years….
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MDMA
MDMA@mosaicflexx·
@TTCSwitches @oliviachow What about long term degradation? Why not build it properly the first time
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
All of these kinds of reports should be public by default. There is no reason to keep them private. Normalize public distribution of engineering reports and maintenance logs. Normalize reports that detail which private companies have been tasked with solving problems for the government. Normalize ballpark cost estimates and actuals being released in due course. Normalize reports by auditors, whistle blowers and other investigations being made public.
Toronto Star@TorontoStar

#Exclusive: Problems with UP Express tracks dating back to 2015 defy repair attempts, according to a confidential Metrolinx report trib.al/qj8IW8f

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Ahmed Nadar
Ahmed Nadar@ahmednadar·
@TTCSwitches @TTCnotices @cityoftoronto Wait, before we talk about transit single priority TSP, There is no way this is current #Toronto. Clean street, no road damage, no potholes, no damage sidewalk, no garbage on street…. It is clean🧼. SolveTO is not needed there 😊
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Ahmed Nadar
Ahmed Nadar@ahmednadar·
#Toronto 🚌 @TTCSwitches @TTCnotices I mapped every #TTC stop in the @cityoftoronto. 9,393 stops. Each one is now on SolveTO's map. See a stop with a service alert? It turns red. Tap it. See the route, the alert, and since when. See a broken bench or damaged shelter at that stop? Report it in 15 seconds. Goes to 311 and TTC directly. Transit disruptions and street problems. One map. solveto.ca
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
@ahmednadar @TTCnotices @cityoftoronto The city has a list of the streetlights with priority on open data. So maybe it’s just a matter of collecting enough “I spent 20s at this light today”. If you collect enough reports it could be proof there is a problem…
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
The solution to much of this is just to get rid of the signals. Most of them aren’t needed, and can be replaced with other solutions that are just as safe…the traffic agents are symptom, not a solution….
Philip Mills@PJforTO

I haven't seen Daniel Tate ranting about the traffic agents (I muted his account lol so that's by design) but everytime I take transit down King, and the traffic agents aren't there, and drivers just do their own thing, they're always just doing this shit

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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
Even better would be to require the TTC to file a report every year on delayed or deferred capital purchases and their effect on service (for each year going forward 20 years). The maintenance fleet facing delays in replacement should have been very clear to the board that it would cause problems...but instead it just passed as a reasonable cost savings...no thought about the delays and impact...
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Josh Matlow
Josh Matlow@JoshMatlow·
Transit needs to be fast and reliable. I’m moving a motion, seconded by Chair Jamaal Myers, at this week’s TTC meeting requesting an action plan to prevent subway delays due to mechanical and infrastructure failures, including hydraulic fluid leaks and signal issues.
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Steve Munro
Steve Munro@SwanBoatSteve·
@RM_Transit @TDotResident And that 42% only applies to a period of seconds at intersections, not to overall travel time. The TTC report is written in a way that readers can get the wrong impression and I suspect that's deliberate.
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
We would like to see the TTC automatically review routes that have more than 3 stoplights per km, similar rules should be in place if they drop below a certain on time percentage. On high usage routes they should be required to publicly explain when or why they can’t or won’t install priority lanes or other solutions. By block.
Reece Martin@RM_Transit

This is good, but the TTC really needs to make regularly asking "could this be faster" part of regular operating practice.

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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
We haven’t built cross routes into our analysis yet…lol. It’s crazy the amount of stuff you have in your brain about this stuff… I suspect there would be ways to keep it open for buses, but closed for cars…which would greatly reduce the impact… We do have the type of priority now in our map, working on ways to display it in a helpful way until we get some more data. We are working on a linear map for each bus and streetcar with stops, distance, signals, turns, number of lanes, stop signs, priority, speed limits, cross streets, side streets and anything else we (you) can think of. Then we can do charts and graphs comparing them. Historical where possible.
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Steve Munro
Steve Munro@SwanBoatSteve·
@TTCSwitches In your list of "minor" intersections to close, Harbord does not belong. It's a bus route.
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
Wondering why your streetcar is so much slower than back in the 90s? As we add more signalized intersections, you get longer trips...this is signals/km... #topoli
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TTC Switches and Signals@TTCSwitches·
@nat_fitz1 There are lots of examples from Europe and in other jurisdictions where you can safely cross the street as a pedestrian, but signals aren’t needed, or they don’t stop transit…the crossings are a symptom of lack of creativity and willingness to learn from other cities….
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Nathan Fitzgerald
Nathan Fitzgerald@nat_fitz1·
@TTCSwitches To reduce deaths crossing the street? Yes, though perhaps more could be just pedestrian crossings. More cars = more difficult to cross = need for more crossings. The crossings are a symptom of too many cars. Get rid of cars (tolling downtown) is the solution, not deaths.
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