{"id":47523,"date":"2014-01-23T16:30:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T21:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto?p=47523&preview_id=47523"},"modified":"2014-01-23T18:05:20","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T23:05:20","slug":"ttc-looking-cut-bus-streetcar-stops-mulls-time-based-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2014\/01\/23\/ttc-looking-cut-bus-streetcar-stops-mulls-time-based-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"TTC looking to cut bus and streetcar stops, mulls time-based transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the next Toronto Transit Commission meeting on January 28, staff will present a report [PDF]<\/a>\u00a0that may affect the locations of bus and streetcar stops across the city.<\/p>\n

The first recommended principle outlined in the report\u00a0is to locate stops at traffic signals and pedestrian crossovers where possible; the second is to reduce the number of stops where they are currently closely located, such as in the downtown core. Thirty-nine Sunday-only stops, mostly found in the old City of Toronto are also proposed for removal.<\/p>\n

TTC staff note that traffic signals and pedestrian crossings are generally the best locations for stops for consistency and for pedestrian safety; some stops are too far from designated crossings.\u00a0TTC staff are also advocating a 300-400 metre standard distance between transit stops; they\u00a0consider it the right balance of convenience and speed. (Though there are exceptions that are mentioned in the report.)<\/p>\n

While a planned review of the more than 10,000 surface stop locations\u00a0is taking\u00a0place system-wide, the\u00a0five page report provides a specific example of the TTC’s proposed stop rationalizations\u00a0– Queen Street between Church Street and Spadina Avenue. On this stretch of Queen, the distance between stops range from a mere 90 metres (the distance between Victoria and Yonge Streets) to 285 metres. Stops at Victoria, York and McCaul Streets would be removed in both directions. Consistent with the goal of moving stops closer to traffic signals, the westbound Simcoe stop would be moved to the lights at St. Patrick Street. Staff will report back at the next monthly meeting in February with a follow-up report and specific plans to consult with local city councillors on proposed stop relocations and removals.<\/p>\n

Sunday stops are, at least in my opinion,\u00a0a quaint reminder of “Toronto the Good” and the TTC is right to phase these out. Some stop rationalization is necessary given the arrival of new, 28-metre long streetcars offering all-door boarding. It is also good to see the TTC developing a specific policy for the location of transit stops. There will certainly be some opposition to removing specific local stops, so it will be seen how far the TTC gets in implementing this plan.<\/p>\n

Another report\u00a0to be\u00a0presented at\u00a0the January 28 meeting discusses time-based transfers, such as those provided by most suburban transit agencies such as Brampton, Mississauga and York Region (and on St. Clair Avenue, part of a seemingly never-ending pilot project<\/a>).\u00a0If implemented,\u00a0the new transfer policy\u00a0would coincide with the system-wide Presto Card rollout in 2015. The TTC estimates implementing a 2-hour transfer (the same time allowed in the 905) would cost $20 million in lost fare revenue each year, though the proposal is acknowledged as popular and “positive for both customers and employees.” The report only\u00a0recommends further study on the logistics and financial implications of a time-based transfer, and the elimination of the St. Clair pilot if a timed transfer is not adpoted in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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