{"id":6008,"date":"2009-08-12T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T17:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=6008"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:48:13","slug":"poll-the-splitting-of-the-501","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/08\/12\/poll-the-splitting-of-the-501\/","title":{"rendered":"POLL: The splitting of the 501"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2226\/2398508327_9257a203b8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From October 18 to November 21, the TTC will conduct a weekday pilot in which the 501 Queen streetcar route will be split in two.<\/p>\n<p>According to a meeting highlights <a href=\"http:\/\/www3.ttc.ca\/About_the_TTC\/Commission_reports_and_information\/Commission_meetings\/2009\/July_9_2009\/Highlights\/index.jsp\" target=\"_self\">document<\/a> from early July, the pilot &#8220;will help examine the effects of a route split on streetcar gapping, bunching and short turns, as well as study the impact on customers forced to transfer to continue their trip beyond the split.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Splitting the 501 is <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/03\/03\/commentary-its-time-to-break-up-the-queen-streetcar\/\" target=\"_self\">not a new idea<\/a>, and the timing of the trial is most likely in response to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/article\/289399\" target=\"_self\">growing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stevemunro.ca\/?p=711\" target=\"_self\">criticism<\/a> (particularly from residents of the Beaches) of how the TTC runs its longest streetcar route.<\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you:<br \/>\n<object width=\"252\" height=\"500\" data=\"http:\/\/www.polldaddy.com\/poll.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"beta3\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"p=1868070\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.polldaddy.com\/poll.swf\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Robert Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From October 18 to November 21, the TTC will conduct a weekday pilot in which the 501 Queen streetcar route will be split in two. 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