Less stop, more go. That is one goal behind a review of Toronto streetcar stops that will remove all Sunday-only stops in June, and combine several close-together stops next spring. Starting June 1, the 506 streetcar will quit making Sundays-only stops near the churches at Hiawatha Road, Rhodes Avenue, and Glenmore Road. Likewise, the 502 […]
Tag: Toronto Transit Commission
TTC weighs options for relief in east
How will East Enders get downtown in the 2030s? Never mind hyperloops or driverless cars, Toronto transit planners are drawing up something far more familiar – an East End relief line to ease the commuter crush on the Yonge subway downtown. Speaking at a public planning session held on March 5 at Riverdale Collegiate, Tim […]
Coxwell station upgrade underway
Subway travellers who step out of Coxwell station for the first time might ask a simple question – where am I? Coxwell station opens onto a quiet street, Strathmore Boulevard, which runs a block north of Danforth Avenue. For anyone who doesn’t know the area, it’s not immediately clear that the narrow, dimly lit walkway […]
Welcome to construction season in Ward 32
As the old adage goes, there are only two seasons in Canada – winter and construction! Now that Old Man Winter has gone into hibernation, brace yourself Ward 32, as we enter a very busy and disruptive construction season. “No pain, no gain” will be our mantra as we tolerate the temporary disarray and look […]
