@TransitThinker

Transit enthusiast | Map maker | Young person | Transit Youtuber | Hopeful for the future of cities & transit | Views are my own | he/him

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Joined November 2019
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Bloor Street, Nov. 4, 8:45am. Where is the congestion that @fordnation @PrabSarkaria are making a provincial election issue?
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Toronto leaders on the importance of funding and building the #WaterfrontEastLRT now. Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=wNAE739r…
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~2.5M people use the TTC per day, and @BikeShareTO saw nearly 1M trips in August. Now imagine if all those people were driving cars instead. There simply isn't enough room for every single person in Toronto to drive a car. Scalable and sustainable options need to be priority.
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Something BIG is coming to Toronto 👀 ... @thebentway 📅 SEPTEMBER 22⁠ ⁠ Learn more: bit.ly/3T9QY4T
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More ferries, more frequently, to more locations around the inner harbour? New video today from @TransitThinker 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=ApO7VvlO…
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TTC’s busiest bus stops should all be as nice as this
More Transit Southern Ontario@moretransitso28 Jun 2024
Take a look at these concept BRT stops for the Dundas BRT in Toronto. These stops are a big improvement from previous LRT and bus shelters.
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Sydney, Australia transformed its central business district for transit and pedestrians by removing cars. Toronto could do the same for King Street. Enough with the half-measures. Ban cars, prioritize transit and pedestrians, build better stops, and plant trees on King Street!
Jamie@TransitThinker26 Jun 2024
The King Street Transit Corridor feels forgotten. Broken stops, no shelters, no level boarding, no transit signal priority, lackluster enforcement. Toronto deserves better than pilot projects
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Just wonderful. A city that is NOT serious about congestion, these buses may as well not exist. This is crazy. Where is the temp bus lane?
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Whoever is the next CEO of the TTC should carefully consider the following - here are major issues which I've split into "quick wins" and "less quick wins". Toronto deserves so much better from the TTC, and the opportunity for great transit has never been bigger. 🧵
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New waterfront transit video from @TransitThinker featuring interviews with Reece Martin (@RM_Transit) and David Cooper of @leadingmobility on the importance of building the LRT. Check it out📹: youtube.com/watch?v=iBPfvMTA…
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Out today capturing video about the importance of funding and building the #WaterfrontEastLRT. Full video coming soon from Leading Mobility and @WaterfrontBIA.
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Subway svc in Toronto has been consistently inconsistent for months and months. In all my years living here it has never been so unreliable and delay prone. It’s enlightening to see how minor of a political priority this is, despite it effecting hundreds of thousands a day.
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New video today from @RM_Transit on the Waterfront East LRT: youtu.be/0Pv5hkmMME0 Reece looks at opportunities for eastern waterfront integration within the broader transit network.
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#spotted #FundEvasion
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I’d like to take some time to appreciate the massive glow up the Kitchener line has had over the past 15 years Weston Station Before and after Strachan Avenue Before and after
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i wish i said it while here- a frequent, reliable bus is one of the best ways to uplift low income/racialized communities & bring opportunity+supports putting every torontonian in walking distance of a 10-min route + expanded bus priority/lanes would be transformative for equity
TYR Labour Council@torontolabour21 Mar 2024
Replying to @torontolabour @ausmalik @planningtoronto @cupelocal79 @PolicingFreeSch
"70% of City residents use bus routes, not subways. Most of these are suburban buses. They're infrequent, unreliable & take a long time to get ppl going. It's a barrier to access that ties racialized ppl to jobs, education & facets of life ppl need." August Puranaut, @ttcriders
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Departs Bloor Yonge at a crawl, slams on brakes before even fully leaving the platforms. I have never seen the subway in such a bad state in my entire life.
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Replying to @TTChelps
@TTChelps why are there so many reduced speed zones on the subway?
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Today's City report is clear: traffic agents on King make traffic flow over 3 times faster at rush hour. That's 40 minutes transit riders can spend having fun — not staring out the streetcar window wondering why it's taking so long.
Traffic agents at work at the intersection of King Street West and University Avenue.

ALT Traffic agents at work at the intersection of King Street West and University Avenue.

Mayor Olivia Chow joins Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Councillor Chris Moise, and transportation staff.

ALT Mayor Olivia Chow joins Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Councillor Chris Moise, and transportation staff.

Mayor Olivia Chow delivers remarks on King Street West.

ALT Mayor Olivia Chow delivers remarks on King Street West.

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New data from the city suggests the presence of traffic agents on the King Street transit corridor reduced average eastbound streetcar travel time in the evening rush from 45-65 minutes to 17-21 minutes.
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