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@ttcriders.bsky.social campaign manager. outcomes-driven transit policy builds better cities. posts are my own 😊
go jays, go raptors, leafs suck 💙❤️
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the most gender euphoria i have experienced recently is from this conservative reply guy affirming my nonbinary-ness
love an unexpected ally
love an unexpected ally
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shoutout to the city that still runs the trains every few minutes on christmas day 🥰
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
shoutout to the city that still runs the trains every few minutes on christmas day 🥰
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I have not been shy on my coverage of transit issues in Toronto. With the disastrous opening of the Finch West LRT in early December, I have some thoughts from Hong Kong using my historical experiences with Toronto in this longform post.
The Toronto Tragedy
多倫多啲電車男係唔係太過份?
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December 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I have not been shy on my coverage of transit issues in Toronto. With the disastrous opening of the Finch West LRT in early December, I have some thoughts from Hong Kong using my historical experiences with Toronto in this longform post.
as you eat dinner this evening, remember to tell your conservative christian family members that all the elves are nonbinary.
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
as you eat dinner this evening, remember to tell your conservative christian family members that all the elves are nonbinary.
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
too often i read some horribly misinformed comments/proposals on transit operation on linkedin (or verbally in public committees) by city or metrolinx upper management who specialize in transit and i am reinvigorated with "we gotta fire some people if we want better transit" energy
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
too often i read some horribly misinformed comments/proposals on transit operation on linkedin (or verbally in public committees) by city or metrolinx upper management who specialize in transit and i am reinvigorated with "we gotta fire some people if we want better transit" energy
not me finding out for the first time from floptropica news that nicki minaj is a transphobe 😭
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
not me finding out for the first time from floptropica news that nicki minaj is a transphobe 😭
the funniest part of this thread is the kitsilano people at the bottom disputing the "west end is canada's greatest neighbourhood"
As a resident of Canada's Greatest Neighbourhood, I am often thinking about ways it could be better
December 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
the funniest part of this thread is the kitsilano people at the bottom disputing the "west end is canada's greatest neighbourhood"
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The empty space should be utilized, rent out space for stores.
line 5 isn't open yet but a taste of anglosphere transit overbuilding is visible at cedarvale station.
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
December 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The empty space should be utilized, rent out space for stores.
line 5 isn't open yet but a taste of anglosphere transit overbuilding is visible at cedarvale station.
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
line 5 isn't open yet but a taste of anglosphere transit overbuilding is visible at cedarvale station.
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
update: hearing that TSP is less active on weekdays (during the day at least), though end-to-end trip times are still in the 40-45 min range. still slower than most would like but hopefully testing continues to ramp up on weekdays.
getting 35-40 min trip times should be absolutely possible
getting 35-40 min trip times should be absolutely possible
just took line 6 this evening, two weeks since opening. a smooth 8 min to jane, and then an 8 min ride back (faster than scheduled).
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
December 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
update: hearing that TSP is less active on weekdays (during the day at least), though end-to-end trip times are still in the 40-45 min range. still slower than most would like but hopefully testing continues to ramp up on weekdays.
getting 35-40 min trip times should be absolutely possible
getting 35-40 min trip times should be absolutely possible
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Rode Line 6 again off-peak as an experiment to see how much faster service could be with optimisation.
Trip time: 41 min
Dwell from lights: 11 min
Dwell from schedule padding: 4 min
Actual run time: 26 min
Increase the speed limit, and I'd say we could safely do 25 min off-peak/30 min peak.
Trip time: 41 min
Dwell from lights: 11 min
Dwell from schedule padding: 4 min
Actual run time: 26 min
Increase the speed limit, and I'd say we could safely do 25 min off-peak/30 min peak.
December 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Rode Line 6 again off-peak as an experiment to see how much faster service could be with optimisation.
Trip time: 41 min
Dwell from lights: 11 min
Dwell from schedule padding: 4 min
Actual run time: 26 min
Increase the speed limit, and I'd say we could safely do 25 min off-peak/30 min peak.
Trip time: 41 min
Dwell from lights: 11 min
Dwell from schedule padding: 4 min
Actual run time: 26 min
Increase the speed limit, and I'd say we could safely do 25 min off-peak/30 min peak.
there's a good incentive for this as our transit system becomes less downtown-centric as well.
for trips that don't start and end downtown, line 1 is never used as a single line - and more of those trips are happening post-2020.
toronto really has 3.5 subway lines, not 2.5!
for trips that don't start and end downtown, line 1 is never used as a single line - and more of those trips are happening post-2020.
toronto really has 3.5 subway lines, not 2.5!
to inaugurate the new blog, i've written about a local and contentious topic that's been on my mind for years. at its heart, it's about understanding the information that transit riders need.
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
Line 1 is not one line
In the long term, treating Toronto’s Line 1 as two different lines would eliminate more confusion than it would create.
fernkhahn.medium.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
there's a good incentive for this as our transit system becomes less downtown-centric as well.
for trips that don't start and end downtown, line 1 is never used as a single line - and more of those trips are happening post-2020.
toronto really has 3.5 subway lines, not 2.5!
for trips that don't start and end downtown, line 1 is never used as a single line - and more of those trips are happening post-2020.
toronto really has 3.5 subway lines, not 2.5!
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to inaugurate the new blog, i've written about a local and contentious topic that's been on my mind for years. at its heart, it's about understanding the information that transit riders need.
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
Line 1 is not one line
In the long term, treating Toronto’s Line 1 as two different lines would eliminate more confusion than it would create.
fernkhahn.medium.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
to inaugurate the new blog, i've written about a local and contentious topic that's been on my mind for years. at its heart, it's about understanding the information that transit riders need.
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
just took line 6 this evening, two weeks since opening. a smooth 8 min to jane, and then an 8 min ride back (faster than scheduled).
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
just took line 6 this evening, two weeks since opening. a smooth 8 min to jane, and then an 8 min ride back (faster than scheduled).
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
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The Third Avenue transit cordidor has lovely new banners all along the street but this is clearly the best one.
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Third Avenue transit cordidor has lovely new banners all along the street but this is clearly the best one.
mount dennis is quiet rn, but I'm excited to see a fresh, new, integrated hub between multiple buses, future rapid transit, and ~10-min frequent regional rail in suburban toronto
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
December 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
mount dennis is quiet rn, but I'm excited to see a fresh, new, integrated hub between multiple buses, future rapid transit, and ~10-min frequent regional rail in suburban toronto
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
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I do think this type of approach of identifying and fixing bottlenecks with targetted cheap transit priority, is the most best thing the TTC could be doing and blows away basically everything in the TTC's capital budget from a value perspective.
bus-only queue jump doing its job on eglinton, letting buses glide past long lines of left turning cars to enter cedarvale station.
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
December 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I do think this type of approach of identifying and fixing bottlenecks with targetted cheap transit priority, is the most best thing the TTC could be doing and blows away basically everything in the TTC's capital budget from a value perspective.
TTC wayfinding gets a lot of flack, but metrolinx's brand new wayfinding can't get off scot-free with its bloated design.
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
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line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
TTC wayfinding gets a lot of flack, but metrolinx's brand new wayfinding can't get off scot-free with its bloated design.
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
bus-only queue jump doing its job on eglinton, letting buses glide past long lines of left turning cars to enter cedarvale station.
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
bus-only queue jump doing its job on eglinton, letting buses glide past long lines of left turning cars to enter cedarvale station.
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
i live in toronto and infinitely prefer taking a nightbus that comes every 3-10 min than when I'm in nyc and have to wait 20+ for a subway.
the lower wait times, waiting at street level vs a lonely platform, and being a much closer walk home from the bus stop than train stop is a big safety plus.
the lower wait times, waiting at street level vs a lonely platform, and being a much closer walk home from the bus stop than train stop is a big safety plus.
hot take but buses are so fast at night that i would rather they run more frequent overnight bus service replacing the trains than run the trains every 30 minutes or whatever and use the added downtime to do track maintenance
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
i live in toronto and infinitely prefer taking a nightbus that comes every 3-10 min than when I'm in nyc and have to wait 20+ for a subway.
the lower wait times, waiting at street level vs a lonely platform, and being a much closer walk home from the bus stop than train stop is a big safety plus.
the lower wait times, waiting at street level vs a lonely platform, and being a much closer walk home from the bus stop than train stop is a big safety plus.
seattle LINK recently surpassed systems in boston and san diego to become the 2nd-busiest LRT system in the US. ridership went up 33% yoy, while MTS declined, LA stagnated.
fair to say >85% of the ridership is on line 1, which would easily make it the busiest single LRT line in the US.
fair to say >85% of the ridership is on line 1, which would easily make it the busiest single LRT line in the US.
December 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
seattle LINK recently surpassed systems in boston and san diego to become the 2nd-busiest LRT system in the US. ridership went up 33% yoy, while MTS declined, LA stagnated.
fair to say >85% of the ridership is on line 1, which would easily make it the busiest single LRT line in the US.
fair to say >85% of the ridership is on line 1, which would easily make it the busiest single LRT line in the US.
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if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
$150k? that's how much he spent for one? where he got his from, gucci? balenciaga?
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
$150k? that's how much he spent for one? where he got his from, gucci? balenciaga?
i remember being told it was "strategic" by some so-called liberals/progressives to not make a lot noise & give in on infringements to trans existence that "didn't affect a lot of trans people", namely sports.
then came bathrooms. then came trans youth care.
no, that just paved the path to this.
then came bathrooms. then came trans youth care.
no, that just paved the path to this.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i remember being told it was "strategic" by some so-called liberals/progressives to not make a lot noise & give in on infringements to trans existence that "didn't affect a lot of trans people", namely sports.
then came bathrooms. then came trans youth care.
no, that just paved the path to this.
then came bathrooms. then came trans youth care.
no, that just paved the path to this.