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At the back cab of the Finch LRT you can see the speedometer, including the programmed speed limits.
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
Finch W LRT speedometer - Albion to Kipling
YouTube video by Ontario Traffic Man Clips
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December 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
At the back cab of the Finch LRT you can see the speedometer, including the programmed speed limits.
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
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GO Transit will be free again this year on New Years Eve from 7pm to 7am!
55 extra train trips and dozens of buses will depart Union Station after 12am
All 8 lines and stations excluding St. Catharines & Niagara Falls will have service
55 extra train trips and dozens of buses will depart Union Station after 12am
All 8 lines and stations excluding St. Catharines & Niagara Falls will have service
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
GO Transit will be free again this year on New Years Eve from 7pm to 7am!
55 extra train trips and dozens of buses will depart Union Station after 12am
All 8 lines and stations excluding St. Catharines & Niagara Falls will have service
55 extra train trips and dozens of buses will depart Union Station after 12am
All 8 lines and stations excluding St. Catharines & Niagara Falls will have service
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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
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-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
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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
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-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
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Good news! Signal priority changes are being implemented on Finch West. We're hearing that trip times have generally been reduced over the past few days. Now the TTC needs to get rid of the overly conservative driving practices for streetcars on the route
- TSP worked 2/3 times to give trains an advance green before left turns or shortened a left turn phase immediately to give a transit phase at jane and finch
-slow line speeds in between stops still a problem
this feels noticeably better. more improvements coming early next year!
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-slow line speeds in between stops still a problem
this feels noticeably better. more improvements coming early next year!
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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Good news! Signal priority changes are being implemented on Finch West. We're hearing that trip times have generally been reduced over the past few days. Now the TTC needs to get rid of the overly conservative driving practices for streetcars on the route
In partnership with Transit Action Ontario and TTCriders, we presented recommendations in November to Metrolinx concerning the renaming of transit stations. These proposals take into account the introduction of new stations and various regional transit considerations.
December 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In partnership with Transit Action Ontario and TTCriders, we presented recommendations in November to Metrolinx concerning the renaming of transit stations. These proposals take into account the introduction of new stations and various regional transit considerations.
What does Item MM35.15 mean? Toronto's City Council is implementing active transit signal priority for light rail transit and streetcar systems! However, we need to ensure that signal priority is done in conjunction with an increase in streetcar speeds and reliability! Read more in our bio.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What does Item MM35.15 mean? Toronto's City Council is implementing active transit signal priority for light rail transit and streetcar systems! However, we need to ensure that signal priority is done in conjunction with an increase in streetcar speeds and reliability! Read more in our bio.
Here is our letter in support for the motion in tomorrows council meeting to speed up LRTs and streetcars. We also urge that a review of Finch West LRT operating practices and the TTC streetcar's outdated track switch system be included in this motion.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Here is our letter in support for the motion in tomorrows council meeting to speed up LRTs and streetcars. We also urge that a review of Finch West LRT operating practices and the TTC streetcar's outdated track switch system be included in this motion.
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In 2021 The City exempted the Finch LRT from the 50 km/h speed limit (allowing it to go 60), citing the importance of short round trip times.
Unfortunately the TTC later enacted 25 km/h intersection speed limits, making 60 km/h unattainable between signals anyway.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
Unfortunately the TTC later enacted 25 km/h intersection speed limits, making 60 km/h unattainable between signals anyway.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In 2021 The City exempted the Finch LRT from the 50 km/h speed limit (allowing it to go 60), citing the importance of short round trip times.
Unfortunately the TTC later enacted 25 km/h intersection speed limits, making 60 km/h unattainable between signals anyway.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
Unfortunately the TTC later enacted 25 km/h intersection speed limits, making 60 km/h unattainable between signals anyway.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
Thanks to the signaling system, Line 6 drivers can hardly ever drive faster than 30km/h all in the name of safety. The vehicle on a fixed guideway in the middle of the street needs to travel at half the speed limit. Meanwhile cars and big trucks close to the curb can travel at 60km/h.
It’s great that stronger TSP is now a political priority.
Unfortunately, our $3B+ tramway will STILL take 46-min to go 10km, slower than the bus. This is due to:
- “Vision Zero” speed limits of 35 midblocks, 25 intersections, 15 platforms
- speed limits and gradients enforced by unnecessary CBTC
Unfortunately, our $3B+ tramway will STILL take 46-min to go 10km, slower than the bus. This is due to:
- “Vision Zero” speed limits of 35 midblocks, 25 intersections, 15 platforms
- speed limits and gradients enforced by unnecessary CBTC
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thanks to the signaling system, Line 6 drivers can hardly ever drive faster than 30km/h all in the name of safety. The vehicle on a fixed guideway in the middle of the street needs to travel at half the speed limit. Meanwhile cars and big trucks close to the curb can travel at 60km/h.
We endorsed a letter from Technologists for Democracy, requesting Cineplex Digital Media to provide more clarity on how personal information will remain protected with their use of recording and facial detection performed on premises like the Union Station Bus Terminal.
Read about it in our bio.
Read about it in our bio.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We endorsed a letter from Technologists for Democracy, requesting Cineplex Digital Media to provide more clarity on how personal information will remain protected with their use of recording and facial detection performed on premises like the Union Station Bus Terminal.
Read about it in our bio.
Read about it in our bio.
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Yes! Here are images of the St Clair streetcar with the current # of stops, and then with proposed stop reductions (which are still fairly close - see line 2 stations for reference), configured as you suggest, with tips 400 metres from stops but in a diamond shape to better model walk time in a grid
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yes! Here are images of the St Clair streetcar with the current # of stops, and then with proposed stop reductions (which are still fairly close - see line 2 stations for reference), configured as you suggest, with tips 400 metres from stops but in a diamond shape to better model walk time in a grid
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“Preserve the relationship with Metrolinx”
You mean go into deep secrecy over things that really should be public.
You mean go into deep secrecy over things that really should be public.
Ughhh TTC board is being so dodgy on talking openly about signal priority
Matlow is pushing for transparency and they keep saying no we’ll talk about it “in camera” (closed private session)
They say it’s to “preserve their relationship with metrolinx”
See: @ 54:00
www.youtube.com/live/-5Xz9HS...
Matlow is pushing for transparency and they keep saying no we’ll talk about it “in camera” (closed private session)
They say it’s to “preserve their relationship with metrolinx”
See: @ 54:00
www.youtube.com/live/-5Xz9HS...
TTC Board - December 10, 2025
YouTube video by Toronto Transit Commission
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December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Preserve the relationship with Metrolinx”
You mean go into deep secrecy over things that really should be public.
You mean go into deep secrecy over things that really should be public.
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will most likely open on February 8th 2026. The City and Metrolinx were in conflict over the opening date, with Metrolinx wanting to open the line on December 28th. globalnews.ca/news/1157065...
TTC and Metrolinx battle over Eglinton Crosstown LRT date at tense private meeting | Globalnews.ca
Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that there was a plan by Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation to open the line in the last week of December.
globalnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will most likely open on February 8th 2026. The City and Metrolinx were in conflict over the opening date, with Metrolinx wanting to open the line on December 28th. globalnews.ca/news/1157065...
Massive development is planned for the Downsview Airport lands, unfortunately current plans to extend the Sheppard Subway stop at Sheppard West station. It would be a huge mistake not to extend the line an extra stop or two to serve this development from day one. Image via @futuremodelTO
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Massive development is planned for the Downsview Airport lands, unfortunately current plans to extend the Sheppard Subway stop at Sheppard West station. It would be a huge mistake not to extend the line an extra stop or two to serve this development from day one. Image via @futuremodelTO
Here is the motion going to the TTC board tomorrow regarding travel speeds, signal priority and service on Line 6, Line 5 and the streetcars.
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Here is the motion going to the TTC board tomorrow regarding travel speeds, signal priority and service on Line 6, Line 5 and the streetcars.
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GRT budget, bike lane politics, weekend GO service, and lots more in our news roundup for the last month:
News roundup: December 9, 2025
Here’s the latest in walking, biking, and transit news for Waterloo Region for the last month or so. Subscribe to get updates delivered directly to your inbox – note there’s a new option to get all ou...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
GRT budget, bike lane politics, weekend GO service, and lots more in our news roundup for the last month:
Durham's council was forced to sign NDA on Metrolinx's Bowmanville expansion plan: councillor
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Metrolinx unveiled its Bowmanville expansion plans to Durham's council. But it had to keep quiet: councillor | CBC News
A two-year closure of a major street running through Oshawa, Ont., to complete a planned GO train expansion isn’t sitting well with residents and councillors in the south end of the city.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Durham's council was forced to sign NDA on Metrolinx's Bowmanville expansion plan: councillor
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
With all the talk about the frustratingly slow Finch West LRT and upcoming political action. It's important to remember that the streetcar network, which carries over 200,000 riders a day, has faced many of the issues slowing down Finch West for decades.
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
With all the talk about the frustratingly slow Finch West LRT and upcoming political action. It's important to remember that the streetcar network, which carries over 200,000 riders a day, has faced many of the issues slowing down Finch West for decades.
This isn't something that needs to be funded through a budget. Signals on Eglinton and Finch already have signal priority installed. The problem is the way these signals prioritize (or don't) transit. Such as left turning cars going before LRT vehicles. 1/2
It’s wrong that the Finch & Eglinton LRTs don’t have signal priority. Billions of dollars were spent, only for “rapid transit” to go slower than the buses it replaced. Last Spring at Council, I moved for signal priority on these lines. The 2026 budget must fund this priority.
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This isn't something that needs to be funded through a budget. Signals on Eglinton and Finch already have signal priority installed. The problem is the way these signals prioritize (or don't) transit. Such as left turning cars going before LRT vehicles. 1/2
Discourse around transit signal priority in Toronto needs to improve. Here's councillor Josh Matlow advocating for funding for TSP on Line 5 and 6 in the upcoming budget. But Eglinton and Finch already have TSP installed!
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Discourse around transit signal priority in Toronto needs to improve. Here's councillor Josh Matlow advocating for funding for TSP on Line 5 and 6 in the upcoming budget. But Eglinton and Finch already have TSP installed!
Good news! Fare capping is coming to the TTC next fall! Fare capping, which replaces monthly passes with an automated system which won't charge you past a set number of rides, is a no brainer improvement that'll save riders money and make transit easier to use.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mayor proposing system to make TTC free after 47 rides a month | CBC News
Mayor Olivia Chow wants Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) riders to automatically ride for free after taking 47 trips in a calendar month, proposing a system known as fare capping to reduce up front co...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Good news! Fare capping is coming to the TTC next fall! Fare capping, which replaces monthly passes with an automated system which won't charge you past a set number of rides, is a no brainer improvement that'll save riders money and make transit easier to use.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Today is the first weekday of Finch West LRT service. And riders are bringing up the fact that the service simply is too slow. We hope that decision makers are hearing the avalanche of complaints about speed and will make changes to speed up service ASAP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgkr...
‘It could go faster' | Commuters react to the new Finch LRT
YouTube video by CTV News
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December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today is the first weekday of Finch West LRT service. And riders are bringing up the fact that the service simply is too slow. We hope that decision makers are hearing the avalanche of complaints about speed and will make changes to speed up service ASAP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgkr...
It's crazy that we spent money to grade separate this segment only for the trains to not go faster than 10km/h
It took 4 minutes to go this 700 meters. That’s a speed of about 10.5 kph
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's crazy that we spent money to grade separate this segment only for the trains to not go faster than 10km/h
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Just stepping past the discussion over the speed and ops for a moment, it was clear from my two round-trips today that the line was rushed into opening with countless unfinished elements.
Line 6 not even an hour into service and:
"Delays westbound Finch West while we deal with an operational problem"
💀💀😭😭😭
"Delays westbound Finch West while we deal with an operational problem"
💀💀😭😭😭
December 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just stepping past the discussion over the speed and ops for a moment, it was clear from my two round-trips today that the line was rushed into opening with countless unfinished elements.
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this one minute video sums up today's opening of toronto's newest light rail, line 6.
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
this one minute video sums up today's opening of toronto's newest light rail, line 6.
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns