Steve Munro
@swanboatsteve.bsky.social
A long-standing transit activist/commentator since 1972. Blogs at http://stevemunro.ca since 2006. Winner of the 2005 Jane Jacobs Prize and 2024 CUTA Excellence Award.
Fall colours begin to appear in the Don Valley.
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fall colours begin to appear in the Don Valley.
Sometimes things line up perfectly! The moon sets on Aura.
September 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Sometimes things line up perfectly! The moon sets on Aura.
Moon over downtown.
August 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Moon over downtown.
The Rosedale bus crosses the Glen Road bridge with valley mist lit by the setting sun.
August 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Rosedale bus crosses the Glen Road bridge with valley mist lit by the setting sun.
Here is the tracking chart from transsee.ca. Four buses running in a pack for the entire PM peak and into the early evening.
June 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Here is the tracking chart from transsee.ca. Four buses running in a pack for the entire PM peak and into the early evening.
Here in their original home when new.
June 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Here in their original home when new.
At noon today (June 7), the TTC issued a service alert re traffic congestion delaying service over the entire 7 Bathurst bus route. Just before 1:30 the notice was cleared. What was actually happening? Here is the tracking chart from transsee.ca. (1)
June 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
At noon today (June 7), the TTC issued a service alert re traffic congestion delaying service over the entire 7 Bathurst bus route. Just before 1:30 the notice was cleared. What was actually happening? Here is the tracking chart from transsee.ca. (1)
Here are the operating charts for the 29 local and 929 express services this morning from transsee.ca They show bunching and some wide gaps. Traffic congestion is notable north of Eglinton where priority is not proposed.
May 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Here are the operating charts for the 29 local and 929 express services this morning from transsee.ca They show bunching and some wide gaps. Traffic congestion is notable north of Eglinton where priority is not proposed.
Downtown at sunset.
May 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Downtown at sunset.
PE Viaduct, train and downtown in rain and fog.
May 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
PE Viaduct, train and downtown in rain and fog.
Don Valley north of Bloor in Spring.
April 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Don Valley north of Bloor in Spring.
Crescent moon at sunset.
April 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Crescent moon at sunset.
TTC is conducting a rider satisfaction survey which has a streetcar, bus and subway thread. Pervasively in the streetcar survey, the term "steercar" is used. Hmmm. Cattle cars for TTC passengers? Shows how carefully someone edited this. I must cross post this in the other place as TTC isn't here,
April 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
TTC is conducting a rider satisfaction survey which has a streetcar, bus and subway thread. Pervasively in the streetcar survey, the term "steercar" is used. Hmmm. Cattle cars for TTC passengers? Shows how carefully someone edited this. I must cross post this in the other place as TTC isn't here,
Spring comes to Rosedale. The Glen Road Bridge and the Rosedale bus.
April 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Spring comes to Rosedale. The Glen Road Bridge and the Rosedale bus.
A few hours later, with the sun up, the same work train. The car on the left is specially designed for replacing bridge beams with a travelling crane that straddles the work zone.
April 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A few hours later, with the sun up, the same work train. The car on the left is specially designed for replacing bridge beams with a travelling crane that straddles the work zone.
Beam replacement on the Prince Edward Viaduct.
April 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Beam replacement on the Prince Edward Viaduct.
Here is 510 Spadina from noon to 9pm today Apr 2. Packs of cars running together with little effort to spread out the gap.
April 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Here is 510 Spadina from noon to 9pm today Apr 2. Packs of cars running together with little effort to spread out the gap.
Service chart from TransSee shows that a group of cars has run back and forth as a pack since before noon. 506 Carlton is supposed to be one of the routes with new improved line management.
April 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Service chart from TransSee shows that a group of cars has run back and forth as a pack since before noon. 506 Carlton is supposed to be one of the routes with new improved line management.
The end of the rainbow falls on a GO train, albeit briefly.
March 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The end of the rainbow falls on a GO train, albeit briefly.
Casa Loma and the Rosedale bus through the mist.
March 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Casa Loma and the Rosedale bus through the mist.
And finally, dawn.
February 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
And finally, dawn.
The bridge with decorative lights, well, most of them.
February 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The bridge with decorative lights, well, most of them.
Downtown reappears out of the snow. No lights on the bridge yet. Still an almost monochrome view except for a few tail lights.
February 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Downtown reappears out of the snow. No lights on the bridge yet. Still an almost monochrome view except for a few tail lights.