TTC Construction – Service changes on Queen Street E and Kingston Rd
Beginning May 7, 2012, TTC began replacement of watermain and combined sewer and streetcar tracks on Queen St. East from Greenwood to Coxwell Ave, and on Connaught Ave between Queen St and Eastern Ave.
The work is expected to take 6 months. Transit Service changes include:
- 501/301 Queen streetcar operating as far east as the TTC yard at Connaught Ave.
- replacing 501 Queen streetcar with temporary buses between Broadview Ave and Neville Park Loop
- replacing 502 and 503 Kingston Rd streecars with buses between Queen/Broadview intersection and the Bingham Loop.
Over the past few days, Councillor McMahon's office has received multiple complaints about the inadequacy of replacement buses on the Kingston Rd routes – both in terms of frequency and shortened service (downtown bound passengers needing to transfer at Parliament St), leading to increased waiting and commuting times and high frustration.
In response to phone calls/emails from Councillor McMahon and others, TTC CEO Andy Byford has responded with these actions:
- Re-routing a portion of the Queen service north on Broadview to come back south on Parliament and continue West on Queen. This will address delays that may result from the 502 Bus Service
- Supervisory and other staff placed at Parliament during rush hours to report back to CEO Byford on effectiveness of additional measures, and to ensure that gaps between services are managed and customers kept informed
- Discussions with the City over moving detour to alleviate pressure on Connaught and resulting delays
- (Transfer between bus and streetcar is not restricted to Parliament.
Westbound customers can transfer anywhere between Leslie and Parliament
while those travelling east can transfer anywhere between Carrol (east
of Don Bridge) and Leslie to an eastbound bus.)
Ashbridges TTD Yard January 2012 Update
The TTC has issued a new update (January 2012) about the progress of construction and streetscaping plans for the Ashbridges yard, landscaping plans and Leslie Street track-laying and streetscaping. Download the PDF here Ashbridges_Bay_Community_Update-_January_2012.pdf or visit the dedicated website for more information.
http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/lrv/index.htm
Ashbridges TTC Yard - Perimeter Landscaping design plans
Ashbridges TTC Yard Design 11 Pages.PDF
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Community Clean-Ups
With spring comes cleaning and April is our City-wide Clean-up month. The City has a program that provides resources to community groups working together to clean up our neighbourhoods. Councillor McMahon want to drop in on as many groups as possible doing clean-ups, so let us know if you'd like our help with supplies and we'll be there to add our elbow grease and enthusiasm. Where do you want to start?
