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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 2d

Revenue service demonstration for Eglinton Crosstown LRT started today! The line will run as if official service started for 30 days without passengers. This is the final test before the line can open. globalnews.ca/news/1146813...

Eglinton Crosstown LRT starts final testing phase, could open next month - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation confirmed to Global News the 30-day testing period was officially underway.

globalnews.ca

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 8d

Details of the development aren't available yet, but public consultation will take place this Fall. We welcome this shift in the TOC program, where Infrastructure Ontario is taking a more active approach to developing GO's parking lot, rather than just developing sites acquired for construction 2/2

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 8d

Infrastructure Ontario has submitted development plans to Mississauga to develop 2 parking lots at Cooksville GO as part of their Transit Oriented Communities program. 1/x
www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-d...

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 8d

Metrolinx just announced there will be

Full Service on the Lakeshore West Line Oct 4/5

Citing the Blue Jays playoff game, GO Transit will delay track work to a later weekend.

Trains will operate regular schedules / regular stops on Lakeshore West.

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 9d

The province is proposing 2 MZOs for the Exhibition station TOC. Consultations are open until October 19th:
ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1...
ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1...

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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 10d

Wayfinding is on the agenda at the next TTC Board meeting! Transit riders have long found signage on public transit inadequate and inaccessible. If it passes this strategy is a step toward clearer, more inclusive navigation.

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An example of a sign that TTCriders designed as part of a station takeover in April

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 10d

During the service demonstration, the line will undergo a full test of service, operating as if the line were open without passengers. If successful the line will be able to open. On Saturday September 20th, the Finch West LRT began its revenue service demonstration. 2/2

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 10d

A 30 day revenue service demonstration for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may begin this week, according to the Metrolinx CEO. This is the last step before the line is ready to be open. If all goes well we could see the line up and running in November.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Long-delayed Eglinton LRT to begin month-long final test, Metrolinx CEO says

Transit agency boss declines to give opening date, says planning needed before any ramp up of passenger service

www.theglobeandmail.com

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 10d

Good News! The long awaited Confederation GO station is now complete, and service will start on October 27th. There will be 13 weekday trips and 15 weekend trips serving the station once open. All existing Niagara trains will stop at the station, and some trips will be extended from West Harbour

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 13d

Excellent blog post about the problems (and solutions!) to streetcar signal priority on Spadina

Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 13d

A new guest post on my blog from Narayan Donaldson is a deep dive into streetcar signal priority in Toronto, and on Spadina Avennue in particular.

open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...

Toronto: Fixing the Spadina Streetcar: The Nitty Gritty.

An Exploration of Priority Signals and Streetcars.

open.substack.com

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 18d

Barrie has a new transit terminal! 🚌

The Barrie Allandale Transit Terminal provides regional transit connections between Simcoe County, Northern Ontario, and the GTA. It has 10 bus bays, indoor waiting areas and improved accessibility features.

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Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca · 20d

Many in the comments section of this post agree this fictional display board (for a movie shoot) on a TTC platform is better than what's currently offered.

From the toronto community on Reddit: Well, this is different....

Explore this post and more from the toronto community

www.reddit.com

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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 23d

line 6 finch west begins revenue service demonstration this saturday, the final stretch to opening. this process takes 30 days, meaning you can expect to ride the LRT in the 4th-5th week of october (barring any issues).

so, line 6 is now officially ahead of line 5 to open. made that bet in 2022 🙃

Notice
Line 6 Revenue Service Demonstration

September 16, 2025

Exciting news!

I'm pleased to announce that beginning Saturday, September 20, 2025, we will officially begin the Revenue Service Demonstration for Line 6.

This marks a major milestone, and we're excited to have you be part of it.

All customer service agents who signed up for Line 6 assignments are expected to report to their scheduled locations on September 20, 2025. In the event of any delays to the Line 6 opening, affected employees will be notified promptly so they can report to their alternate work assignemnts.

This is a significant step forward, and I'm confident that together, we'll deliver the exceptional service our customers expect - now on this new line.

If you have any questions, please speak with your supervisor.

Let's help make line 6 a success from day one!

Jamal Richardson

Head of Stations

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 27d

Why is it so hard to get our regional transit agency to actually explain what is in the way of them providing desperately needed service like weekend trains to Kitchener or — in this case — express trains on Lakeshore East

Ontario Traffic Man @ontariotrafficman.bsky.social · 27d

Metrolinx claims that they can't reintroduce express trains on the Lakeshore East line since the 3rd track is out of service.

That's a lie: most of the 3rd track is still in service and there's room for express trains

ontariotrafficman.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/go-transit-lies-about-express-trains/

Ontario Traffic Man

ontariotrafficman.wordpress.com

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Ontario Traffic Man @ontariotrafficman.bsky.social · 27d

Metrolinx claims that they can't reintroduce express trains on the Lakeshore East line since the 3rd track is out of service.

That's a lie: most of the 3rd track is still in service and there's room for express trains

ontariotrafficman.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/go-transit-lies-about-express-trains/

Ontario Traffic Man

ontariotrafficman.wordpress.com

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justin taylor 🚄🎵🔋🌈 @nottaylorx.bsky.social · 29d

Can't wait for 15 min all day service on Lakeshore West. Counterpeak train is crammed to the gills and I had to stand from Burlington to Toronto.

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Sep 6

Did you know that ION Stage One only had a 1.2% contingency ($10 million)? On ION Stage 2, contingency and cost escalation make up nearly 40% of the $4.3 billion price tag. Research has shown that high contingency and cost escalation are leading drivers of our insanely high construction costs

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Sep 3

According to a 2023 document, this is the cost breakdown of the $4.3billion planned construction cost of the ION Stage 2 LRT.
56.4% Professional Services/Hard Costs
22.4% Cost Escalation
16.7% Contingency
4.5% Property Acquisition

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TriTAG @tritag.ca · Sep 3

Stage 2 ION LRT Initial Business Case results are out:

The full LRT alignment has the highest ridership and economics benefits, but also the highest capital and operations costs.

Presentation: pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

Options for Rapid Transit to Cambridge: Map of Alignments

2051 ridership forecast
• Full LRT and BRT have the
highest average daily
ridership.
• Full LRT from Fairway to
downtown Cambridge has
slightly higher ridership than
full BRT.
• The transfer between bus and
train at Fairway Station
explains the ridership
difference between LRT and
BRT.

Economic benefits
• Full LRT has the highest
economic benefit:
o Greatest travel time savings
o Highest emissions and air
quality savings
o Greatest reduction to
congestion
• Partial LRT from Fairway to
Pinebush, and from
Preston to Downtown
Cambridge have the lowest
economic benefits.

Preliminary capital cost estimates
• Capital cost includes construction,
vehicles, property, design, project
management, testing and commissioning.
• The graph shows the capital cost of the
different options in today's dollars, as well
as the escalated cost in 2033 dollars.
o Escalation refers to the higher cost of
building in the future vs today due to price
increases and inflation.
• Full LRT and BRT would both require
construction of six new major bridges,
grade separations and/or elevated
sections.
• LRT cost is higher than BRT due to
construction of the overhead wires,
substations, tracks and vehicles.

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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thrilled to see the TTC recommend fare capping as part of the Ridership Growth Strategy, something that we have long called for as a common-sense solution to making transit more affordable!

This would replace an expensive monthly pass, that you need to pay for upfront on the same day as your rent.

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 We’re advocating for the extension of ION to Cambridge.

Extending ION will spark economic opportunities, promote transit-oriented growth and provide a seamless trip from Kitchener and Waterloo.

Share your thoughts in a survey or join a public engagement session at:
www.engagewr.ca/stage2ION

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Aug 28

The last major contract for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension was signed today. This contract is a progressive design build P3 and covers the stations, rails, and systems

Agreement Signed for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Stations, Rail and Systems

Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected Trillium Rail Partners to deliver the Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension.

www.infrastructureontario.ca

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Aug 27

Excellent article today in UrbanToronto regarding the King Street priority corridor. After 7 years of transit priority, the street remains unchanged, with no timeline for when improvements are coming. This is low hanging fruit and the city is failing big time. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/08...

King Street: Toronto's Transit Inferiority Corridor | UrbanToronto

Long planned upgrades to Toronto's busiest streetcar line have gone off the rails once more, with anticipated improvements to the 504 King's Transit Priority Corridor notably absent from the recently rebuilt intersection of King and Church streets, and indicative of a failure to truly prioritize the street for moving people.

urbantoronto.ca

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · Aug 24

Technically it's the new hospital, the existing one should be staying put. Putting it so far from the ION station when there's land to put it closer makes no sense

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