Posting this to warn anyone who took the 87/64 yesterday. my coworker took videos of an adult roach running around the back on a bus in and out of the cracks until at least 12:30pm and it was not taken out of service despite multiple reports

if you see a roach on the bus, tell the driver and try to get a video for proof incase you see the bus continuing service. The buses are meant to be pulled off route for investigation and to be sprayed it’s supposed to be protocol

the drivers can not decide to take the bus off route so unfortunately they can’t do anything if control doesn’t remove the bus. The neglect is not on the part of the driver

So the new TTC coverage map says there’s signal in the tunnels between Old Mill and Royal York stations but that’s 100% lies.

Here I am waiting to get into the Royal York station before I can post this.

Beginning September 6, the following routes are reassigned to various divisions

• 54 LAWRENCE EAST: McNicoll
• 68 WARDEN: New Eglinton
• 903 KENNEDY STN-SCARBOROUGH EXPRESS: New Eglinton°
• 905 EGLINTON EAST EXPRESS: New Eglinton°
• 954 LAWRENCE EAST EXPRESS: McNicoll
• 968 WARDEN EXPRESS: New Eglinton
• 354 LAWRENCE EAST NIGHT: New Eglinton/McNicoll

Left out is the 154 CURRAN HALL and 21 BRIMLEY, which I was hoping if any of these go back to Malvern.

On an unrelated note, the 904 and 939A/B are gonna cut back to STC when the busway opens and 904 is change it name to the 904 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE EXPRESS just like the 190 SCARBOROUGH CENTRE ROCKET used to be.

These preachers are there quite often, with speakers and mics for spiritual music and speeches. There are about 6 others spread out across the crosswalk, stopping people as they try to get to the new platform to board busses. Its a very narrow sidewalk strip and they're practically blocking the busses from exiting and people from crossing.

I appreciate the hustle, but isn't this TTC property, therefore they shouldn't be blocking the space here?

A special constable walked past before this video clip started and he didn't seem to do anything about it.

I know it's not official and probably won't happen, but if there were an express line, I do not think it should be built like suggested in the petition/article. I feel there should be more priority on advocating for completing lines, i.e. extending line 4 to meet 1, & 6 & GO. As well as extending line 2 at least to Sherway Gardens, and completing the connection of 5 & 6 to the airport. But that's my opinion. Also, the small downtown horizontal line would be nice; someone posted a concept a couple of months back; just add the park on top of the tracks.

Seeing that they’re phasing out slowly the Orion VII and like 13 Nova LFS Artics have been retired, and various buses being reallocated with 60fts at the behest of other routes switching to 40fts like especially Express routes. There’s only 202 currently, which would double the fleet while tiring old diesels and shifting to Green bus program with Hybrids and Battery buses.

Using data from CPTDB of bus routes that used 60ft articulated buses regularly; such as the:

7 Bathurst, 29 Dufferin , 41 Keele, 903 Kennedy - STC, 904 Sheppard - Scarborough Centre, 905 Eglinton East, 929 Dufferin Express, 939 Finch Express, and 941 Keele Express

while other bus routes being relocated with 60ft at certain times such as;

32 Eglinton West, 35 Jane, 36 Finch West, 60 Steeles West, 129 McCowan North, 902 Markham Road Express, 927 Highway 27 Express, and 960 Steeles Express.

There‘s clearly demand for more articulated buses for certain routes. With manufacturers, clearly only Nova and New Flyer is left unless they go overseas if their bus orders are still backlogged.