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Everyone in Toronto loves to complain about the TTC, but the few lines we have here are pretty reliable. We just need to expand the system further. The Eglinto

• allengeorge 9y ago
  If you look at the TTC system as a whole it's the streetcar lines that take a lot of flack, but I blame that on: * General age of the fleet (not helped by Bombardier's delayed deliveries) * Lack of dedicated streetcar lanes; it's still shocking to me that streetcars packed full of passengers are allowed to be held up by single-passenger vehicles
• Froyoh 9y ago
  I'm quite shocked people think Toronto's transit system is on par with London
  • throwaway2048 9y ago
    The assumption that Toronto is on par with London, NYC or other large metro areas is a common delusion of those living there.
  • mabbo 9y ago
    It's a matter of population and density, imho. Toronto has mostly low-density housing, with spots of very high density- generally, around subway stations. From a plane the other day, I noticed you can see all the subway lines from a very far distance just by looking for lines made of tall building clusters. This is a feedback relationship though- where there is density, we put subway lines, and where there are subway stations people build more density. London, by contrast, has more of a medium-density everywhere. You could put a tube station just about anywhere in London and you'd have a large number of people who can and would walk to it. Still, I'm quite happy with the quality of the lines we do have. I just hope that as we build more, that can be maintained.