The TTC's plan to remove local bus stops along the Eglinton East RapidTO corridor violates its own service standards, according to a new analysis by Hayden Poon.
“Transit riders on Eglinton East want to keep our local stops and have more bus service,” said TTCriders member Beulah Esuk, who lives near one of the cancelled stops. “Removing local stops will make transit less accessible to the people who need it most.”
Original analysis by TTCriders member and Ryerson student Hayden Poon shows that the majority of the new stop locations along the Eglinton East RapidTO corridor do not meet the TTC’s own service standards to have local bus stops spacing within the range of 300-400 metres.
“The TTC’s plan to take away local stops violates their own service standards,” said Hayden Poon. “Why not have local buses continue to service existing local stops and have express buses serving major stops on the bus lane corridors?”
Subject ideas: Keep my local bus stop // Stop consolidation on RapidTO corridors
Dear TTC Board, Mayor John Tory, and my local Councillor _________[look up your local Councillor here],
I have been riding the bus during the pandemic and the crowding is unacceptable. Transit riders need more service, not less.
That's why I am outraged by your decision to remove my local bus stop and reduce service frequency along the RapidTO corridor. Instead of cutting service, the TTC should run buses that serve local stops and run express buses serving major stops.
[Personalize your letter: My local bus stop has been removed on Eglinton East / Kingston Road / Morningside and this is affecting me and my neighbours because ... I take the bus on Jane Street and I don't want my local stop to be removed this Spring.]
I urge you to:
[Your name] [Your postal code or address]
TTC Service Standards: http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_Planning/TTC_Service_Standards.pdf
TTCriders and Scarborough Civic Action Network open letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR4rBtx_rfPvRI9RkDgvfFQJ84Uq5ZLp4qkDaEgxtQsEAaHXrhGjSHiVQYwL3cm3qfRXpjVbHw7ctNM/pub
Toronto Star article about RapidTO: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/10/02/ttc-rolls-out-new-bus-only-lanes-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html
RapidTO plans: http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/5_year_plan_and_10_y/Priority_Lanes.jsp https://www.ttcannualplan.ca/eglinton-east-overview https://www.ttcannualplan.ca/jane-street-priority-bus-lane
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