Ontario Traffic Man
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Transportation in Ontario.
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The TTC has been trying to cull stops for over a decade. But many stop removals get vetoed by local councillors.
Last I checked (in 2018), they had removed 14 pairs of streetcar stops (see chart below).
Here's a 2014 report recommending eliminating stops:
web.archive.org/web/20170726...
Last I checked (in 2018), they had removed 14 pairs of streetcar stops (see chart below).
Here's a 2014 report recommending eliminating stops:
web.archive.org/web/20170726...
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The TTC has been trying to cull stops for over a decade. But many stop removals get vetoed by local councillors.
Last I checked (in 2018), they had removed 14 pairs of streetcar stops (see chart below).
Here's a 2014 report recommending eliminating stops:
web.archive.org/web/20170726...
Last I checked (in 2018), they had removed 14 pairs of streetcar stops (see chart below).
Here's a 2014 report recommending eliminating stops:
web.archive.org/web/20170726...
Reminder that changing the default phase order makes no difference to transit delay since there's no "start" or "end" in a cycle.
To actually reduce delay the signals need to change phasing in real time based on predicted streetcar arrivals.
To actually reduce delay the signals need to change phasing in real time based on predicted streetcar arrivals.
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reminder that changing the default phase order makes no difference to transit delay since there's no "start" or "end" in a cycle.
To actually reduce delay the signals need to change phasing in real time based on predicted streetcar arrivals.
To actually reduce delay the signals need to change phasing in real time based on predicted streetcar arrivals.
There is no such thing as "priority" in the order of phases in a cycle. Every phase gets a green once per cycle, and delay is determined by the percentage of time that phase is green. If a phase starts earlier then it also ends earlier so the order makes no difference.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
There is no such thing as "priority" in the order of phases in a cycle. Every phase gets a green once per cycle, and delay is determined by the percentage of time that phase is green. If a phase starts earlier then it also ends earlier so the order makes no difference.
Yes on time and late trams should both have some level of priority (late trams should get more though), and from what I've heard that is the case on the LRT lines.
Here is the typical setup for TSP in the Netherlands:
Here is the typical setup for TSP in the Netherlands:
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Yes on time and late trams should both have some level of priority (late trams should get more though), and from what I've heard that is the case on the LRT lines.
Here is the typical setup for TSP in the Netherlands:
Here is the typical setup for TSP in the Netherlands:
Iqaluit is at 63°44' North.
Reykjavik has transit at 64°07' N
Nuuk has transit at 64°11 N
Akureyri has transit at 65°40 N
Tromsø has transit at 69°39 N
Reykjavik has transit at 64°07' N
Nuuk has transit at 64°11 N
Akureyri has transit at 65°40 N
Tromsø has transit at 69°39 N
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Iqaluit is at 63°44' North.
Reykjavik has transit at 64°07' N
Nuuk has transit at 64°11 N
Akureyri has transit at 65°40 N
Tromsø has transit at 69°39 N
Reykjavik has transit at 64°07' N
Nuuk has transit at 64°11 N
Akureyri has transit at 65°40 N
Tromsø has transit at 69°39 N
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Red arrows aren't just advised against, they're illegal. It's literally rule number 1 in the traffic signal regulation!
www.ontario.ca/laws/regulat...
www.ontario.ca/laws/regulat...
![Every traffic control signal shall consist of one circular amber and one circular red indication in combination with, [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d2kmnbehu6yj76g7bhhe4yet/bafkreidgdplv3jrdhsv67gqtek36f35nnxcjlr25k274iqn5stc3tzmtwu@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Red arrows aren't just advised against, they're illegal. It's literally rule number 1 in the traffic signal regulation!
www.ontario.ca/laws/regulat...
www.ontario.ca/laws/regulat...
Here's the email I received from YouTube about auto-dubbing:
It is infuriating that auto-dubbing is on by default and there's no way viewers can make the real audio the default audio. So to hear a human voice I need to manually change audio tracks for Every. Single. Video.
It is infuriating that auto-dubbing is on by default and there's no way viewers can make the real audio the default audio. So to hear a human voice I need to manually change audio tracks for Every. Single. Video.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Here's the email I received from YouTube about auto-dubbing:
It is infuriating that auto-dubbing is on by default and there's no way viewers can make the real audio the default audio. So to hear a human voice I need to manually change audio tracks for Every. Single. Video.
It is infuriating that auto-dubbing is on by default and there's no way viewers can make the real audio the default audio. So to hear a human voice I need to manually change audio tracks for Every. Single. Video.
![Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities like bribery, influence peddling, embezzlement, and fraud as well as practices that are legal in many countries, such as lobbying.[1] Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d2kmnbehu6yj76g7bhhe4yet/bafkreid2v2bpmp3whckmsna7bdfrsjtt7ssiefb76innoxk2sfxlvlqpbu@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Edmonton had done lots of great work recently but the existing developments don't really concentrate around stations.
The LRT had good access to malls and stadiums but nearby developments have low residential or commercial density.
The LRT had good access to malls and stadiums but nearby developments have low residential or commercial density.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Edmonton had done lots of great work recently but the existing developments don't really concentrate around stations.
The LRT had good access to malls and stadiums but nearby developments have low residential or commercial density.
The LRT had good access to malls and stadiums but nearby developments have low residential or commercial density.
Metrolinx can't run night trains "due to track ownership"?!
Metrolinx owns:
100% of Lakeshore East
100% of Stouffville
100% of Barrie
Kitchener line to just before Bramalea
Lakeshore West to Burlington.
Rather than sharing their actual constraints they spew vague misleading bullshit.
Metrolinx owns:
100% of Lakeshore East
100% of Stouffville
100% of Barrie
Kitchener line to just before Bramalea
Lakeshore West to Burlington.
Rather than sharing their actual constraints they spew vague misleading bullshit.
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Metrolinx can't run night trains "due to track ownership"?!
Metrolinx owns:
100% of Lakeshore East
100% of Stouffville
100% of Barrie
Kitchener line to just before Bramalea
Lakeshore West to Burlington.
Rather than sharing their actual constraints they spew vague misleading bullshit.
Metrolinx owns:
100% of Lakeshore East
100% of Stouffville
100% of Barrie
Kitchener line to just before Bramalea
Lakeshore West to Burlington.
Rather than sharing their actual constraints they spew vague misleading bullshit.
The bit: a pedestrian underpass and a GO station
October 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The bit: a pedestrian underpass and a GO station
Not selling my Micra either ($12k new in 2019).
All 2025 subcompacts are over $38k MSRP (Fiat 500e, Mini Cooper, VW Golf GTI).
Entry level options are now SUVs, so pretty much all subcompact cars in Canada will eventually be replaced by SUVs.
All 2025 subcompacts are over $38k MSRP (Fiat 500e, Mini Cooper, VW Golf GTI).
Entry level options are now SUVs, so pretty much all subcompact cars in Canada will eventually be replaced by SUVs.
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Not selling my Micra either ($12k new in 2019).
All 2025 subcompacts are over $38k MSRP (Fiat 500e, Mini Cooper, VW Golf GTI).
Entry level options are now SUVs, so pretty much all subcompact cars in Canada will eventually be replaced by SUVs.
All 2025 subcompacts are over $38k MSRP (Fiat 500e, Mini Cooper, VW Golf GTI).
Entry level options are now SUVs, so pretty much all subcompact cars in Canada will eventually be replaced by SUVs.
A big part of the issue is poor forward visibility in SUVs, which seems to be a fashion choice.
Real trucks don't need high hoods:
Real trucks don't need high hoods:
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A big part of the issue is poor forward visibility in SUVs, which seems to be a fashion choice.
Real trucks don't need high hoods:
Real trucks don't need high hoods:
People often complain that I only talk about Canada and the Netherlands in my videos. But those are the only two countries where I have lived and worked, so they're the only countries where I can give such in-depth explanations.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
People often complain that I only talk about Canada and the Netherlands in my videos. But those are the only two countries where I have lived and worked, so they're the only countries where I can give such in-depth explanations.
Local streets according to the City of Ottawa Master Plan, schedule C16:
September 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Local streets according to the City of Ottawa Master Plan, schedule C16:
Personellement je préfère des garages propres, mais à chacun son goût...
September 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Personellement je préfère des garages propres, mais à chacun son goût...
In Ottawa when a road is reconstructed it's brought up to the current standards. That usually means that cycle tracks get added, as is currently happening on Greenfield Avenue:
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In Ottawa when a road is reconstructed it's brought up to the current standards. That usually means that cycle tracks get added, as is currently happening on Greenfield Avenue:
September 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It is insane to me that some people believe AI responses
September 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It is insane to me that some people believe AI responses
It is frustrating how consistently Metrolinx is spreading claims that can easily be disproven.
There are plenty of valid reasons to not have express service, but "it's physically impossible" is not one of them.
There are plenty of valid reasons to not have express service, but "it's physically impossible" is not one of them.
![Metrolinx’s response has been that this is physically impossible because, to quote Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay at the 11 September 2025 Metrolinx Board of Directors meeting:
To ensure the safe completion of construction of East Harbour station […] we’ve had to take the third track of the Lakeshore East GO line out of service. […] It means we do not have a track that we can use for the express to bypass all-stop trains.
But that is not true. The railway has indeed been narrowed to 2 tracks at East Harbour station, but the remainder of the triple-track segment on Lakeshore East is still in service, so there is still a track that they can use for the express to bypass all-stop trains.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d2kmnbehu6yj76g7bhhe4yet/bafkreiahvgep5aptwvetccdittbjjgog7kpjpras6bjm7eojzs6nihccla@jpeg)
September 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It is frustrating how consistently Metrolinx is spreading claims that can easily be disproven.
There are plenty of valid reasons to not have express service, but "it's physically impossible" is not one of them.
There are plenty of valid reasons to not have express service, but "it's physically impossible" is not one of them.
When you post residential speed limits on roads that look like highways, you cannot act surprised when society normalizes speeding.
Same goes for putting stop signs at every corner regardless of sightlines.
If it feels unreasonable to obey a law, it will always become normalized to break that law.
Same goes for putting stop signs at every corner regardless of sightlines.
If it feels unreasonable to obey a law, it will always become normalized to break that law.
September 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
When you post residential speed limits on roads that look like highways, you cannot act surprised when society normalizes speeding.
Same goes for putting stop signs at every corner regardless of sightlines.
If it feels unreasonable to obey a law, it will always become normalized to break that law.
Same goes for putting stop signs at every corner regardless of sightlines.
If it feels unreasonable to obey a law, it will always become normalized to break that law.