RocketingToronto

TTC drivers too busy to call stops

2007-05-11T07:46:00.000-07:00

TTC drivers too busy to call stops:

"The TTC encourages its streetcar and bus drivers to call out all stops when bad weather or overcrowding makes it difficult for sighted passengers to see out the window.

But it told a human rights tribunal yesterday that under regular conditions, drivers have too many other duties and distractions to safely call all stops for blind passengers.

'If (operators) want to call additional stops, that's fine as long as it's safe to do so,' Robert Boutilier, the TTC's deputy chief general manager of surface operations, testified yesterday."

Bus-only lane pitched for DVP

2007-05-11T07:45:00.000-07:00

Bus-only lane pitched for DVP:

"Bus rides up and down the Don Valley Parkway may get a lot easier – and faster.

It could take a few years, but Toronto is looking at making transit-friendly changes to one of Canada's busiest roads, including a bus-only lane to unplug the congested expressway.

There's no room to expand, but officials want to squeeze buses onto the centre median lane to let transit users zip ahead of car drivers in the regular lanes."

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2007-02-16T17:01:00.001-08:00

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