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First Look at TTC vehicle GPS tracking

http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/12/...here_and_there/

about time they caught up with york region

...that seems about right, about 6 streetcars back to back with a huge gap in between.

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Originally posted by NuERA ...that seems about right, about 6 streetcars back to back with a huge gap in between.

spadina has lots of stops and long lights in that section and nobody goes to harbourfront in the winter

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Originally posted by jalalinator about time they caught up with york region

the technology is the same but the output is different.

also, where the hell are those 2 streetcars going?! one isn't even on the route!

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Originally posted by smuncky also, where the hell are those 2 streetcars going?! one isn't even on the route!

the gps system at go transit has crazy bugs in it too, sometimes buses show up on oil rigs just off the coast of africa ect

lol runaway street car

It about time they implemented this kind of technology

As a student that travels everyday from richmond hill to ryerson, its quite obviously york region transit "gets it", compared to the TTC.

I really feel that in the past couple years, YRT has taken several steps towards making public transit a more convenient alternative. From LCD TV's on buses that display up to date news and weather, to buses outfitted with GPS that lets riders know when exactly teir bus will be arriving at their stop........its about time the TTC got on board.

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Originally posted by LightsOut It about time they implemented this kind of technology As a student that travels everyday from richmond hill to ryerson, its quite obviously york region transit "gets it", compared to the TTC. I really feel that in the past couple years, YRT has taken several steps towards making public transit a more convenient alternative. From LCD TV's on buses that display up to date news and weather, to buses outfitted with GPS that lets riders know when exactly teir bus will be arriving at their stop........its about time the TTC got on board.

unfortuently though, YRT is going to have the highest single ride fair in the GTA. i think it might even be in all ontario.

Yeah but where's the iPhone Version?

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Just think, you can see them all bunched together on the screen (one rammed full, the rest empty, naturally), instead of just waiting and watching them go by in the other direction like usual.

LOL

This type of information works well out in York region, or on less frequent routes for the TTC, but is absolutely useless downtown, especially on the Spadina line. Even if the street cars are bunched up, you will be waiting max 10min.

If you are waiting for 20min or more, then it is handy to know when the bus is coming. 'Should I wait at the stop, or try and fit in one more errand before the bus comes?'.

Remember the buses/streetcars have had GPS for well over a year, as that is how they auto display the Street names. The subway cars are of course tracked, and have been for a long time. So sure this information is useful but to how many people, and at what locations?

I would love to see this in Mississauga, but the buses are infrequent enough that they stay on schedule most of the time. But it would be very handy on GO buses, since they can really be effected by traffic on their longer routes.

Just what the city needs to spend money on in time of a depression! Lower taxes? Nah! Better routes? Nah! Lets get frilly extras instead!!

Great idea.... bad timing

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Just what the city needs to spend money on in time of a depression! Lower taxes? Nah! Better routes? Nah! Lets get frilly extras instead!! Great idea.... bad timing

Why don't we stop investing in our roads as well... im sure you'll have no problem with that.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Just what the city needs to spend money on in time of a depression! Lower taxes? Nah! Better routes? Nah! Lets get frilly extras instead!! Great idea.... bad timing

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Originally posted by Dave Akermanis Why don't we stop investing in our roads as well... im sure you'll have no problem with that.

you didnt get my point. Lets invest in basic infrastructure during a recession/depression and save the fun stuff for better times. Obviously roads are basic infrastructure. As are new transit lines or repairing existing ones.

They've had this in guelph for quite a while now, it makes the bus system alot more convenient.

edit: Ah i thought it was just a online tracking system, they havent got the panels in Guelph although it was supposed to happen

Is it just me or does something about the left panel seem like a giant iPhone menu

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Originally posted by Jayx1 you didnt get my point. Lets invest in basic infrastructure during a recession/depression and save the fun stuff for better times. Obviously roads are basic infrastructure. As are new transit lines or repairing existing ones.

it's not like they went out to futureshop and bought a bunch of LCDs and installed them over the weekend.

this stuff was budgeted for and is now getting installed. this is just the initial stage of stuff that has been going on behind the scene for many months now.

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Originally posted by smuncky it's not like they went out to futureshop and bought a bunch of LCDs and installed them over the weekend. this stuff was budgeted for and is now getting installed. this is just the initial stage of stuff that has been going on behind the scene for many months now.

There is always the possibility of suspending the contract, unless they were dumb enough to build in exorbitant penalties into the contract.

Hasnt the city been broke since miller took office? Why are they doing this?

Speaking of the TTC spending money.. I heard on the news that they are planning on installing cell phone service in the subway tunnels

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Originally posted by kotsy Speaking of the TTC spending money.. I heard on the news that they are planning on installing cell phone service in the subway tunnels

I would assume that the phone companies would be doing that, not the ttc. Or they would be making sweet coin off that. Either way it shouldnt cost the taxpayer so thumbs up!

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Originally posted by Orko it would be very handy on GO buses

waste of money, 95% of go bus riders get on or off at union station and leave on time 99.9% of the time. Inbound buses are not affected by traffic all that much and are almost always on time as well.

besides oshawa hwy 2 route i can't think of one other route thats ever regularly late. maybe finch to oakville/milton

next streetcar system is in beta.

http://www.nextbus.com/?a=ttc

mobile version
http://www.nextbus.com/wireless/miniRoute.shtml?a=ttc

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Originally posted by Dave Akermanis Why don't we stop investing in our roads as well... im sure you'll have no problem with that.

What does a mostly-useless GPS tracking system have to do with upkeep on the city's roads, which are the most basic of necessities required for a successful transit system?

Can you demonstrate why 'investment' in GPS tracking is more beneficial than using that money to add extra routes, maybe some communication between the drivers and dispatch to ensure proper route-spacing, perhaps even fixing MORE roads to help ensure the buses that the TTC DOES have on the road last longer?

No no, of course not, investing in a GPS system that tells us what we already know (That the bus routes are poorly managed) is MUCH more beneficial than all those things.

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