(01-30-2019, 10:41 AM)robdrimmie Wrote: [ -> ] (01-29-2019, 10:40 PM)Spokes Wrote: [ -> ]Is he just delusional?
I had a short twitter conversation with Jaworksy (starts with my tweet at https://mobile.twitter.com/RobDrimmie/st...8370859009). Based on his responses I think that his quote was not presented entirely in context. He never blames the Record, a level of tact I have a lot of respect for, but he does elaborate a bit and it seems to me that there is more nuance to what he said than was included in the article.
Putting a lot of my opinion into it, my guess is that he was making a point that the system as it is today is impossible to navigate without an app, and the ideal state is a system that truly does have a level of frequency where it isn't required. If you look at a system like Manhattan, you can be reasonable assured during daytime hours that a train is going to come by pretty soon. There are almost certainly better systems around the world where that's true all day every day. I don't believe he intended to assert that GRT will be there once the Ion is running, just that the new routes are a meaningful step in that direction.
Edit to add: It looks like Jaworsky's response from this morning isn't showing in the thread? Just in case: https://mobile.twitter.com/DaveJaworsky/...1547039744
Thanks for offering that clarification. And the links!
I get the feeling the PCs don't really know what is important to "the people", so they throw out the most ridiculous suggestions and then backpedal as soon as they get any opposition.
(02-01-2019, 09:13 PM)timio Wrote: [ -> ]I get the feeling the PCs don't really know what is important to "the people", so they throw out the most ridiculous suggestions and then backpedal as soon as they get any opposition.
That's pretty much what it looks like.
They haven't backed down on the OPP leadership issue yet, though.
(02-02-2019, 01:22 PM)tomh009 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-01-2019, 09:13 PM)timio Wrote: [ -> ]I get the feeling the PCs don't really know what is important to "the people", so they throw out the most ridiculous suggestions and then backpedal as soon as they get any opposition.
That's pretty much what it looks like.
They haven't backed down on the OPP leadership issue yet, though.
Nor climate change policy.
(02-01-2019, 09:13 PM)timio Wrote: [ -> ]I get the feeling the PCs don't really know what is important to "the people", so they throw out the most ridiculous suggestions and then backpedal as soon as they get any opposition.
I think they're totally flying by the seat of their pants
A large number of bus stop names (as used in the onboard announcements and digital signs, and in GTFS feeds) will be updated effective this coming Monday; major landmarks will be used in favour of minor side streets, specific addresses if no other landmark available, and cross streets added when the context is helpful.
https://www.grt.ca/Modules/News/index.as...a7090e85e3
Thanks for posting that! What a huge list
A lot of them are small corrections, adding a street suffix or clarifying the street the bus is on. There's still a good number that are more major.
Jeez, Outhit can't really help himself eh... calling the LRT a streetcar.
When I saw the title of the article, saw the author, I already knew how it'd read..