Apparently the TTC got the memo about poor organization and communication. Apparently after 8pm, the Spadina streetcar running north and south from Bloor to Queen’s Quay is shut down. Replaced by buses.

Yes, there’s some signage informing riders of this fact, but as I was a victim of the same, the signs don’t work. First of all, no one looks for signs until about 15 minutes of blissful obliviousness pass. So there I was in Spadina station waiting for a streetcar that would never come, along with, no lies, at least 50 other people. I was actually leaning on one of the signs for 5 minutes before I even noticed it. It had much text, and even a few markered-in corrections to the details. Overall, a rather poor, confusing notification.

And as mentioned, given that 50+ people were waiting (and that this service disruption has been in effect for over a week) - THE SIGNS DON’T WORK, TTC. Service diversions usually are more effective when the service is actually just outright cancelled, not “regular service this hour, something different at 7 pm and then something different, again, at 8 pm”. That is confusing.

I went upstairs and caught a bus with 2 other people. I felt bad about not going back down and rallying the masses, but I karmically made up for it by waving over a few people who were waiting for streetcars down the street (with their backs turned to the buses running directly behind them)

I’m sure there’s nothing they could do to prevent it, but a sarcastic thank you to the TTC for scheduling track maintenance on one of the most used north-south streetcar line in the city, during one of the largest city-wide music festivals of the year, in the neighbourhood that is the epicenter for a very large number of the clubs hosting that festival. Great timing!