Cut to low Ridership TTC routes, leads to cut in core service on major routes

[miketoronto]

So the TTC Commission has been trying to spin the upcoming bus routes cuts as cutting service to low ridership routes that hardly carry anyone.

However one thing the Commission never dealt with was the cutting of lower ridership route branches on major routes. The cutting of these branches is now going to lead to reduced service on the core of the main routes. An interesting note is that while some of these branches carried small numbers of people on their small route deviation, once they entered the core route they carry a lot of people.
So now people on a number of main routes are going to be facing a service cut come May.

I went through the TTC service guide, and this is how the service will play out in May.

Remember there is only really a cut to frequency on the common portion of the route. However for some routes like Eglinton West and Wilson this means almost the entire route, as the branches were near the end of the route.

FREQUENCY CUTS COME MAY

96 Wilson
Weekday Late evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 20 minutes

Saturday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 22 minutes

Sunday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 20 minutes

Sunday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 22 minutes


23 Eglinton West
Weekday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 5 minutes to a bus every 7 minutes

Saturday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 8 minutes to a bus every 12 minutes

Sunday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 6 minutes to a bus every 9 minutes

Sunday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 9 minutes to a bus every 15 minutes

43 Kennedy
Monday to Friday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 15 minutes

Saturday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 20 minutes

Sunday Morning-Afternoon
Reduced from a bus every 6 minutes to a bus every 8 minutes

Sunday Early Evening-Late Evening
Reduce from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 20 minutes

73 Royal York
Weekday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 15 minutes to a bus every 30 minutes

Saturday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 12 minutes to a bus every 20 minutes

Saturday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 15 minutes to a bus every 30 minutes

Sunday Early and Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 15 minutes to a bus every 30 minutes


76 Royal York South
Weekday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 15 minutes


Saturday Early Morning
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 15 minutes

Saturday Morning & Afternoon
Reduced from a bus every 8 minutes to a bus every 12 minutes

Sunday All Time Periods
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 15 minutes

86 Scarborough
Weekday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 6 minutes to a bus every 7 minutes

Weekday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 9 minutes to a bus every 14 minutes

Saturday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 7 minutes to a bus every 10 minutes

Saturday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 17 minutes

Sunday Morning to Afternoon
Reduced from a bus every 6 minutes to a bus every 9 minutes

Sunday Early Evening
Reduced from a bus every 8 minutes to a bus every 11 minutes

Sunday Late Evening
Reduced from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every 17 minutes

A note about this route. I take the 86D branch sometimes. And last night at 10 pm, the 86D bus was standing room only along the common portion of the 86 route. So with the cut, that means that those riders will be jammed into the already crowded 86 regular route.