Showing posts with label public transit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public transit. Show all posts

Friday, July 9, 2010

Cell phone access coming to subway stations in Toronto

TTC looks at cell service on subway platforms | Posted Toronto | National Post
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Last year, the TTC began screening potential contractors to set up
cell service across the system. But lack of resources and other
priorities forced it to whittle the project down to just the platforms
for now, according to a staff report. The list of possible proponents is
down to three: Bell Mobility, Extenet Systems, which is partnering with
Telus, and Broadcast Australia, which is partnering with Rogers.


With the TTC now providing next vehicle information updates via text
messaging, staff urged the commission to move ahead with the cell
network. A staff report to the commission says that the winning bid will
pay for all costs, including installation work done by TTC workers.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Now you can text the TTC to get the next streetcar time

TXT-TTC for Your Next Streetcar - Torontoist
Send the stop # to 898882 and you will get a quick response text listing the next 6 streetcar times.
Right now this only works for streetcars, but by early 2011, this will also work for all bus stops too!
Read the link for more details.