Toronto Transit Commission - 1999 Service Plan

The North York Community Council recommends that:

(1)the Toronto Transit Commission be requested to further review the possibility of extending the Rivalda Road Service, North of Bradstock Road, on weekends only during the daylight hours;

(2)the following Resolution from Councillor Joanne Flint, North York Centre South, be adopted and forwarded to the Toronto Transit Commission for consideration:

"WHEREAS Truman Road is an unimproved road with no curbs, asphalt or storm sewers and is subject to heavy flooding in the Spring "run-off" and hence incapable of handling heavy bus traffic; and

WHEREAS a significant number of the users of the 115 Silver Hills bus are students travelling to York Mills Collegiate Institute, St. Andrew's J.H.S., Etienne Brule and Windfields J.H.S., all of which are accessed directly from York Mills Road; and

WHEREAS the 115 Silver Hills bus that now operates from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (weekends and holidays excluded) provides much needed additional rush hour service on York Mills Road between Yonge Street and Leslie Street; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the 115 Silver Hills service NOT be combined with the 78 St. Andrews service as proposed in the 1999 Service Plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the 1999 115 Silver Hills bus service and the 78 St. Andrews service remain unchanged for 1998."; and

(3)the following Resolution from Councillor David Shiner, Seneca Heights, be adopted and forwarded to the Toronto Transit Commission for consideration:

WHEREAS North York General Hospital and Branson Hospital have been amalgamated; and

WHEREAS patient care and emergency services have been substantially reduced at Branson Hospital; and

WHEREAS North York General Hospital is now responsible for this increased patient service load; and

WHEREAS the review of the previous service cuts to 51 Leslie - Sunday Service indicates a 0.20 customer per dollar ratio; and

WHEREAS this is very close to the minimum financial standard of 0.23 customer per dollar ratio; and

WHEREAS Leslie Street area residents without automobiles have lost their Sunday service;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Toronto Transit Commission review the reinstatement of the 51 Leslie - Sunday Service.

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Mr. Bill Dawson, Superintendent, Service Planning and Monitoring, Toronto Transit Commission, was in attendance and made a presentation regarding the 1999 Service Plan.