12-13-2016, 12:55 PM
I believe they tightened that to 48 hours recently.
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12-13-2016, 12:55 PM
I believe they tightened that to 48 hours recently.
12-13-2016, 02:29 PM
(12-12-2016, 02:15 PM)nms Wrote: It would be interesting to hear the Region's explanation for the decline in transit ridership use over the past five years. If it is truly, as Regional staff have claimed recently, due to changes in the school board bus policy, then there is the potential that the ridership simply got knocked back temporarily but will grow in the future. If, on the other hand, this decline is due to something else, then that will need to be looked. Toronto has had stagnant ridership recently with several explanations. One that I thought most likely, is that if everything is centralized to a small, walkable/bikeable area, then there would subsequently be less demand for transit between home-work-play areas. Was the school board change phased in or did it all happen in one year? Seems like they have been referencing that point for a couple of years.
12-15-2016, 10:20 AM
Is it just me or do the busses have a different voice calling out the stops this week? The voice seems either lower in pitch, slower in speed, lower in volume, or a combination of the three. On the newer bus working the 204 I was on it seemed like a clear improvement, but on the older bus working the 7c it seemed worse than before.
Also, has ridership data ever been published for the 204? With the start of the other iXpress routes there were targets and regular updates, but I do not recall seeing anything other than broad and general statements about if GRT was happy with it's performance to date.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
12-15-2016, 04:45 PM
Ooooo, would love to hear an audio sample to compare! I love automated announcements on transit.
12-15-2016, 05:11 PM
On my bus, it was particularly jarring, as the first part "Next Stop" was in the old voice, but then the actual stop name was in a lower pitched, still female, almost.... sultry(??!) voice.
12-15-2016, 05:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-15-2016, 05:30 PM by Pheidippides.)
Yes, that is what I heard on my 7c this morning (the 204 I was on had both parts in the new voice), although I would describe it as "smokey" Diana krall like compared to the regular robot.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
12-15-2016, 06:57 PM
Squeal!!! Can someone please make a video clip tomorrow?
12-15-2016, 11:15 PM
12-15-2016, 11:30 PM
(12-15-2016, 05:11 PM)Markster Wrote: On my bus, it was particularly jarring, as the first part "Next Stop" was in the old voice, but then the actual stop name was in a lower pitched, still female, almost.... sultry(??!) voice. I'd certainly call it... throaty? But also clipped, more clearly artificial.
12-15-2016, 11:41 PM
(12-07-2016, 07:33 PM)KevinL Wrote: This just went up on GRT's YouTube channel. Still a bit early given what we know of the rollout schedule, but cool to see it in action. What I could not find, in a video, (so my comments could well be moot) was how these fare boxes will meet the federal or Provincial accessibility standards for use by persons with a visual disability. I did not see any braille directions for machine or buttons. The access issues may have already been covered but I'm not sure this video shows what has been done to make these fare boxes accessible for everyone to use on their own. Do they include tactile access/feedback by haptic interactions?? voice? It doesn't tell person how much they still owe you have to read it on the screen. I didn't see an earphone jack for feedback? They could have used some of the previous design work in the CSA B-651.1 standard as guidelines orr even insights. Not sure what features Presto has for users either. The more systems there are out there, with different standards, the greater the criticism that will follow.
12-16-2016, 01:09 AM
(12-15-2016, 11:41 PM)MacBerry Wrote: What I could not find, in a video, (so my comments could well be moot) was how these fare boxes will meet the federal or Provincial accessibility standards for use by persons with a visual disability. I did not see any braille directions for machine or buttons. Accessibility is a big issue for sure, but fareboxes on buses I wouldn't think would be a big issue, every bus has a driver who manages boarding anyway, who can assist any passenger who needs assistance. I'm not sure of the specific federal laws, but I as far as I can imagine, this would seem to be a reasonable accommodation. Presto, and really by extension, our LRT stations would be a bigger question as those terminals are not manned, but I also believe they're getting different equipment.
12-16-2016, 01:59 AM
The machines on LRT platforms to dispense tickets will be larger and presumably have more accessibility options, being unmanned. Regular users of the system will naturally have a farecard; the tap locations aboard LRVs should be standardized at all doors making them easy to find.
12-16-2016, 07:56 AM
No tap location on the LRV - it'd be on the platform (probably a puck on the TVM).
12-16-2016, 08:34 AM
(12-15-2016, 11:30 PM)KevinL Wrote: I'd certainly call it... throaty? But also clipped, more clearly artificial. When I finally noticed it, it seemed less artificial somehow. I'm not sure if I want to start referring to an artificial voice as "sultry" or "throaty" or the like, but those aren't inaccurate. It was definitely lower-pitched.' On balance, I don't like the change because it seemed less audible to me, for whatever reason. Even after I noticed it and was listening for just how it differed, I missed it several times because of road noise. There's more road noise this week than most, but it still seemed more difficult to hear.
12-16-2016, 10:36 AM
Wilmot votes to keep new Route 77 bus:
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7020...te-77-bus/ |
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