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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: TTC: Give Us A Route Planner</title>
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<title>cocoa</title>
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I've never travelled there, but based on this <a href="http://crazedmonkey.com/toronto-transit-map/">map</a> and the very brief <a href="http://www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Points_of_interest/Post_secondary_institutions.jsp">ttc instructions</a> you should:

Take the subway eastbound from Islington to Yonge (green line). Go to the Bloor platform (yellow line) and take the subway northbound to Finch station. Then, according to the TTC: From Finch subway station, take any 39 Finch bus (except E) to Seneca Hill Drive, proceed to the campus.

Good luck...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c704570</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:01:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Denielle</title>
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I desperately need to know how to get from Islington Subway to Seneca College Newnham Campus! Does the TTC go by there?? I need help! Like...tonight/ this morning. Please]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c704513</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c704513</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:16:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Bryan</title>
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cant agree more...It's so easy to plan ur route in London, TTC please give us a route planner...I am having a headache now!!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c690372</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c690372</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:28:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>puma</title>
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this is nuts, how can a major city in canada have one of the worst transportation utilities....living in mississauga i dont go to toronto alot but when i do, its a adventure on its own...asking people where to go, navigating on the TTC route man is lots of fun.

guess the TTC management is getting all its ideas from the sports teams here, ala leafssss]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c664356</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c664356</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:36:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Anne</title>
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I agree wholeheartedly. Heck, even the YRT in york region has a trip planner. Having lived in London, and New York...I must say that the TTC is abysmal. ABYSMAL! Get with the times. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c603657</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c603657</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 11:19:32 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Andrew</title>
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I know this is an older thread, but I just came across this one:http://www.ttc-tripplanner.ca/

In my test it worked a little better than myttc.ca
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c518856</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c518856</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:55:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>groovacious</title>
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I agree! I found this post because I was searching for, guess what? Just take a wild guess?
TTC Online Trip Planner
I figured since Mississauga has one, why not? Toronto will definitely have one.
WRONG.
These online trip planners are very helpful and I think it is very important that every city has one, including the largest, most populated city in Ontario (Canada even), Toronto.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c336217</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c336217</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:35:49 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Disparishun</title>
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TTC's job data infrastructure.  Then applications easy part for others.  But where TTC data?  Why not listen to <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=1138083">Princeton guys</a>?

See, I said it concisely.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c308254</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c308254</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:44:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuala</title>
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if you dial 393-info and then press zero they'll tell you exactly how to get to your destination using the ttc, i've been using it for years and it's pretty great.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307948</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307948</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:53:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ollie Saunders</title>
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Following on from Joe's comment: 

I've been told that the TTC doesn't have a schedule database. Yep, all those schedule lists you see are produced by hand. They simply don't have the decent enough data to base a trip planner off. I guess that's why they have to invest in GPS to get the data. But as MyTTC has proved - it doesn't matter all that much - I mean who plans their trips by the minute anyway?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307911</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307911</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:10:15 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Joe Clark</title>
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The answer to this question is the same answer to every repetition of this question: They had to revamp the entire base Web site first. Then, concurrently, they had to amass their own geospatial data (they *must* own their own data). Then an entire system has to be developed to plan routings using that data. And it has to be accessible, which, incidentally, I doubt it actually will be.

The problem is not centrally that the TTC is merely backward, as implied. Nor is it remotely viable to just plug in Google Maps, for reasons that have already been explained on the dozen other blogs that have treated this subject (and explained by implication above).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307562</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307562</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:02:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>lower_colon</title>
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MyTTC.ca is actually quite good, given that you know how to read GoogleMaps and understand that MyTTC is in its infancy.  As the site's creators admit, there's a lot of data being wrangled, and it isn't perfect.  But it's a community-based website, and they're looking for feedback.  It's a helluva lot better than guessing, and it has the potential to be awesome *and* inclusive (something the TTC has been less than stellar at).  I find the route planner to be great, even if the schedules aren't always perfect (thanks to the TTC's renowned punctuality).      

Transit users *do* pay a fee for accessing transit data.  They call it "taxes."  Personally, I'm sick of being gouged every time I get on a streetcar, and I certainly don't want to pay AGAIN so that I can predict when the next one is coming to collect my exorbitant fare.  Transit data should be completely public and accessible, and should be displayed at major stops.  If Viva can do it, so can the TTC.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307476</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307476</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:58:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Amber</title>
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What bugs me most is the new layout of their freaking site is more confusing (see: trying to see which bus goes when to the zoo) and worse, I can't plan out 'length of trip' anymore by following a specific bus along from point A to point B because the 'next 3 buses' system ruins that.  UGH!!  

Mississauga Transit's site is kinda ghetto but not only have they had live agents willing to plan your route for you for at least 10 years, they've had a trip planner for about 5.  That's a sign right there that the TTC is stupid.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307474</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307474</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:51:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Carrie</title>
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It says right on their website, "Future home of Trip Planner" directly underneath "Find a schedule" so something's going to show up there eventually.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307303</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307303</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:34:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>David Reed</title>
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Have a look at MyTTC.ca]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307290</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307290</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:57:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>sasha</title>
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There is also a website, which takes in account GO Transit, Toronto Mississauga and Brampton Transit. It has a few bugs and outside the direct Toronto area you have to give it a station ... but it is a start.
http://imetro.nanika.net and for the mobile http://imetro.mobi
It has done this for a number of world cities and has 4 Canadian cities so far.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307287</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307287</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:54:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Daryl</title>
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I thought I heard a few years back that Google offered to implement this for free but TTC refused. I know Google has released a public transit planner for Chicago, it's awesome.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307276</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307276</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:16:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>miles</title>
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The route planner is coming, as someone else mentioned above, it was always scheduled for early 2009 and was a separate contract from the website.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307268</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307268</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Randy Leahey</title>
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The transit/trip planners usually require a transit system that can  follow scheduled times (read: not the TTC). The most we can hope for is just a general route planner.

Maybe that's why they are pushing for GPS tracking, so they can create an adaptive planning system (yea right!).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307252</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307252</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:43:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Corina</title>
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I commuted on transit for many many years, from Aurora to King and Spadina if you can freaking believe it.

I then drove for almost 3 years from downtown Toronto to Richmond Hill every freaking day. The transit, as much as it may seem slow and sucky and expensive, is BY FAR the better deal. It costs less time and less money, even in its current state.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307242</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/09/ttc_give_us_a_route_planner/#c307242</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:21:49 PDT</pubDate>
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