TTC Introduces Emailed Updates On Subway And RT Delays
Posted January 14, 2009 12:00 pm.
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It’s taken the TTC a long time to catch up to the modern world, but they arrived there on Wednesday. The transit system officially introduced a system that will allow you to be updated about service delays via email, BlackBerry or iPhone simply by subscribing to their service.
Red Rocket officials announced the plan months ago, but it’s taken all this time to get it implemented. If the delay is over 15 minutes, a notice will be sent out to let you know about the problem and hopefully keep you from going to a subway or RT station until it’s cleared, or allow you to take a different route to bypass the outage.
TTC Chair Adam Giambrone confirms the decision on when to send – and when not to – will be made by experienced staffers. So a temporary back-up of a few minutes won’t be noted. But a longer problem will.
Officials expect the system will eventually be able to accommodate all bus and streetcar routes, and it will one day be programmable so you’ll only get information about your specific route.
The TTC already posts service disruptions on its website, and while that’s useful if you’re at work or at home, it doesn’t do you a lot of good when you need it the most – when you’re in transit.
Ironically, the one place it won’t be able to reach you is when you’re actually underground because the signals can’t get to you there. But announcements on any stoppages are made at the stations and on the trains themselves.
The service is free and requires a one-time sign up. Click here to start receiving them.
