20 Cliffside

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 Hey! Today's route is the 20 Cliffside, which operates with one branch:

  • 20 Cliffside: Main Street Stn to Kennedy Stn
This route basically overs all of southwest Scarborough that does not otherwise have bus service.
The Route

Eastbound buses exit Main Street Station via Main. Buses travel east on Danforth, providing service along with the 113 Danforth Rd route, which diverges at Danforth Rd. The stretch on Danforth is lined with businesses and single-family homes, besides some higher densities near Warden. Buses exit Danforth onto Parkette Place, before travelling north on Birchmount (westbound buses turn direct onto Danforth from Birchmount). Buses then head east on Highview, north on Kennedy, and east on Park, which is exclusively single-family homes. Buses head north on Midland (just one block north of Kingston), passing some high-rises before continuing past single-family homes. There is higher-density near Danforth Rd, and at Eglinton, where buses head west before heading to Kennedy Stn. 

Sights to See
  • Birchmount Stadium
Subway Connections
  • Main Street
  • Kennedy
Commuter Rail Connections
  • Danforth
  • Scarborough
  • Kennedy
Frequency and Ridership

Service during the morning peak is every 19'30, and is every 21' in the afternoon peak. Midday service is every 20', early evening is every 23', and late evening is every 30'. Saturday service ranges from every 20' to every 30', and Sunday service ranges from every 24' to every 30'.

Late evening service every day, as well as early evening service on Sundays, is at the same frequency as the 113. This (in theory) produces a blended headway of every 15' along Danforth.

Weekday ridership on this route is 6,700, with Saturday ridership being 3,800 and Sunday being 2,500.

Thoughts

This route is clearly formed by the lake and TTC's goal of orienting southwest Scarborough services towards the subway. I think this route works well. Although having through service along Kennedy south of Eglinton, across the bridge just south of St Clair, would be nice, I think it would overcomplicate services for minimal benefit. Although route ridership is low, it pretty much only serves neighbourhoods of single-family homes, so that is an expectation.

Future

This route will have a connection to Line 5 Eglinton at Kennedy when it opens in 2022.


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