How can a NEW Transit Line be THIS BAD!? (Finch West LRT)

Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-how-can-a-new-transit-line-be-this-bad Sign up to Nebula and support this channel: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Buy a Nebula Gift card (now available with iDEAL!) https://gift.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): https://youtube.com/@njblive --- Toronto Advocacy Links Find your Toronto City Councillor https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/ The TTC Riders Advocacy Group https://www.ttcriders.ca/ --- Relevant Videos The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-worlds-dumbest-bike-lane-law-just-passed-in-canada https://youtu.be/KgFCQ7jEZxI The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities (trams) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-absolute-best-transportation-for-cities https://youtu.be/bNTg9EX7MLw Trams are Great! So why are the Streetcars SO BAD!? https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-trams-are-great-so-why-are-the-streetcars-so-bad https://youtu.be/HhQxNHrD6fA How Toronto Got Addicted to Cars https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-how-toronto-got-addicted-to-cars https://youtu.be/KkO-DttA9ew You Need a Train to Get to this Hotel (Switzerland) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-alpine-hotel-you-cant-get-to-by-car https://youtu.be/Q1du2Z-cF2c --- References & Further Reading Line 6 Finch West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_6_Finch_West Transit City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_City Citadis Spirit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadis_Spirit Opinion | Huzzah! The Finch LRT is finally opening! Now here’s the bad news https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/huzzah-the-finch-lrt-is-finally-opening-now-heres-the-bad-news/article_ebe786f7-339b-4916-ad6e-29455142794b.html Calls grow from TTC riders to improve Line 6 Finch West LRT trip times https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/line-6-finch-west-toronto-trip-times/ Opinion | Why must Toronto make public transit slower on purpose? https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/why-must-toronto-make-public-transit-slower-on-purpose/article_2eee75d0-2d88-4c79-bf07-ee20d3463756.html Opinion | Why does Toronto insist on taking the ‘rapid’ out of rapid transit? https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/why-does-toronto-insist-on-taking-the-rapid-out-of-rapid-transit/article_75d6cb30-9db1-474b-b625-a3f0bf07b650.html ‘It’s a slap in the face’: Fix for the Finch West LRT will take time says city, angering local commuters https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/its-a-slap-in-the-face-fix-for-the-finch-west-lrt-will-take-time/article_85445c82-4fbc-4b9d-8206-5e8e80554e34.html The Finch LRT is the sum of all government failures, and the answer to them https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-finch-lrt-toronto-public-transport-streetcar-subway-ford-chow/ ‘I know it can be faster’: Mayor Chow looks to speed up Line 6 Finch West LRT amid complaints https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/09/line-6-finch-west-lrt-trip-time-latest/ Alstom report blamed soft tracks, design flaws for LRT derailment https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lrt-train-wheel-rail-problem-report-1.7588002 Council gets ready for festive debate about a faster Finch https://toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-gets-ready-for-festive-debate Line 6 Finch West LRT sees multiple service suspensions as snowfall arrives https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/line-6-finch-west-lrt-service-suspended-due-to-issues-with-switches-as-snowfall-begins/ ION | Kitchener-Waterloo's Rapid Transit System https://youtu.be/Nfx8sGHpb0M Line 1 (O-Train) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_1_(O-Train) The majority of footage in this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes with some stock footage licensed from Getty Images. --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:05 Riding New LRT Lines 2:08 History & Transit City 3:48 The Good Stuff 6:41 Stopping at Traffic Lights 9:39 Speed Restrictions 12:00 Slow Acceleration & Stop Spacing 13:36 Car-Centric Transit 17:55 The Streetcars 19:02 Passive Canadians & Complaining 22:23 Conclusions & Call-to-Action