andrewformayor:

Oh. My. God.

The TTC has decide to invest in some awesome new trains for the subway systems here in Toronto.

Aside form looking looking smart and european, the new cars boast some really awesome features to make them more use-friendly:

- Open-Length Trains: a connecting passage allows riders to travel seamlessly from one car to the next (bye-bye train hopping!)
- Red Anti-Microbial stanchions to hold on to
- an easier to access wheelchair area with a blue light on the exterior of the train to mark their locations 
- an active route map that shows where the train is on the line

Best part? They’re going to be a New Year’s gift from the TTC this coming 2011! I can’t wait to ride one of these suckers and see how I feel about them.

Source: BlogTO

I swear, I’m gonna headbutt someone if I find they put these up on the Pink and Blue lines before the Green and Yellow.  That being said, this still won’t put the TTC up on the Beijing and HK MTAs but it’s a step in the right direction.

(via blocaway)