Civic Service Pulse
From source to published result

How public data becomes transit evidence

Public transit and city information is checked, connected to a route or place, and clearly labelled before a result is published.

1

Public Information

▣ Live TTC Vehicles
●● Ward + Census Reference
⌁ Routes + Stops
2

Data Checks

◷ Keeps recent records
⌫ Removes stale records
◆ Places vehicles inside wards
▥ Rolls DA records into wards
3

Calculate and Compare

◉ Visible Service
●● Scheduled Access
AC Surface Access
⚖ Recent Comparisons
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Observed and Published

  • Recent bus and streetcar reports
  • Routes, stops, and scheduled service
  • Aggregated population and household totals
  • Ward and dissemination-area geography
  • Named places and mapped walking paths
  • Stored observations for monitored routes
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Estimated and Compared

  • Subway progress from station updates
  • Grouped access to bus stops and frequent service
  • Representative walking time and distance
  • Complete journey time using stated assumptions
  • Route comparisons when enough history exists
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Not Included

  • Passenger counts or individual trip histories
  • Exact home addresses or household locations
  • On-time performance or causes of delay
  • An official grade of service quality
  • Private or proprietary TTC data
  • Individual-level Census records