After years of delay, the Finch West LRT line finally opened in Toronto ... and the initial reception has been really, really bad.

So bad that the mayor felt the need to post to reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1pii3ay/comment/nt6qle8/

I'm going to be in Toronto soon. Should I make a video about the Finch West LRT, or would that be beating a dead horse at this point? 🤔

@notjustbikes They claim to be working on it now that they've been thoroughly embarrassed. Maybe shoot some B-roll and some initial impressions, but I say wait until they open the Eglinton Crosstown (supposedly the TTC's internal target date is Feb 8) to see if they've learned any lessons.

The interesting part of this story IMO, if they manage to get their act together, is that public pressure and Torontonians no longer just putting up with slow, heavily compromised transit managed to get the goods. That change for the better is possible if people demand it. And if they can't get their act together, why not and what is it actually going to take? And either way, what does this mean for the rest of the system, particularly the streetcar network and future projects.