The extended sidewalk (bump-out) and raised bike lane just South of Fermanagh avenue has created an attractive but inadequate parking spot.  In the last week I have seen someone park in this spot and block the streetcar 4 times.

A blockage on the line causes havoc in the streetcar schedule and impacts the transit service along the whole line.

It's easy to tell if you are safe or not: the streetcar tracks are concrete and the road is asphalt.  Don't park on the concrete tracks!

After 18 months, streetcars return to Roncesvalles.  The new tracks are certainly quieter and smoother than the old tracks.

The streetcar has been kicked around quite a bit lately.  As an automobile driver, I understand the frustration with the streetcar.  I would be similarly frustrated with any vehicle that regularly stops in the left lane and blocks both lanes of traffic.  But, as a transit rider, I rise to defend the streetcar.

Our new mayor wants subways instead of streetcars.  But subways and streetcars aren't directly comparable.  Subways cost about 200 times more to build than a surface rail route.  Subways are dark and claustrophobic - underneath the city.  Streetcars run in the open air and sunshine, alongside local businesses.  Sure, subways don't get stuck in traffic, but the same would be true of streetcars if they had their own dedicated lane.

I'm glad you're back, streetcars.  Now, if you could just space yourselves out evenly...