The long articulated TTC bus rattles and hums on its way down Brimley Road. It’s headed toward Kennedy station from Scarborough Centre station, on an express route that could take as little as 10 minutes on Scarborough Rapid Transit, the defunct above-ground light rail line that ran on its own right of way.
Now, during a typical weekday rush hour, the commute can take much longer, despite the dedicated priority transit lanes where buses sometimes have to compete with construction equipment or dump trucks parked in the red-painted curb lanes.