by David RosFor many rush hour commuters along the 36 Finch West bus route, the daily commute begins and ends by wondering how many buses will pass by before there will be enough room to board?However, despite being in operation along the 7 Bathurst, 29 Dufferin and 53 Steeles East routes, the TTC's new larger buses, which attempt to solve this issue will not fully operate along the 36 route until November.The new articulated buses which are wheelchair accessible, seat 46 passengers, and allow for an additional 31 to stand comfortably were originally scheduled begin operating along the route this spring. However, the TTC planning committee changed the schedule in early 2014, by deploying the articulated buses on the 53 Steeles East route ahead of the 36 Finch West.Milly Bernal, a TTC spokesperson said the schedule of deployment had been changed partially due to a lack of available garage space.“Our garages are basically at capacity right now, so it's essentially finding room for the buses in a garage where it is convenient for the route,” Bernal said.Bernal said that riders could expect to see the first articulated buses beginning to operate along the Finch West route beginning in late September, and they will be deployed gradually until all the buses that had been allocated to the route will be operational by late November.According to the TTC's 2012 ridership survey, the route accommodates roughly 44,000 riders a week, making it one of the busiest in the city.An average TTC bus can only hold 51 passengers both seated and standing, which is not nearly enough to cope with the volume of riders during peak periods. This creates the need to have multiple buses back to back in order to ensure that some passengers are not left stranded at the bus stop.However, placing multiple buses on the route creates a major strain, not just for TTC riders, but also for automobile traffic, as additional TTC vehicles stopping to pick up passengers slows down an already congested route.Bernal said that the increased capacity of the articulated buses will mean that will be less TTC vehicles on the road, which could help to ease overall congestion, but might have a small impact on wait times.“The space between buses will be a little bit longer,” she said. “So actually, it is true that you may be waiting a little bit longer for a bus, but what's happened is that you'll see less bunching.”