GO Transit has posted the new schedules for the revised Highway 2 and 401 services previously blogged about. Just go here and see Tables 94 (the current local), 95 (the new Hwy 2 Express), and 96 (the current 401 express)
http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/schedule/lstser.aspx?new=Y
Looks like there will be fewer direct Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax->Yonge trips via the 401 [...]
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Karem Allen at Transit Nightmares (link on the right) was kind enough to send me a copy of an official GO report on these service enhancements. Here are a few more details:
The new Highway 2 Express will provide 20 minute service during rush hour, and 30 minutes off peak. The standard Highway [...]
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This isn’t completely official at this point, but it appears that GO will be introducing limited-stop service along the Highway 2 corridor effective April 30th. This new “Table 95″ limited stop service will service the following stops on Monday to Fridays (only holidays) between 0550 to 2040 hrs to Finch, and 0544 to 1824 [...]
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Do yourself a huge favour and go to http://www.transitcity.ca
This is the new web site for the TTC’s LRT plan announced this morning. There are lots of details there included proposed route maps. Here is the map:
I don’t have time for prepare a full analysis at this moment, but I will make a few initial [...]
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Finance Minister, and local MP, Jim Flaherty has stated that Durham Region has not done their due diligence on transit plans, and that once they do so, the federal government will be prepared to provide funding. DurhamRegion.com has the story.
This was pretty much my analysis last week. I have copies of every publicly-available [...]
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I view York Region Transit as a strong model for DRT to follow. The GTTA Visions blog has a terrific article on what YRT does right, and I encourage all to read it. Some points that are relevant to DRT include:
YRT [...]
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Durhamregion.com has some local reaction on today’s announcement. Regional Chair Roger Anderson is bemoaning that money was provided for a study he says the Region has already done. I’d like to ask Mr. Anderson to forward to this corner any detailed study that provides details on technology, routing, scheduling, and costing, and [...]
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PM Stephen Harper made the formal announcements on transit funding for the GTA today. The full government press release is here.
Durham highlights are:
Highway 407 will be extended eastwards by 67 kilometres from Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/115 in Clarington, and will include two north-south connections to Highway 401: one from Ajax/Whitby, [...]
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Today’s Toronto Star is reporting that the federal and provincial governments will announce a transit funding package this week, consisting of:
Funding for the extension of the Spadina subway to York University and up to Highway 7 in York Region
Expansion of York Region’s VIVA service to provide dedicated bus lanes
A Bus Rapid Transit system in Mississauga
A [...]
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DRT’s 2006 order of 30 new D40LF low floor buses are now starting to arrive. I’ve managed to find an early picture of one, and it’s below. As you can see, the livery is basically what we’re used to, but there is a nice green border around the destination sign. Also, [...]
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