It’s been a while since I last wrote. I’ve been busy at work, with Christmas preparations, and with the twins. I’m still unhappy with the financial decisions taken by Durham Region.
To give you some idea of the financials here:
The January cuts will save $646,000 for 2008, coming from grid, local, and community bus [...]
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Yes, I’m still ranting.
I’ve given you my initial reaction, which obviously was very negative. I’m going to back up a bit now and talk about the larger issues in play here, which relate to changing a car-oriented culture into a transit-oriented culture, at least incrementally.
The GTTA (now known by its new name Metrolinx) has [...]
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Durhamregion.com has a story on the DRT service cuts. Important details are:
No service expansion is planned for 2008 (I suspect this means that total operating hours will remain the same, not that individual routes may not see improved service at the cost of other routes where demand is less)
Further service adjustments are expected in [...]
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DRT has announced service cuts effectively January 1, as a consequence of their 2006 budget shortfall. Full details are below, taken from DRT’s press release. I will respond with an analysis later, when time permits – but the short version is that I am not happy to hear this.
In Ajax and Pickering:
M3 Amberlea (weekday mid [...]
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