According to a provincial news release today, the 407 extension will be built by the province and owned by the province, but operated as a toll road. The province would regulate the tolls. No word over whether the 407 Consortium that operates the current 407 segments would operate tolls on the extension. Certainly, having the [...]
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The 407 Extension Environmental Assessment is nearing the end of the process and is expected to be submitted to the provincial government in June. Coming up over the next few weeks are the final set of public information centres. These are intended to present the Technically Preferred Route (TPR) for the transportation corridor, including additional [...]
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Rita Szekely of Metroland has written an article that provides more details on DRT’s proposal to cut the GO-DRT fare agreement.
The proposal is a result of an $800,000 budget DRT budget deficit. One of the key issues is that DRT is being asked to budget $1.20/L for diesel fuel, as a precaution against increased fuel [...]
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I’m in receipt of a Durham Region Finance and Administration (F&A) Committee report stating that DRT staff are recommending the elimination of the DRT/GO fare agreement that allows riders to use GO buses within Durham for a DRT fare. No offsetting service improvements would be made, which would mean that – most significantly – Durham [...]
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Well, I’m a little bit late getting started on writing for the new year. The past week and a half has been challenging given that both of the little ones have been both sick and teething, and I’ve had some dental problems of my own. All of that has led to me being severely sleep [...]
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