Southern Ontario Transit provides a critical link between Hamilton and Haldimand County, but without community support, it might not last.
Also, some updates to my Ontario Intercity Transport Map.
Tag: Hamilton
Municipal government is the closest democratic institution to the people it serves. How easy is it for the people to access it?
Transit wraps that cover passenger windows are unpopular with customers, they diminish the transit agency’s brand, and bring in a very small amount of revenue. Why do transit agencies do this?
My experiences riding the new GO Transit Route 17, and thoughts on improving Route 21
On Saturday, April 8, GO Transit will introduce big changes to its rail and bus services. Brampton and Waterloo Region will see the biggest benefits, while a major gap in Ontario’s intercity bus network will finally get filled. However, major construction work on the Barrie and Stouffville Lines will require the bustitution of most trains […]
Opened in 1990, the Hamilton Eaton Centre will close for good on Boxing Day, 2022.
On February 9, data geeks across Canada rejoiced when Statistics Canada released the first round of data from the 2021 Census of the Population. The data was released at all levels of geography made available by Statscan. At the federal level, Canada grew by 5.2% since the 2016 Census, with a total population of 36,991,981. […]
It’s worth wondering why Toronto has a street named after a Scottish politician who had nothing to do with its history.
The flag of the City of Toronto, designed by Renato De Santis, is an example of a very good civic flag I was in Orillia last week, mainly to check out the new Simcoe County Lynx bus system. While there, the flag flying from the Opera House (formerly the city hall) caught my attention. Most […]
Distance Sign on Highway 5, Clappison’s Corners Early European settlers to Ontario were not very imaginative when they came up with local place names. Although some towns and townships have First Nations names (Toronto, Chinguacousy, Niagara), or named for First Nations leaders allied with the British (Tecumseh, Brant), most cities, towns, and townships were given the […]
Sean Marshall 