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GO Transit’s 404 Error?
GO Train at Gormley Station Previously on this blog, I wrote about how new public institutions like hospitals and university campuses are built in isolated, auto-dependent areas without regard to provincial land use policies. In St. Catharines, a new modern … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged GO Transit, Greenbelt, Land use, Metrolinx, Oak Ridges Moraine, Richmond Hill, York Region
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A better Hurontario Street – an LRT update
When the LRT is opened on Hurontario Street, it will be safer and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists. Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Cycling, Infrastructure, Roads, Transit
Tagged Brampton, Cycling, Hurontario Street, Hurontario-Main, LRT, Metrolinx, Mississauga, Suburbs
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Suburban stations for urban needs: accessing GO Transit’s proposed new stations
GO Transit train from the Pape Avenue footbridge, near the proposed site of Gerrard Station At its last board meeting on December 8, Metrolinx presented an update on the status of twelve new GO Transit rail stations, all located on … Continue reading
Posted in Transit
Tagged GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Spacing, Toronto, Transfers, Transit
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GO Transit’s Grimsby problem
Grimsby’s a great place to go for a hike, but GO Transit passengers aren’t well served. Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Bruce Trail, GO Transit, Grimsby, Hamilton, Hiking, Metrolinx, Niagara Region
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Ridership has tripled on UP Express, but we can do even better
When UP Express — Toronto’s rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport – -launched on June 6, 2015, the one-way fare between Union Station and Pearson Airport was set at $27.50, or $19.00 with a Presto card. At the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Toronto, Torontoist, Transit, UP Express
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The controversial Judson Street zoning change
Earlier this year, Etobicoke Councillor Justin Di Ciano (Ward 5) pushed for a zoning change to several industrial properties on Judson Street, adjacent to GO Transit’s Willowbrook Yards. Local residents had enough with a concrete batching operation and Dunpar Homes applied to build … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto
Tagged Etobicoke, John Tory, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Toronto, Torontoist, Ward 5, Ward 6
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Shortsighted short-turns at Bramalea GO
Bramalea GO Station Earlier this week, I took a train from Union Station to Bramalea, as I was preparing for a walk that I will hosting on Sunday exploring Canada’s first satellite city. Bramalea Station opened in 1973 when the Georgetown GO train … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Bramalea, Brampton, Brampton Transit, Cycling, GO Transit, Metrolinx, Parking
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