St. Clair-Old Weston Road, while a worthwhile idea, needs to be rethought to attract the most ridership
Tag: Transit
At the end of November, Deseronto Transit will cease operations. The lack of sustainable intercommunity transit funding and support for rural transit has resulted in more gaps throughout Southern Ontario.
Though there’s some good news in Eastern Ontario, some essential links have yet to be restored.
Transit operators in Ontario generally do a much better job than American counterparts at serving large retailers like Walmart. Still, big box retail centres are hostile environments for transit and pedestrian access.
As we enter Spring 2025, there are a few significant changes in Ontario’s intercity transportation services. A new daily GO Transit route will now connect Six Nations and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation with Brantford, Hamilton, and Greater Toronto. A new seasonal Waterloo-Burlington weekend express could foreshadow more direct service between Kitchener/Waterloo and […]
The DC Streetcar is another example of pretty much everything wrong with modern streetcar implementations.
Transit system maps are an essential tool for newcomers and casual users. Unfortunately, some agencies have not just done away with paper maps, but with useable system maps all together.
A daytrip to St. Thomas – Canada’s Railway Capital – is finally possible without a car. It’s worth a visit.
I have also updated my Ontario intercity transport map for June 2024.
Most North American transit museums are, ironically, difficult to get to without a car
With a GO train serving as a backdrop, Premier Doug Ford, along with Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, announced major changes to GO Transit service, with 300 new weekly trains (a 15% service increase). The service changes will take effect on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Though most new trains will be added on the Lakeshore West, […]
Sean Marshall 