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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

ShonTron said:
In other news, Metrolinx will build a new 270-spot parking lot in Downtown Brampton, where it bought up and demolished a whole city block. This does not include two office buildings it purchased at the corner of Nelson and George, though they are now vacant, with one of the two buildings surrounded by hoarding for months.

This parking lot was to replace parking in the main lot north of the tracks for a new Ryerson/Sheridan campus, but that project is stalled with the loss of provincial funding.

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Brought to you by the people that cancelled a free LRT

I'm surprised Metrolinx wouldn't use this as an example of building development near GO stations, and build underground parking in conjunction with some condo development.
 
^ I think you've got things confused. Who are "the people" you are referring to? Your assertion isn't clear.

For background, Metrolinx offered 100% capital funding for Main LRT and the previous Brampton Council turned it down (the current Brampton Council voted 11-0 for LRT on Main and is studying a tunnel or surface alignment). In this case, the Wynne Ontario Liberal Party government was going to build a Ryerson campus on the north parking lot and approved of the land purchases south of the station, and then the Ford PC government cancelled the funding for the university campus. Brampton Council expressed their disappointment at losing the university campus. So it's an apples to oranges comparison to the LRT.
 
robmausser said:
Brought to you by the people that cancelled a free LRT

I'm surprised Metrolinx wouldn't use this as an example of building development near GO stations, and build underground parking in conjunction with some condo development.
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How many votes, over how many different councils and mayors rejected a free LRT in Toronto?
 
ShonTron said:
In other news, Metrolinx will build a new 270-spot parking lot in Downtown Brampton, where it bought up and demolished a whole city block. This does not include two office buildings it purchased at the corner of Nelson and George, though they are now vacant, with one of the two buildings surrounded by hoarding for months.

This parking lot was to replace parking in the main lot north of the tracks for a new Ryerson/Sheridan campus, but that project is stalled with the loss of provincial funding.

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Is that co-operative housing apartment, in the middle of the Brampton GO station parking lot, getting torn down?
 
^ Haven't seen any plans for that. It's a fairly large building and Peel certainly has an affordable housing shortage, so I would be surprised if someone wanted to take it down.
 
gweed123 said:
I wonder if GO is looking to position itself for more Cottage Country/north of Barrie bus connections. With some improvements to the Barrie Line already having taken place, and quite a few more underway or on the horizon, Allandale Station could very well become the transit gateway to Central Ontario.

Train up to Barrie, and then take a bus from there. Not very useful for taking the whole family to the cottage, but if someone is already up there and someone else wants to join (ex: a parent had some meetings so had to stay behind while the rest of the family went up), that could be a popular option.

I could see bus connections to Blue Mountain/Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, and Orillia being quite popular.
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I've long thought that Allandale station would be a great spot for a gateway to cottage country. While more bus connections is always a positive I don't think it would work for most cottage goers/campers due to the inherent nature that they are spread out across Muskoka/Kawarthas and beyond. My dream is that a car rental company sets up at the station with opening hours that coincide with train times. (This would also be useful at Oshawa GO as well).
 
downtownordinary said:
I've long thought that Allandale station would be a great spot for a gateway to cottage country. While more bus connections is always a positive I don't think it would work for most cottage goers/campers due to the inherent nature that they are spread out across Muskoka/Kawarthas and beyond. My dream is that a car rental company sets up at the station with opening hours that coincide with train times. (This would also be useful at Oshawa GO as well).
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I agree on both comments, the potential usefulness of the station, and the trouble of spread out destinations. I'll also add that people heading up to cottage country are generally carrying at least a trunk full of things (food, clothing, toys, etc) which can be difficult to lug around on a train/public transit.

Would Ontario be interested in developing the main cities in cottage country as destinations unto themselves? Thus drawing people in for 1 - 2 nights at a time. Say for example, Bala, Bracebridge, Parry Sound, Bancroft, etc, etc, etc. Creating a demand for hotel space in those towns which could be used as jumping off points for other activities in the area.

Or would cottagers bemoan the encroaching hoard of "crowds" into their quiet small cottage towns
 
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downtownordinary said:
I've long thought that Allandale station would be a great spot for a gateway to cottage country. While more bus connections is always a positive I don't think it would work for most cottage goers/campers due to the inherent nature that they are spread out across Muskoka/Kawarthas and beyond. My dream is that a car rental company sets up at the station with opening hours that coincide with train times. (This would also be useful at Oshawa GO as well).
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My thought was that the bus connections would be useful primarily to get to 'major' destinations where no additional trip is required. Wasaga Beach, Blue Mountain, Casino Rama, etc.

Beyond that, yes you're right that it would be very difficult for the initial cottage trip to use GO. It would be convenient however for people who are either showing up later or leaving earlier than the main group to be picked up or dropped off in Barrie instead of having to drive all the way down to the GTA.
 
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Could be a good time to do it now for the LRT station. Now is this also for the parking structure and buildings?


Port Credit GO – About 50 parking spaces closed in the southeast parking lot
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Port Credit GO passengers: On July 23 and 24, about 50 parking spaces will be closed in the southeast parking lot adjacent to Hurontario Street. Our contractor will be drilling boreholes in the lot. We need to do this to work in preparation for future improvements at your station. There is still plenty of parking available for customers. Please be careful around construction equipment and fenced off areas until this work is complete.
Face coverings now mandatory on GO Transit.

Every day. Every train. Every bus. Every trip. Everyone.
At GO Transit, Safety Never Stops.​
 
This page is now updated with the Kitchener Corridor TPAP for electrification between Georgetown and Kitchener.

Kitchener Corridor Home

Metrolinx is focused on bringing better GO services, faster, to our customers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. We’ve heard from our riders that they want more transit options across the network, so we are committed to bringing two-way all-day service to the Kitchener corridor.
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Woodbridge_Heights said:
I agree on both comments, the potential usefulness of the station, and the trouble of spread out destinations. I'll also add that people heading up to cottage country are generally carrying at least a trunk full of things (food, clothing, toys, etc) which can be difficult to lug around on a train/public transit.

Would Ontario be interested in developing the main cities in cottage country as destinations unto themselves? Thus drawing people in for 1 - 2 nights at a time. Say for example, Bala, Bracebridge, Parry Sound, Bancroft, etc, etc, etc. Creating a demand for hotel space in those towns which could be used as jumping off points for other activities in the area.

Or would cottagers bemoan the encroaching hoard of "crowds" into their quiet small cottage towns
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I'm not sure I see much of a provincial role, beyond the current assortment of regional development/municipal loans and grants. Other than provincial parks, the province has a history of being a fairly lousy tourist operator. Besides, all the prime real estate is privately owned.
There are already resorts and hotels in these areas. They range from pricier ones typically waterfront, particularly on the Muskoka 'big 3' lakes, that come with their own amenities and activities down the chain and ma-and-pa smaller ones, typically not on water and typically lacking much in the way of amenities. The challenge for most business in this area is making enough money in a few months to pay the bills for the whole year. There is a limited off-season market.
 
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