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Orangeville-Brampton Railway (OBRY)
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Bordercollie
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20 years from now we will regret these decisions to eliminate environmentally friendly transportation corridors.
kamira51
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It's disgusting how we destroyed a perfect corridor, along with many others.
The solution now is to pump more buses on the road.
robmausser
Senior Member
Yes and then when density suddenly needs nothing short of a rapid rail line, build a subway underground where the rail line used to exist, now filled in with housing. Both insanely expensive and comparatively terrible for the environment as well to tunnel, pour tons of concrete, etc than use an existing rail corridor. Stupid stupid.
yrt+viva=1system
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I’ll say it again, this line would’ve been the perfect project for tram-train/Stadtbahn service.
Bordercollie
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Let's stick to one type of technology. We have enough problems with that let alone trying to convince people to take a bus that rides on rails.
DMU's like the UP express are fine for this route. Or a locomotive and two Bi-levels with a cab car.
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According to Ron on the Bruce Rails email listserv, the Mayfield Road crossing has been taken out by the Region of Peel for road widening. This is the first rail removal south of Orangeville since the line was abandoned last year.
Allandale25
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Town of Caledon inviting residents to take transportation survey
The Town of Caledon is looking for public input in order to create an inclusive walkable, bikeable and accessible community.
www.caledonenterprise.com
kamira51
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Wow yet another biking trail, that's totally going to help residents living in orangeville, make trips to the gta faster than driving their car.HAVE YOUR SAY: Town of Caledon inviting residents to take transportation survey
The Town of Caledon is looking for public input in order to create an inclusive walkable, bikeable and accessible community.
What a waste of a corridor.
Bordercollie
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What a waste of a perfectly good transportation corridorHAVE YOUR SAY: Town of Caledon inviting residents to take transportation survey
The Town of Caledon is looking for public input in order to create an inclusive walkable, bikeable and accessible community.
lenaitch
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To my mind, rural trails are more 'recreation' than 'transportation'.
rbt
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While I tend to agree, I spotted a number of commuters (clearly in work clothing) on the Guelph to Goderich trail, mostly around Goderich and Blyth, last summer.
allengeorge
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I prefer a rail trail over having that land lost to private owners like homes, etc. At least rail trails are public goods that can be used for recreation.
PS. If you ever get the chance to visit PA, see what the state has done with many of their old railway ROWs - it’s pretty amazing. What’s pretty neat is that there’s a concerted effort to link the trails up into a cohesive separated network, as opposed to disconnected fragments.
PS. If you ever get the chance to visit PA, see what the state has done with many of their old railway ROWs - it’s pretty amazing. What’s pretty neat is that there’s a concerted effort to link the trails up into a cohesive separated network, as opposed to disconnected fragments.
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ShonTron
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That is the one benefit of the OBRY’s conversion. It will connect to two other existing rail trails, allowing you to get from Brampton or Tottenham to Elora almost entirely off-road by bike (there’s a short on-street detour in Fergus). Theoretically, you’d be able to go all the way to Owen Sound, but the Dufferin County portion of the old railway is in poor condition.
What’s needed next is a better connection between Elora and Guelph and completion of the Guelph to Goderich trail, which has several gaps where CP removed bridges, and improvements to the old Owen Sound line between Orangeville and Dundalk.
From Tottenham, there isn’t a clear bike-friendly way to go to Barrie, though part of the old Beeton Sub is in good condition near Cooksville and Thornton.
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Town of Caledon inviting residents to take transportation survey
The Town of Caledon is looking for public input in order to create an inclusive walkable, bikeable and accessible community.
A direct link to the survey:
Active Transportation Masterplan Survey
The goal of this survey is to better understand the current barriers to, and opportunities for, active transportation in Caledon. Your input will inform the Active Transportation Masterplan (ATMP) that will guide investments in both cycling and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the Town...
haveyoursaycaledon.ca