Brampton Transit/Zum

[ShonTron]

The Argo On-Demand service begins today. Requires an app, with a service area centred around Downtown Brampton and the GO station. It might be useful for a few residents such as those living along the Route 8 corridor (Centre Street, Peel Village) that have low service frequency and no direct service to downtown/GO, but I don't see it being all that useful for a system with good ridership and a grid fixed-route service.

https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Argo.aspx

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[zoomzoom1010]

The Argo On-Demand service begins today. Requires an app, with a service area centred around Downtown Brampton and the GO station. It might be useful for a few residents such as those living along the Route 8 corridor (Centre Street, Peel Village) that have low service frequency and no direct service to downtown/GO, but I don't see it being all that useful for a system with good ridership and a grid fixed-route service.

https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Argo.aspx

Service area:
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While it wasn’t explicitly stated, it makes me wonder if they’d eventually have Argo (or some fixed bus service) to replace the 8, or even the 52 since they seem to (mostly) fall into Argo’s service boundaries.

 

[ShonTron]

The PIC boards for the downtown terminal redevelopment are up. It'd be a three-phase project, starting with the middle section, which makes sense as the LRT extension goes through through the detailed design process and doesn't require the immediate demolition of the existing transit terminal.

Downtown Brampton Transit Hub

www.brampton.ca

 

[JJTheJetPln]

I like it. It reminds me of what Bramalea GO has become. What I also enjoy seeing is that Mill, Denison, and Elizabeth would be getting their own dedicated transit lanes alongside traffic to keep transit moving throughout the corridor.

Although, given that the PIC says it'll be done in phases, I have to hope that Metrolinx doesn't railroad phase 2 and delay it the way they've been delaying and dropping the ball on multiple other projects.

I'm also curious about the city owned properties around George Street and what their plans are with those. They've been sitting empty for quite some time and I wonder what their intentions are.