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That should be "Trains vers l'aéroport". Metrolinx is terrible with bilingual signage. Still, glad to see that the station is ready for opening soon!

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I have been able to look past most Liberal scandals because, in my opinion, the good outweighed the bad. But this... it just seems reckless and desperate. There is no way that the public will be financially ahead on this in the long-term when private profit...

That is interesting.. Any more detailed info on what is planned for Bramalea GO?

I am very impressed. It is quite tall and dense for the area, but it's the perfect place for it - right on the subway line. I also love that there will be 1000 rental units, which the city needs more of badly. I hope that the final version doesn't stray far from this vision for the site.

In my opinion, Metrolinx shouldn't even be entertaining an alternative to putting overhead wires through Downtown Brampton.. This would just add extra cost and complexity to the system for minimal benefit. There are some cases where NIMBY types should just be ignored..

I look forward to seeing what recommendations the panel comes up with. I would love to see the greenbelt expanded significantly to prevent leap-frogging, especially for the Simcoe Region.

An LCBO would be a nice amenity to have here, in my opinion. Of course, there is the issue that most (all?) peak-time trains are packed and people have little room to bring a bag of groceries or a few bottles of wine along with them for the ride..

+1 I find them so homogeneous and cheap looking with all that stucco.. Having said that, the rest of Downtown Markham is coming along nicely.

To be fair, most ZUM stops are closer to the intersection than this - I believe this one was placed there to be closer to the GO station. However, your point still stands. The 905 suburbs have done an awful job of making transit user-friendly and intersections pedestrian-friendly. I live in...

+1. It's too bad that it is coincidentally also one of the better built condos, so we may be stuck with it for a little while still.

That podium looks terribly generic and boring. Why would they put a grocery store facing the lake? Bad idea, imo.

Now that's an idea I could get behind. The NIMBYs would have none of it though.

Yes, I was being generous is comparing GO to the UPX. UPX is a more premium service and should be priced accordingly.

+1 Demanding TTC-level fares for the UPX is a joke. I understand wanting it to be affordable, but $3? It costs more than that to take GO transit along the same route.

Agreed. The section up to York University alone is worth it to service the huge ridership at the university. Ever stand in line for the 196 during peak times? And it's not like Wilson or Downsview station have huge densities around them either, but they are fairly well used stations.

A crushing defeat for Fennell at that.. She garnered just 12.5% of the vote compared to over 49% for Jeffrey. I look forward to seeing what Linda Jeffrey will do for Brampton.

There is no co-fare between GO and TTC, so you would be paying the regular TTC fare in your transfer. If a co-fare agreement could be made, then yes, it would fix this issue. Although I'm sure some people will still complain about having to pay 75 cents more.

It appears that all of the buildings on site look the same.. I would rather see some variety. As for the surface parking, I don't think it's such a big deal, as I am sure that it will be built over rather quickly. York's Keele campus is losing surface parking fast with its current construction...

"Customers will benefit from better convenience and choice by having intercity bus carriers, GO Transit, VIA Rail, the TTC and UP Express in one location." Source: http://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2014/09/new-go-transit-bus-terminal-at-union-station.html

This looks great! I'm very impressed, I must say. I would like to see more of these types of developments throughout the GTA's historic centres.