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I'd be interested to see the cost of extending the transitway to Trafalgar. With the new HOV lanes going in on Trafalgar from Oakville GO to the 407, and Oakville GO serving a as major hub for GO RER, it makes sense for GO to be able to run faster trips between Oakville, MCC, Renforth, and the Airport.
I live in Toronto, and in the pre-pandemic time, I was using it a couple of times a month for trips to Mississauga. Yes, initially (before all of the stations were finished) there were usually only 4 or 5 other people on the bus when I was using it in the middle of the day. But often since then the 109 buses would be close to full later in the afternoon with people boarding at Square One to go towards Islington (now to Kipling, I assume). It's much faster than the local 26 Miway creeping along congested Burnhamthorpe, and I think more people were gradually becoming aware of it through the different apps (Triplinx, etc.) advising them of the fastest way to get from A to B. The busway also gets used by some GO bus routes, and was certainly an improvement for them.
That deal with the railway company is worth billions of dollars and somehow you’re labeling it as peanuts. I actually think it’s worth the investment but it’s not peanuts by any stretch.
It won't be peanuts. It will cost a few billion to add additional track and de-conflict with CP rail, whose mainline is this corridor. Still a good deal.
They killed that in the last RTP revision.
I'm sorry I have to stop myself from laughing. I honestly thought this whole post was an early April Fools joke. Now that I realise it's not, I must say that your ignorance and arrogance is so extreme that it is actually funny.
Exactly. No one used it except the riders on 107 and 109, both of which are very busy routes (packed during rush hour). There was also the 100 for a brief time. It was not as packed but still standing room only during its hours of operation (was it rush hour only or weekdays only?).
It would only involve the addition of a 3rd and 4th track along most of the CP-owned corridor. So yes, very easy.
A very wise use of limited transit dollars and construction capacity.
Apparently so is your knowledge of the real world.
Are you suggesting that ridership would be very low? That's not what the Initial Business Case projects.
The MyWay Busway along the 403 is a lovely overbuilt white elephant, but maybe by 2050 after the Eglinton West extension of the Crosstown is completed it will be a very busy transit line. How much time do you think the Dundas busway will actually cut from the current Hurontario to Kipling route? 10 minutes? My understanding is that the busway doesn't have overpasses or underpasses at intersections, though it will get some priority signalling. Okay great. Basically taking transit from Hurontario to Yonge and Bloor will continue to be a lengthy ordeal with marginal improvement. Awesome socks. Meanwhile running parallel to Dundas in close proximity is a Go line. I'm not sure how many additional tracks would be necessary or what kind of lease agreement could be struck with CP but I doubt it's out of line compared to building an LRT, let alone a subway. Thanks for hurling insults though. Sad that you have to resort to getting personal rather than bringing facts or a persuasive argument to the table.
BRTs are pretty cheap. If you want to spend more, we'll need to crack open our wallets. But the investment may not be warranted.
I think they serve different markets. Dundas BRT is a lot about moving people to destinations along or near Dundas. It isn't about slowly shuttling people from Burlington to Kipling Station. They serve different purposes from a regional perspective.
