GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[Northern Light]

I don't know if this was previously posted, apologies if so; but I noted in one of the reports on Mx Board agenda for this week that GO's mandated coverage area has been expanded.

Our new mandate area also includes fifteen upper and single tier municipalities covering urban centres like Niagara, Brantford, Kitchener-Waterloo,
Guelph, Barrie, and Peterborough. Metrolinx has met directly with municipalities through one-on-one meetings and our established municipal collaboration forums,
such as the Regional Roundtable, Municipal Planning Leaders Forum, and the Municipal Technical Advisory Committee

 

[ShonTron]

I don't know if this was previously posted, apologies if so; but I noted in one of the reports on Mx Board agenda for this week that GO's mandated coverage area has been expanded.

Our new mandate area also includes fifteen upper and single tier municipalities covering urban centres like Niagara, Brantford, Kitchener-Waterloo,
Guelph, Barrie, and Peterborough. Metrolinx has met directly with municipalities through one-on-one meetings and our established municipal collaboration forums,
such as the Regional Roundtable, Municipal Planning Leaders Forum, and the Municipal Technical Advisory Committee

That pretty much covers the areas with GO service but outside the traditional service area of the GTHA and south Simcoe County/Barrie. Only the Brampton-Guelph and Brampton-Orangeville buses operated outside of these boundaries just 20 years ado.

It’s really just keeping up with the times.

 

[smallspy]

Oh Deer, GO service delayed due to unauthorized ......animal on the tracks....

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The story goes that this deer hitched a ride in from Oshawa on the back of a loco early Friday morning.

One wonders if they checked to see if it tapped on or not.

Dan

 

[allengeorge]

That pretty much covers the areas with GO service but outside the traditional service area of the GTHA and south Simcoe County/Barrie. Only the Brampton-Guelph and Brampton-Orangeville buses operated outside of these boundaries just 20 years ado.

It’s really just keeping up with the times.

If so, then what is the purpose of these ‘new’ talks? (Not being sarcastic; wondering what - if anything - is expected to come out of this.)

 

[LNahid2000]

GO has sneakily removed the $15 weekend pass from their website. That's too bad...sometimes I'd get the weekend pass even though I only needed a day pass, so that I could go to more places on the 2nd/3rd day.

Weekend Passes with GO

Travelling on a weekend? Buy your $10 One-Day Weekend travel pass now!

www.gotransit.com

 

[Richard White]

GO has sneakily removed the $15 weekend pass from their website. That's too bad...sometimes I'd get the weekend pass even though I only needed a day pass, so that I could go to more places on the 2nd/3rd day.

Weekend Passes with GO

Travelling on a weekend? Buy your $10 One-Day Weekend travel pass now!

www.gotransit.com

It was probably a loss leader. Get's people in seats but they lose money on it per capita.

As I said before, they really need to restrict the usage of the pass to exclude Niagara Falls. When they first started the Niagara Services in 2013 it was $20 each way (approximately) with Pesto. I cannot see how they are making a profit with for only $10 return.

 

[T3G]

Public transit shouldn't be turning a profit.

 

[Richard White]

Public transit shouldn't be turning a profit.

Very true but it does need to break even.

10 dollars from Union to Niagara Falls return is a loss leader.

 

[LNahid2000]

I don't think it needs to break even either. We never have the expectations for roads to break even.

 

[asey20]

I don't think it needs to break even either. We never have the expectations for roads to break even.

Car drivers still pay for operational costs. Transit riders should pay a reasonable amount to subsidize operational costs.

 

[Richard White]

I don't think it needs to break even either. We never have the expectations for roads to break even.

Yes but taxpayers should not be subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls. Unfortunately as many of us know that train is overloaded with people that the Falls cannot easily support.

 

[T3G]

Yes but taxpayers should not be subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls. Unfortunately as many of us know that train is overloaded with people that the Falls cannot easily support.

Taxpayers subsidise so many offensive wastes of money, I'm not sure a tourist train should be anywhere near the top of the list of things to be upset about.

 

[LNahid2000]

Yes but taxpayers should not be subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls. Unfortunately as many of us know that train is overloaded with people that the Falls cannot easily support.

They're already subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls via car. Why should it not be subsidized via train?

 

[Northern Light]

Yes but taxpayers should not be subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls. Unfortunately as many of us know that train is overloaded with people that the Falls cannot easily support.

As soon as there are tolls on the QEW, you will have a point.

Level playing field.

 

[LNahid2000]

As soon as there are tolls on the QEW, you will have a point.

Level playing field.

The $40 yearly Niagara Parks parking pass is also one hell of a subsidy.