Komiksulo
Active Member
They really shouldn't have abandoned the line north from Barrie through Orillia...
For a line that has consistently ranked tops when it comes to annual percentage ridership increases, I should hope it is slated for all day/weekend service some time in the not so distant future. Whether such service would make it all the way up to Barrie is another matter.
Tess Kalinowski said:Barrie will also get another station in the fall. The Allandale station on the waterfront will provide 120 more parking spots, in addition to the 620 at the Barrie south station.
I don't know what percentage increase should have to do with all-day/weekend service. Ridership on Barrie still falls behind Milton AND Georgetown, never mind Lakeshore. Both those lines deserve all-day service before the Barrie line.
For a line that has consistently ranked tops when it comes to annual percentage ridership increases, I should hope it is slated for all day/weekend service some time in the not so distant future. Whether such service would make it all the way up to Barrie is another matter.
Yes!Best example I can give is from the 2006 Census results.......there were many headlines written about Milton's rapid growth between the 2001 and 2006 censuses. Much ink spilled over the 71% increase in population and how it was the fastest growing municipality in the country. That growth, though, represented a change of 22.5k people bringing the total in 2006 to almost 54k . I remember at the time comparing it to Brampton (who's own growth of 33% over the same period was almost dismissed in comparison)....problem is that represented an addition to the population of 108k.
So Alberta grows faster, but each census, the % of Canadians who lives in Ontario grows.
I'll check. Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Canada#Population_growth_ratesGoing to want to check your math on that one.So Alberta grows faster, but each census, the % of Canadians who lives in Ontario grows.
I didn't say that, but it's true.Or are you saying that AB and ON both grow faster than the rest of the country?
Math looks good to me ... what did I miss?
It is true that percentage growth statistics can be misleading. Although according to the Go Transit Ridership thread, the Barrie line saw the second largest ridership increase in terms of absolute numbers over the 2008 - 2010 period, with Milton seeing by far the largest increase. That being said, there is no doubt that other Go train lines (Milton and Georgetown for sure) should receive all day/weekend train service before the likes of the Barrie line.
That being said, there is no doubt that other Go train lines (Milton and Georgetown for sure) should receive all day/weekend train service before the likes of the Barrie line.
That's a tad cynical, don't you think?