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Mayor Hazel McCallion blew me away when she made the motion and recommendation to the board at Metrolinx meeting on Friday by calling for the merging of routes that have duplication of service as a quick fix.
She has finally done a 180 degree related to transit and this motion is long over due.
She was calling for a committee of all transit systems to be form to look at merging routes that offer duplication of service and service that would help rider better than offer today. This motion and recommendation was pass off to Metrolinx staff.
I believe this caught Metrolinx staff off guard, but the board members of the 905's were all for it.
I wasn't too sure if this was correct since Hazel wasn't turn her mica on or speaking into and was confirm when I spoke to her at lunch.
I'm sure TTC is not open to this as there are a number of routes TTC will loose if mergers of routes take place. Then maybe they are.
She was very please when I told her of what I said in my report about merging of various transit systems routes that I gave to Donna Cansfield (then the Ministry of Transportation) back in July 2008 when I meet with her. Also that the report had been given to GTTA/Metrolinx a day later.
She said the Toronto Act was an issues and with the creation of the GTTA/Metrolinx, GTTA/Metrolinx could removed the last barrier where transit system can interchange freely with each other like it does in the 905 between the various systems today.
She agree with me that both TTC 49 and 50 should be operated by MT as well other route by other systems severing all systems.
I have been pushing since 2002 to get the 2 TTC routes turn over to MT as they could provide better service for Toronto than TTC could as well MT carry more riders than TTC did in the first place. Looks like I will get my wish.
I made the business case for 50 to the point that TTC would only loose cash fare. TTC would have 3 buses to be use else where along with the operation cost just under $1 million. TTC riders would see nothing different other than more service, longer hour and riding MT buses.
I cannot make a business case for 49 on the other hand without some support from TTC. Again, TTC riders would only see more service, longer hours and MT riders will end up at Kipling a lot sooner than plan.
This also pave the way for VIVA Purple to operate into Brampton, allowing the removal of BT77 and part of the Orange route. Or have Orange take over that section and this will require riders going to the Yonge line to transfer 2 extra times as a down side vs 1 connecting to the Blue at RHC by the Purple.
There are a large number of routes this can happen too and a fair number could be in place by year end depending on the systems.
One thing jump out of the TTC report on outstanding report, is a report on my report that I presented to the Commissioners back in 2005 that was refer to staff by Howard then Chair of TTC.
Now to get GO and TTC to do this as well getting GO to use the same fare structure as TTC within the 416. Then have to look doing the same thing in the 905.
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She has finally done a 180 degree related to transit and this motion is long over due.
She was calling for a committee of all transit systems to be form to look at merging routes that offer duplication of service and service that would help rider better than offer today. This motion and recommendation was pass off to Metrolinx staff.
I believe this caught Metrolinx staff off guard, but the board members of the 905's were all for it.
I wasn't too sure if this was correct since Hazel wasn't turn her mica on or speaking into and was confirm when I spoke to her at lunch.
I'm sure TTC is not open to this as there are a number of routes TTC will loose if mergers of routes take place. Then maybe they are.
She was very please when I told her of what I said in my report about merging of various transit systems routes that I gave to Donna Cansfield (then the Ministry of Transportation) back in July 2008 when I meet with her. Also that the report had been given to GTTA/Metrolinx a day later.
She said the Toronto Act was an issues and with the creation of the GTTA/Metrolinx, GTTA/Metrolinx could removed the last barrier where transit system can interchange freely with each other like it does in the 905 between the various systems today.
She agree with me that both TTC 49 and 50 should be operated by MT as well other route by other systems severing all systems.
I have been pushing since 2002 to get the 2 TTC routes turn over to MT as they could provide better service for Toronto than TTC could as well MT carry more riders than TTC did in the first place. Looks like I will get my wish.
I made the business case for 50 to the point that TTC would only loose cash fare. TTC would have 3 buses to be use else where along with the operation cost just under $1 million. TTC riders would see nothing different other than more service, longer hour and riding MT buses.
I cannot make a business case for 49 on the other hand without some support from TTC. Again, TTC riders would only see more service, longer hours and MT riders will end up at Kipling a lot sooner than plan.
This also pave the way for VIVA Purple to operate into Brampton, allowing the removal of BT77 and part of the Orange route. Or have Orange take over that section and this will require riders going to the Yonge line to transfer 2 extra times as a down side vs 1 connecting to the Blue at RHC by the Purple.
There are a large number of routes this can happen too and a fair number could be in place by year end depending on the systems.
One thing jump out of the TTC report on outstanding report, is a report on my report that I presented to the Commissioners back in 2005 that was refer to staff by Howard then Chair of TTC.
Now to get GO and TTC to do this as well getting GO to use the same fare structure as TTC within the 416. Then have to look doing the same thing in the 905.
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