08-11-2015, 08:08 AM
(08-11-2015, 07:47 AM)SammyOES Wrote: Even if it started with occasional 'special event' service during times when there be higher demand. I think it would be a great way for people to see how convenient and easy it is.
I think there could be a very good shot at this. In Hamilton, their 'Super Crawl' event on James Street seems to have been a part of their ultimately getting a new downtown Go station- for a few years, event organizers advocated for special runs for the event, and from what I hear they were quite popular. That might be a good way to validate potential demand for weekend service.
The Oktoberfest would probably be the best bet. I wonder if organizers would be willing to request it of Go transit or pitch the idea. It's the only event I can think of in the Region that is truly unique (nothing like it in the GTA at anything close to the scale), and is downtown. Maybe it would be possible to convince Go to run trains here and back for the parade- we don't need more auto traffic that day near the cores, and the parade might well be an event that would draw day visitors from Toronto. It would be more promotional opportunity for Oktoberfest, and a way for Go to demonstrate to riders the benefits.
Only problem, it's travel in the wrong way from the perspective of the regular service we already have. Maybe there are a few Toronto events for which service could be run- pride week? Carabana?