(05-04-2016, 11:58 AM)yige_t Wrote: Umm...
The proposed Brantford GO bus will run every hour during peak and every 2 hours off-peak/weekends. How is that "much more frequent" or "better service" than our hourly GO bus to Square One (which connects to the 21H/P bus to Union, running every 15-30 minutes)? Not to even mention the frequent weekend express services, and the train meets to/from Milton and Bramalea we already have.
Umm… (sorry, could not resist)
Brantford’s service will connect directly to the Lakeshore West rail line throughout the day, and on weekends.
You’re right about the service to Mississauga from Waterloo, and the connection to a Go bus. From the Highway 25 stop, that will probably be about the same timing to Union as Brantford will be. From Waterloo, though, it’s nearly three hours and more subject to delays than the rail lines are. As for the train meets, they are peak only.
Edit: Kevin is right. I consider a one-stop bus ride connecting to the frequent Lakeshore train line to be better than a six-stop bus ride connecting to another multi-stop bus ride. But I was thinking about the comparison between Brantford and more specifically Cambridge: downtown Brantford will soon have an all-day bus to an all-day Go train line, whereas Cambridge's service is from near the 401 and (at least for the train meet to the Milton line) is only a few buses at peak hours.