12-20-2015, 10:58 PM
(12-20-2015, 09:50 PM)MidTowner Wrote: Hey, off topic, but out of curiosity what makes you expect to use Ion if you're not using GRT now? I've had this conversation with people, and since Ion is not going to be massively different service, we've mostly been at a loss as to how Ion will attract new ridership in the short term. It seems to me that it won't be providing better coverage or frequency than the 200 and 7 services were, but I'm probably missing something there.
First thing, I am now living downtown, since November, after living first in the suburbs and then in Woolwich. We still have (two!) cars, but the idea of using the LRT to get groceries or go to the LCBO is definitely appealing. Maybe the bus would do the same (7?) but with the current construction it's a bit crazy anyway, so we're driving for now, maybe some bicycling once the weather improves in the spring.
We don't really go to the malls often enough for those routes to be relevant to us, though.