11-20-2014, 11:52 AM
(11-20-2014, 11:12 AM)BuildingScout Wrote: Not only that, GRT often has to fight suburban residents who don't want a bus going past their house in the first place. People who choose to live in the suburbs (as I have at certain times) are looking for peace and quiet, not convenient public transit.
I really do not see from whence this "serve every neighbourhood" self-imposed mandate comes from.
I think it comes from Regional Council. One could write to one's Regional Councillor and ask about that.
Having said that, I did talk to GRT staff when they were consulting about the planning changes and how they serve the suburbs. They did say that they were trying to straighten the routes in the suburbs so that they would run faster, but it is intrinsically challenging to serve these areas. They've even thought of purchasing property to make rights-of-way, but it didn't quite work out.