GO Transit

[Bytor]

But still no work being announced for the Bramalea→Georgetown bottleneck that prevents #2WADGO to Kitchener. :-(

[danbrotherston]

But still no work being announced for the Bramalea→Georgetown bottleneck that prevents #2WADGO to Kitchener. :-(

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Not even remotely surprised, and folks, I told you so.

Honestly, this is a hard problem...why would a government which isn't interested in governing and has proven itself incompetent at governing try to solve it? They aren't interested in making hard choices...they're interested in pleasing their donors, and pandering to keep themselves in power just long enough to tear shit down so other parties will spend all their time repairing the damage.

[the_conestoga_guy]

But still no work being announced for the Bramalea→Georgetown bottleneck that prevents #2WADGO to Kitchener. :-(

I'd have to imagine that this stretch has been included in the DB consortium proposal. It's a shame that the province/GO hasn't been able to address it themselves, but I have hope that when the reigns are handed over to the new operators, they'll make quick work of this.

[tomh009]

But still no work being announced for the Bramalea→Georgetown bottleneck that prevents #2WADGO to Kitchener. :-(

I'd have to imagine that this stretch has been included in the DB consortium proposal. It's a shame that the province/GO hasn't been able to address it themselves, but I have hope that when the reigns reins are handed over to the new operators, they'll make quick work of this.

Fixed that for you.

[danbrotherston]

I'd have to imagine that this stretch has been included in the DB consortium proposal. It's a shame that the province/GO hasn't been able to address it themselves, but I have hope that when the reigns reins are handed over to the new operators, they'll make quick work of this.

Fixed that for you.

I dunno...I think the original one might have been closer.  😂

[Acitta]

Fixed that for you.

I dunno...I think the original one might have been closer.  😂

I recommend the Language Tool extension to catch things like this. I wish that more people would use it. There is an atrocious amount of misspellings on social media, especially the mixing up of homonyms.

[plam]

I dunno...I think the original one might have been closer.  😂

I recommend the Language Tool extension to catch things like this. I wish that more people would use it. There is an atrocious amount of misspellings on social media, especially the mixing up of homonyms.

I'm sure swiping to type on phones doesn't help.

[Bytor]

But still no work being announced for the Bramalea→Georgetown bottleneck that prevents #2WADGO to Kitchener. :-(

I'd have to imagine that this stretch has been included in the DB consortium proposal. It's a shame that the province/GO hasn't been able to address it themselves, but I have hope that when the reigns are handed over to the new operators, they'll make quick work of this.

New operators wont do it, though, because it's not really an operations issue.

There are not enough tracks to allow hourly all day long passenger trains through that section of tracks.

Almost 4 years ago the PCs say that they were cancelling the Missing Link and would instead be negotiating with CN to build extra tracks at Metrolinx's expense in CN's right of way. There have been no announcements on that since.

[danbrotherston]

I'd have to imagine that this stretch has been included in the DB consortium proposal. It's a shame that the province/GO hasn't been able to address it themselves, but I have hope that when the reigns are handed over to the new operators, they'll make quick work of this.

New operators wont do it, though, because it's not really an operations issue.

There are not enough tracks to allow hourly all day long passenger trains through that section of tracks.

Almost 4 years ago the PCs say that they were cancelling the Missing Link and would instead be negotiating with CN to build extra tracks at Metrolinx's expense in CN's right of way. There have been no announcements on that since.

Has it really been 4 years that I've been saying that 2WAD GO was a mirage that they never intended to deliver....wow time flies when you're being cynical.

[ac3r]

Ontario Cutting the Cost of Taking Transit: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/10016...ng-transit

[nms]

I can understand how this might work for incoming GO Trips with a fareless transfer from the GO vehicle onto a nearby GRT vehicle. How would this work for someone boarding a GRT vehicle heading to the station (or for that matter, one or two transfers away in the case of a trip that includes the bus and LRT?). Would the GRT fare simply be deducted from the price of the GO ticket?

[timio]

My understanding is you just show your Presto card and they let you board. For multi-bus trips to get to the station, I'm assuming they'd give you a transfer?

My cynical view on this is that I could just board any bus with my Presto card and get free transit anywhere in the region. I'm hoping they have safeguards to keep people from doing this, but it's hard when you're not on a route that directly connects to the GO station.

[KevinL]

I presume the expectation will be that you're headed toward a GO stop or station on that journey, and if asked can confirm which route/trip you'll be taking. Yes, you could game it, but not overly easily.

[danbrotherston]

I presume the expectation will be that you're headed toward a GO stop or station on that journey, and if asked can confirm which route/trip you'll be taking. Yes, you could game it, but not overly easily.

The shameful thing is that this would probably not be policed nearly as aggressively as actual passengers on ION...

I'm so tired of this...

[taylortbb]

Would the GRT fare simply be deducted from the price of the GO ticket?

That's how it works in the GTA, and how it would work here if we used Presto. The system recognizes the transfer, and discounts from the GO ticket.

Other posters are correct for how it works now, where you show your Presto card and ride for free. The discount only applies to train trips, so there was a plan at some point to install a device at the train station which you had to tap your EasyGo card to for a refund (and which presumably would cancel your transfer, to ensure you can't go any further on GRT). But in a world with 2WAD GO, that would basically make any trip to that area of DTK free for anyone willing to go tap there. Us adopting Presto is the only way to do it without fraud risk.