by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | GTA Development, Public Transit
The Barrie South GO Station opening December 17, 2007. It is located on the Bradford line, northeast of the intersection of Mapleview Dr. and Yonge St. and will be accessible to passengers using wheeled mobility aids. The extension of service from Bradford to Barrie...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | GTA Development, Public Transit
The Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is a high-efficiency transit corridor running east-west across Mississauga. The BRT will support all-station stop and extensive express bus service for thousands of riders per day, making it faster and easier for you to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 5, 2007 | Public Transit
The GTTA (Greater Toronto Transportation Authority) has finally released a new name: Metrolinx. I first read about that in the news today and the reason that the officials want to change that because the GTTA name would confuse the GTAA – the Greater Toronto...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 5, 2007 | Public Transit, Technology
Bombardier Transportation announced today it has received a contract to supply fleet operations services for the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) commuter rail system serving the city of Toronto and surrounding regions. read more | digg...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 4, 2007 | GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Public Transit
In an effort to be entirely impartial, posting the opinions of others, I’ve decided to list a link to the “Subway Now” group. Although I understand what they are attempting to do I still wonder who is going to really end up paying for the extension of the subway to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 3, 2007 | GTA Culture, GTA Development, GTA History, Public Transit
Streetcar platform dug in 1950s and never used sits behind a door, a buried relic of an old transit vision. To the thousands of patrons passing through the Queen subway station, it’s just another anonymous TTC maintenance door. But there are no mops and pails...