This summer, Metrolinx held the second round of public consultations online from August 18 to September 1, 2020, to get community feedback on the GO Expansion program. During the second round, more than 10,000 users visited the GO Expansion Program webpage and Metrolinx received 65 submissions from the public. This participation and feedback is a … Continue reading Latest round of GO Expansion public consultation wraps up – Here’s what Metrolinx heard from you
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Public input lets GO Expansion proceed full steam ahead
Metrolinx’s GO Expansion program is the largest transit project in the history of Ontario and Canada. But it can’t happen without the input of the communities and industry partners that will build and use the system. As the population of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area continues to boom, the case for expanding GO Transit … Continue reading Public input lets GO Expansion proceed full steam ahead
Getting past dirt and dust during critical transit development – How Metrolinx will tackle future GO Expansion projects in your neighbourhood
While preparing to deliver the largest transit expansion project in Canadian history, Metrolinx is offering up ways to manage the impact of construction on Ontario communities. Here, we dig into details that will – while sometimes still messy – lead to improved transit. Remember when you got a new stove, and what you found behind … Continue reading Getting past dirt and dust during critical transit development – How Metrolinx will tackle future GO Expansion projects in your neighbourhood
As GO Transit branches out – Finding balance between nature’s vegetation and space for transit (with images of how much damage a tree limb can do to a train)
There’s an art to giving vegetation its space to flourish, while making sure routes are safe and reliable for GO Transit vehicles to travel on. This is especially true as lines and services continue to expand to meet a growing need. We take you inside the decision process that goes into compensation for greenery that … Continue reading As GO Transit branches out – Finding balance between nature’s vegetation and space for transit (with images of how much damage a tree limb can do to a train)
New route – Proposed walking and cycling path outlined for Maple GO station
Plans for a new path to the Barrie Line rail and bus stop are now under discussion, with construction tentatively to take place in the fall of 2020. We have all the details, including on a public meeting scheduled for tonight (Dec. 3). Access to Vaughan’s Maple GO station – especially for customers on foot … Continue reading New route – Proposed walking and cycling path outlined for Maple GO station
Exclusive: GOing Loco for GO’s new Tier 4 Locomotives
Reporter diary - A rare behind-the-scenes look at GO’s mighty new machines Next to locomotive 675, everything else seems very small. And I’m suddenly six years old again, and dearly want to sound the train horn – if I could only find it. As it waits at the Willowbrook train yard, located just west of … Continue reading Exclusive: GOing Loco for GO’s new Tier 4 Locomotives
Ontario transit agencies save more than $23 million buying buses through Metrolinx program
Unique procurement agreement brings savings to provincial transit partners Bulk buying isn’t just something reserved for personal weekend trips to Costco. Sure, braving the crowds and long lineups will save a few bucks but big business can also take advantage and save huge money. Purchasing transit vehicles, for example, can be a very expensive proposition. … Continue reading Ontario transit agencies save more than $23 million buying buses through Metrolinx program
GO Expansion: On Track toward the Future
It’s the next move toward bringing the future of transit here today. Those green trains being made available everywhere, all the time, to hop on board and get to where you need to GO. That means more convenience and arriving there quicker. New service starts with finding the right partners to make it happen. In … Continue reading GO Expansion: On Track toward the Future
Transit Procurement Initiative
We hit a milestone a couple of weeks ago that’s worth noting. With no shovels hitting the ground, funding announced or ribbon cut, this particular announcement may have flown a little under the radar. But the fact that, to date, our Transit Procurement Initiative (we call it TPI) has facilitated the purchase of over 1,000 … Continue reading Transit Procurement Initiative
