Jeff Outhit of the KW Record has posted his opinion of the speed of the proposed GO Trains
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/585294
Jeff also wrote an article a few years ago about the Toronto commute:
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/data/sprawl/sprawl06.htm
The Guelph Tribune has dug into the parking issues facing the City of Guelph with regards to the proposed GO expansion. First, they discussed the ridership forecast and other details:
http://www.guelphtribune.ca/news/article/184674
Next they discuss the Parking issues:
http://www.guelphtribune.ca/news/article/184682
Of interest, they are noting that Guelph will have a direct bus connection from all points in the city, whereas in Kitchener, the distance from the bus terminal and the GO Station is considerable (2-4 KM).
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The above table, created by David Graham in his article here could be your train schedule for Guelph (not including bus service!) for commuters and travellers alike in 2011. What a stark contrast from todays schedule (via rail website)
From contributor David Graham comes this piece he wrote in the Guelph Mercury for their Editorial board:
http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/EditorialOpinion/article/519472
Where he summarizes the good things proposed for the North Mainline. However, he clearly states the next problem will be Parking in Guelph. In my words, GO Transit is effectively downloading the issue of parking to the City of Guelph until a second station is built with enough parking spaces to meet commuter demand. I also question how GO ticketholders will acquire parking in downtown Guelph, will it be for payment, or will there be an integrated ticketing/parking solution? (This issue will likely not be decided unless the GO service is approved).
One can look at Union Station as an example where no free parking is provided.. but how many others exist? Reader comments highly encouraged..
With thanks to longtime reader/contributor Nick Alexandrou — who notified us of an editorial by the KW Record staff, an exerpt which summarizes the article:
“One point may be stated with certainty. The Toronto-Waterloo Region connection is only going to increase in the years ahead. There is a lot of work still to do on this proposal, but for any driver stuck in traffic on Highway 401, GO trains — even at the estimated costs — can’t come fast enough.”
And here is the link to the full article: http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/Editorials/article/580072