Comments on: GO Transit http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44 modern metropolitan mode choice, remodelled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: drpritch http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-23 drpritch Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:37:47 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-23 Updates, both recent and older: <ol> <li> KML versions of the TTC and GO maps, available for use in Google Earth etc. See link at top-right of pages.</li> <li> Text-search capability, just doing a regular Google Maps-style query. Doesn't support searching for station names.</li> <li> Added new GO stations: Lisgar and Barrie South.</li> </ol> Updates, both recent and older:

  1. KML versions of the TTC and GO maps, available for use in Google Earth etc. See link at top-right of pages.
  2. Text-search capability, just doing a regular Google Maps-style query. Doesn’t support searching for station names.
  3. Added new GO stations: Lisgar and Barrie South.
]]> By: Anthony Perruzza http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-22 Anthony Perruzza Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:01:28 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-22 The Federation of Metro Tenants Associations is endorsing the NDP's Anthony Perruzza as the choice for ward 8 councillor. You can join his campaign or donate by calling 416-636-2255 www.anthonyperruzza.com They are saying that present councillor Peter Li Preti gets a lot of funding from NHD Developments owned by Liberal finance minister and slum landlord Greg Sorbara and his family plus from other slumlords. They also feel the reason for Li Preti and Greg Sorbara's government supporting the strange subway extension to Jane and Steeles is that it will substantially improve the value of the many properties owned by Greg Sorbara and his family in the Keele/Finch and Jane/Steeles areas all at taxpayer expense. The Federation of Metro Tenants Associations is endorsing the NDP’s Anthony Perruzza as the choice for ward 8 councillor.

You can join his campaign or donate by calling 416-636-2255 http://www.anthonyperruzza.com

They are saying that present councillor Peter Li Preti gets a lot of funding from NHD Developments owned by Liberal finance minister and slum landlord Greg Sorbara and his family plus from other slumlords.

They also feel the reason for Li Preti and Greg Sorbara’s government supporting the strange subway extension to Jane and Steeles is that it will substantially improve the value of the many properties owned by Greg Sorbara and his family in the Keele/Finch and Jane/Steeles areas all at taxpayer expense.

]]> By: Chris http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-21 Chris Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:35:55 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-21 Hi David, just read your Go Train post. I'm starting a blog at http://tucorides.blogspot.com to document commuting by bike to Oshawa for work. I'm mixing biking with riding the Go Train to Oshawa. Like you I had previously never ridden Go Trains, and was barely aware of their existence. After using it a couple times now, I find Go's service to Oshawa to be great. The flaw in the ointment though is that my workplace is in north Oshawa (while the Go Station is in the south) - and Durham regional public transit is a bit hit and miss and adds a lot of hassle to my commute. Ergo part of my desire to simply do it all by myself via bicycle. Hi David, just read your Go Train post.
I’m starting a blog at http://tucorides.blogspot.com to document commuting by bike to Oshawa for work.
I’m mixing biking with riding the Go Train to Oshawa. Like you I had previously never ridden Go Trains, and was barely aware of their existence. After using it a couple times now, I find Go’s service to Oshawa to be great. The flaw in the ointment though is that my workplace is in north Oshawa (while the Go Station is in the south) – and Durham regional public transit is a bit hit and miss and adds a lot of hassle to my commute.
Ergo part of my desire to simply do it all by myself via bicycle.

]]> By: drpritch http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-20 drpritch Mon, 22 May 2006 18:51:25 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-20 Gotcha. Should be fixed now. Gotcha. Should be fixed now.

]]> By: Mike Ang http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-19 Mike Ang Mon, 22 May 2006 06:05:59 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-19 FYI the link to the map is broken when viewing the page from the archives. The URL I get for this page is http://davidpritchard.org/page/1/ FYI the link to the map is broken when viewing the page from the archives.

The URL I get for this page is http://davidpritchard.org/page/1/

]]> By: zhz http://davidpritchard.org/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-18 zhz Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:40:32 +0000 http://davidpritchard.org/?p=44#comment-18 This is the exact opposite of me. GO transit was an integral mode of transportation from my home in the suburbs to downtown. Now that I'm downtown, it allows me to visit my parents easily. Incidentally, I never knew that GO trains went through Dundas West until I rented an apartment overlooking the station. GO transit is pretty good along the Lakeshore line, but it is pretty one-sided for most other routes. This is the exact opposite of me. GO transit was an integral mode of transportation from my home in the suburbs to downtown. Now that I’m downtown, it allows me to visit my parents easily. Incidentally, I never knew that GO trains went through Dundas West until I rented an apartment overlooking the station. GO transit is pretty good along the Lakeshore line, but it is pretty one-sided for most other routes.

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