raptor
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who subsidizes the shuttle then? York U? Perhaps they could subsidize the TTC transfer instead?
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nfitz
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With the cost of one shuttle bus? I doubt they could fund 1¢ per TTC trip from York U for that
torontocolin
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Maybe York could subsidize it, if the PRESTO infrastructure allowed for it. I'm sure they could work out a deal with the TTC, given that it's basically free money for unused capacity from the TTC's perspective. The problem at the moment isn't a money issue, it's an infrastructure issue.
Even if the difference is only a few minutes, a double-digit percentage fare hike for a longer trip seems like a pretty raw deal, especially for students.
Even if the difference is only a few minutes, a double-digit percentage fare hike for a longer trip seems like a pretty raw deal, especially for students.
Richard White
Senior Member
Does anyone here know what track the weekend Nigeria Excursion trains embark from at Union? I know it is usually the same track every weekend.
Allandale25
Senior Member
This might not be the best thread for this but can't think of another one.
I think GO is mainly looking at it as "one less car parked in our parking lots all day".
crs1026
Senior Member
Local transit is so far behind the curve on this. 45-foot diesel buses on half hour headways on arterial roads can’t close the gap. This service can’t be planned like a bus route.
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nfitz
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I'm kind of scratching my head at this. I've had no problems arriving at Oakville, and simply jumping into a taxi at the taxistand. How is this easier? The post itself talks about having to wait for minutes. Why wait?
And what's dropping a pin - that sounds kind of rude to me?
And what's dropping a pin - that sounds kind of rude to me?
WillTo
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Aren't taxis more expensive?
nfitz
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No idea. Taxis aren't particularly expensive. Both are surely more expensive than the bus, which I take if there's no big gap, or doesn't go where I need quickly.
Time is valuable. Don't want to have to wait. Also I keep hearing horror stories about Lift and Uber.
rbt
Senior Member
I don't see the exact phrase you're referring to, so it could be 2 different things:
1. Marking a pickup location which is someplace other than your current location. Uber and most others represent this with a pin (as used in sewing) that you stick into the "map" below.
2. Services have begun trialing a queue at very popular pickup locations. You receive a 6 digit code (called a PIN) which you give to the driver. The driver then receives your trip information. So instead of finding a specific Uber/Lyft vehicle, you can take any of them from the queue.
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We use Uber to get to the GO station when we're going to be gone for a while -- you can only park for 48 hours. Local transit isn't an easy option for us.
I think the big advantage is during the AM peak. Someone can order the Lyft while they're eating their breakfast, and it's at their door by the time they're done, and they get dropped off at the front of the GO station. No having to try and find a parking spot, and no having to walk to a bus stop and wait for the bus, only to have it meander through your entire subdivision before making its way to the GO station.
This is likely going to become the dominant model for suburban transit, only using Shared Autonomous Vehicles instead.
Pretty sure there are enough horror stories about taxis to fill a book, so it's not like the alternative to Uber/Lyft is much better.
nfitz
Superstar
If your aren't starting at the station, sure. But at the station, you never even know when you are going to get off the train ... even if you wait until the last second, you never know when you'll be stuck with the 10-minute GO shuffle, when they overshoot the platform by a few inches, and the engineer has to get out, walk to the other end of the train, and back the train into position
I'm not sure how working with a foreign-owned corporation, is ever better, let alone much better, than working with local companies. I've not once ever heard any horror stories about Oakville Taxi.
And yet even in a small town like Oakville, the police have charged Lyft drivers with sexual assault.
‘I was afraid I was going to be raped’: Lyft driver charged with sex assault of teen
‘I was afraid I was going to be raped,’ Hamilton teen says
www.thespec.com
From a quick Google: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2015/03/13/oakville-taxi-driver-accused-of-being-impaired/
Oakville taxi driver charged with impaired driving after crash
An Oakville taxi driver has been charged with impaired driving after he was found asleep at the wheel after colliding with another vehicle in a parking lot on Wednesday night.
www.cp24.com