With respect to a parking structure at Long Branch, I'd be ok with it if:
1) It was built partially underground as part of a condo or office development of some kind (blend the parking into something useful as much as possible), and;
2) It was paid parking.
As an aside, as a transition to paid parking at all stations I think GO should start charging for parking at locations which are more urban in nature (Long Branch, Brampton, Kitchener, etc), at which parking expansion is physically constrained. Make the parking rate equivalent to the local transit Presto rate x2. It's easier to justify politically than doing paid parking everywhere in one shot. Expand it out to other stations gradually until you have it everywhere.
As a further aside to Long Branch, I'd really like to see the 192 Airport Rocket extended to Long Branch. I've done the LSW+UPX thing a couple times now, and being able to just head straight down the 427 instead of backtracking all the way to Union would be a huge time-saver (and money saver). Even if it was every 2nd bus, that would work (though that would probably mess up the headways).
1) It was built partially underground as part of a condo or office development of some kind (blend the parking into something useful as much as possible), and;
2) It was paid parking.
As an aside, as a transition to paid parking at all stations I think GO should start charging for parking at locations which are more urban in nature (Long Branch, Brampton, Kitchener, etc), at which parking expansion is physically constrained. Make the parking rate equivalent to the local transit Presto rate x2. It's easier to justify politically than doing paid parking everywhere in one shot. Expand it out to other stations gradually until you have it everywhere.
As a further aside to Long Branch, I'd really like to see the 192 Airport Rocket extended to Long Branch. I've done the LSW+UPX thing a couple times now, and being able to just head straight down the 427 instead of backtracking all the way to Union would be a huge time-saver (and money saver). Even if it was every 2nd bus, that would work (though that would probably mess up the headways).