APTA-2048
Senior Member
They went to Downtown Oshawa and then to Yorkdale.That is too bad. I still think the service should terminate at Oshawa Station. There’s no need to go to downtown Toronto. Where is this new operator going to?
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They went to Downtown Oshawa and then to Yorkdale.That is too bad. I still think the service should terminate at Oshawa Station. There’s no need to go to downtown Toronto. Where is this new operator going to?
Actually this is how most InterCity bus service should run. But why downtown Oshawa and not the GO station?They went to Downtown Oshawa and then to Yorkdale.
Actually this is how most InterCity bus service should run. But why downtown Oshawa and not the GO station?
Whoever operates the Oshawa - Lindsay - Haliburton bus service should take a page out of GOST and don't even bother with going anywhere near Toronto. Too much traffic and not enough turn around. GOST is smart because they start/end at Guelph Central Station and avoid all of the GTA traffic. Start the trip at Oshawa GO station, then the bus terminal in downtown Oshawa and head north. Like GOST, this bus service should be operated by a municipal government City of Kawartha Lakes.
At the current cost of housing in the GTA it wouldn't surprise me that students are going to Lindsay for housing and commuting to Durham College.Not a bad idea. You could even start it at Durham College and rely on GO and DRT routes there for onward connections to the GO stations, downtown, and even to York Region.
Are the bus times in and out of downtown really that bad? When I'm on the DVP the buses go ripping past me in the bus lane. Some kind of bus-only lanes into the Union bus-terminal would solve a lot.Whoever operates the Oshawa - Lindsay - Haliburton bus service should take a page out of GOST and don't even bother with going anywhere near Toronto. Too much traffic and not enough turn around. GOST is smart because they start/end at Guelph Central Station and avoid all of the GTA traffic. Start the trip at Oshawa GO station, then the bus terminal in downtown Oshawa and head north. Like GOST, this bus service should be operated by a municipal government City of Kawartha Lakes.
Take into consideration the time to get to the DVP and then to the terminal.Are the bus times in and out of downtown really that bad? When I'm on the DVP the buses go ripping past me in the bus lane. Some kind of bus-only lanes into the Union bus-terminal would solve a lot.
The 407 and then the HOV lane from the north works well. And once they open the HOV lanes on the 401.Take into consideration the time to get to the DVP and then to the terminal.
It would be pretty hard to convince municipal taxpayers to fund a bus service that serves other municipalities. Connecting your taxpayers to other areas is one thing but I'm guessing more Haliburton residents would want to connect to Lindsay than the other way around.Whoever operates the Oshawa - Lindsay - Haliburton bus service should take a page out of GOST and don't even bother with going anywhere near Toronto. Too much traffic and not enough turn around. GOST is smart because they start/end at Guelph Central Station and avoid all of the GTA traffic. Start the trip at Oshawa GO station, then the bus terminal in downtown Oshawa and head north. Like GOST, this bus service should be operated by a municipal government City of Kawartha Lakes.
The bus lanes on the DVP are specifically reserved for GO Transit and the TTC. Private bus lines an Ontario Northland need to sit in traffic. The lanes also don't cover a very large portion of the DVP so even GO and (former) TTC buses need to sit in traffic for a fairly substantial portion of the route.Are the bus times in and out of downtown really that bad? When I'm on the DVP the buses go ripping past me in the bus lane. Some kind of bus-only lanes into the Union bus-terminal would solve a lot.
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I've seen a lot more "private" buses pass me there than GO, this year.The bus lanes on the DVP are specifically reserved for GO Transit and the TTC. Private bus lines an Ontario Northland need to sit in traffic. The lanes also don't cover a very large portion of the DVP so even GO and (former) TTC buses need to sit in traffic for a fairly substantial portion of the route.
And I would hope so! Seems extremely wasteful to limit such use to just buses which happen to be red or green…I've seen a lot more "private" buses pass me there than GO, this year.
Here is the sign according to Streetview:I've seen a lot more "private" buses pass me there than GO, this year.
And I would hope so! Seems extremely wasteful to limit such use to just buses which happen to be red or green…