ssiguy2
Senior Member
Running GO or RER may indeed be more expensive than TTC bus but it is also a vastly superior use of funds and rolling stock.
Many of the packed buses on route to the nearest subway station roll right by a GO station where few get off. If GO was an option most of those people would get off at GO so maybe half of all those buses could short turn back providing increased frequency at no extra cost.
You also have to take into account the number of potential riders the TTC is losing due to people hating to take it. Many would ride the TTC to work if they weren't packed in like sardines hyperventilating for an hour and if GO/RER were an option it would help alleviate the over crowding on many of the subway, bus, and streetcar routes.
Many of the packed buses on route to the nearest subway station roll right by a GO station where few get off. If GO was an option most of those people would get off at GO so maybe half of all those buses could short turn back providing increased frequency at no extra cost.
You also have to take into account the number of potential riders the TTC is losing due to people hating to take it. Many would ride the TTC to work if they weren't packed in like sardines hyperventilating for an hour and if GO/RER were an option it would help alleviate the over crowding on many of the subway, bus, and streetcar routes.