TOareaFan
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Go just sent letters to people with reserved parking spots advising them that the cost of said spots will increase by 40% in a couple of months!
Well I guess if you use a station that's getting one of the big pretty parking garages, then you won't need to have a reserved space as much right?
I doubt it. Even with a 40% increase, it's still cheaper than driving downtown *and* paying downtown parking prices.But even worse for GO and for the environment in general is that many of those people might just give up and start driving into work.
Not having taken a GO train in years, I'm out of touch with what costs are. What would a reserved spot cost now? Does it vary from one station to another?
You would have to balance off the cost of the reserved spot and the train fare, against the cost of driving your car (parking downtown, the cost of gas, etc.) If the cost to take GO gets too far out of line, people will indeed start driving instead.
The parking fee for reserved spots is the same at each station and is going from $50 to $70 per month.
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But GO must charge for all parking at its stations!
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By implementing new parking charges, GO could choose between reduced fares, better service, and possibly saving money that would no longer be needed for vast parking garages.