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‘There are too many bikes’: A sharp rise in the number of food couriers commuting into Toronto’s core has left GO Transit struggling — and the workers scrambling
In recent months, GO Transit operations have been adjusted to accommodate a growing influx of food delivery workers and their bikes in the GTA.
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In response to increased courier traffic, Metrolinx told the Star it had made several changes, including: adding occasional trains along the Kitchener line, a popular route for food delivery workers that connects Union Station to Brampton, Mississauga, Guelph and Kitchener; doubling bike capacity on select trains; and increasing staff on platforms to ensure bikes don’t exceed the coach limit.
But Metrolinx and delivery workers seem to be in agreement on how to fix the overcrowding: introduce dedicated bike coaches on the Kitchener line.
However, couriers will have to wait until the fall when Metrolinx’s fleet of bike coaches — currently used by sightseers along the Niagara corridor, whose busy season is soon ending — will be redeployed to the Kitchen[er] line. The transit agency said it’s also working to procure more dedicated bike coaches, with e-bikes in mind.
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