Allandale25
Senior Member
Re Kitchener Corridor. Here's what it said in the February 25, 2016 provincial budget:
"As a first step to phasing in GO RER, Metrolinx is continuing to implement short-term service improvements that will result in new travel options across the seven corridors of the GO rail network. In 2016–17, planned network-wide GO rail service improvements include the addition of up to:
So although they implied by the end of the 2016-2017 fiscal year, they appear to have given themselves the so-called "cushion" by adding in words like "dependent", "negotiations", and "implementation".
"As a first step to phasing in GO RER, Metrolinx is continuing to implement short-term service improvements that will result in new travel options across the seven corridors of the GO rail network. In 2016–17, planned network-wide GO rail service improvements include the addition of up to:
- Six new trips during the morning/afternoon commutes (i.e., peak trips) on the Milton, Richmond Hill and Stouffville corridors;
- 10 new trips during the midday/evening (i.e., off-peak trips) on the Kitchener corridor to/from the City of Brampton; and
- 52 new trips on each weekend day (i.e., a typical Saturday) on the Kitchener corridor to/from the City of Brampton and the Barrie corridor to/from Aurora.
So although they implied by the end of the 2016-2017 fiscal year, they appear to have given themselves the so-called "cushion" by adding in words like "dependent", "negotiations", and "implementation".