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I was trying to find it during the strikes, but couldn't (think I was searching 'YRT' instead of 'York Region Transit'), which is why I started those other ones.
Sorry mods
Sorry mods
Markham, ON (DATE) – The Remington Centre, one of the biggest retail developments in Canada, announced today that over 80% of available retail condominiums have been pre-sold. In addition to pre-selling over 500 units, The Remington Centre has made key agreements with the Town of Markham that will position the property as a commuter hub. For public transportation users, GO Transit and VIVA public transportation will both have stations on-site.
That would make a lot of sense. It could even go through Markham Centre, along highway 7 briefly, and then past Seneca College (which plans to expand its campus) up through the Buttonville redevelopment (they also want VIVA service), then across 16th to Vaughan Mills. That would connect a lot of major trip generators as well as three GO stations (Milliken, Unionville and Rutehrford) and the Purple, Pink, Green and Blue VIVA lines. It could even duck down Bayview and go to Richmond Hill Centre as well.
From the Remington Centre thread:
Anyone have any idea what a VIVA route here would look like?
Kennedy and 16th/Carrville/Rutherford do not need VIVA service. Run the existing buses more often outside rush hour instead. All the major routes like 4, 8, 20, 85, 88, 90, 91 should have buses at least every 15 minutes Monday-Sunday outside rush hour and the high frequency routes should have thick lines on the YRT service map. VIVA Blue and VIVA Purple are really the only routes that make sense to be part of the VIVA system (Orange should be taken over by Brampton Transit permanently and Green/Pink turned into regular routes). Putting fancier buses and fancier bus shelters and putting duplicate local/express service that is not needed on more routes takes away money that is better spent improving service.
fellow urbanists,
try this next time you find yourself on the Viva Blue: if you're going north, get off at Major Mac and walk to the next stop (crosby Ave). This one stop length is the original town of Richmond Hill, its actually pretty nice, theres some interesting things to see along the way. Its a great halfway point between the terminuses, you can get a coffee and go pee and look around. This little stretch is one of the only urban places in York Region that is actually nice to walk through, because it was built before cars.
fellow urbanists,
try this next time you find yourself on the Viva Blue: if you're going north, get off at Major Mac and walk to the next stop (crosby Ave). This one stop length is the original town of Richmond Hill, its actually pretty nice, theres some interesting things to see along the way. Its a great halfway point between the terminuses, you can get a coffee and go pee and look around. This little stretch is one of the only urban places in York Region that is actually nice to walk through, because it was built before cars.
Here's one thing I'm worried about, anyone who rides Viva already knows 'red / pink' painted concrete exists around the bus stops ... the problem, it looks like crap ...
It's start out a nice color but after a week or two .. puke ... actually you can already see it in the BRT around downtown Markham.