If Metrolinx comes to Ottawa, I hope greater connectivity throughout Eastern Ontario comes with it. It's shameful that there's no GO service here the way there is in the GTA & Golden Horseshoe. At the very least, give us GO buses that connect Pembroke with Almonte, Perth, Ottawa, Hawkesbury, and Cornwall.
Direct bus service between Ottawa & Sherbrooke QC would be amazing. Train service to Sherbrooke would be impressive. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the "Venice of Québec" is another place difficult for Ottawans to get to without a car (another shame because it's a wonderful place).
Why are we so far behind other parts of the world when it comes to mass transit? Why is North America so car-obsessed?
My question is: if there are going to be reduced costs because of the transfer to Metrolinx, why would those reduced costs--or at the very least a significant part of them--be passed on to the taxpayers who pay through the nose for OC Transpo?
If Metrolinx comes to Ottawa, I hope greater connectivity throughout Eastern Ontario comes with it. It's shameful that there's no GO service here the way there is in the GTA & Golden Horseshoe. At the very least, give us GO buses that connect Pembroke with Almonte, Perth, Ottawa, Hawkesbury, and Cornwall.
Direct bus service between Ottawa & Sherbrooke QC would be amazing. Train service to Sherbrooke would be impressive. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the "Venice of Québec" is another place difficult for Ottawans to get to without a car (another shame because it's a wonderful place).
Why are we so far behind other parts of the world when it comes to mass transit? Why is North America so car-obsessed?
Thanks for your comment. Yes it would great to see more transportation options within eastern Ontario and western Quebec 👍
My question is: if there are going to be reduced costs because of the transfer to Metrolinx, why would those reduced costs--or at the very least a significant part of them--be passed on to the taxpayers who pay through the nose for OC Transpo?
The Mayor has committed that any cost savings would be re-invested into the bus network