Comment 48359

By MattM (registered) | Posted September 28, 2010 at 12:52:54

This is the single biggest waste of money I have seen in my generation!

Why was this built when we had a perfecty functioning Trasnsit Terminal at TH&B. Not only did the existing building come complete with Washrooms, Climate Control & eateries but it would also have >connected GO Trains & Buses to Coach Canada & Greyhound buses with HSR buses (along with future B & A LRT lines).

I take the HSR daily, but do not approve this project. Sorry. Huge waste of money!

The TH&B station had HSR routes 1 King, 2 Barton and route 3 Cannon added to them a year ago, moving them from the old Macnab terminal. They will be staying there permanently. There is no way the HSR could have accomodated all of the routes that pass through the downtown at the GO station. GO uses up to 5 platforms to themselves and another 4-5 are used by Greyhound and Coach Canada. They were also constructed in a way that is not conducive to urban transit usage, in a way that would allow the buses to pull to the side to unload and offload, then pull back out into a main lane to exit.

The TH&B station is currently being utilized incredibly well with exception to the low amount of GO train traffic serving it. Another HSR terminal for the mountain buses was not only necessary but overdue.

Comment edited by MattM on 2010-09-28 11:56:10

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