Brian Crombie interviews Jonathan English, Director of Policy for Transportation and Infrastructure, Toronto Region Board of Trade about their recent report on Getting on the Right Track - Regional Rail for the GTA. Some points:
- irreplaceable legacy of rail corridors radiating from Union Station, both currently used and unused ones
- Should be two-way, all-day service; high frequency; seamless integration with local transit; routes, ticketing and fares.
- Redevelop Union Station and add three more downtown stations at Spadina, Sherbourne and Cherry.
- Electrify and change to single level trains for faster exit, for fast starts, shorter head ways and more frequency
- Add many more stations both in Toronto and in suburbs
- Add lines such as north through Brampton to Mayfield, through Vaughan to Bolton and across the middle of the city north of DuPont.