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Just last week the government announced new plans to make transit more affordable, including discounts for GO Transit trips within the GTA. Included in the 2018 budget is $3 trips for GO Transit and the UP Express anywhere in Toronto, as well as 10 kilometer trips anywhere on the GO network, beginning in 2019. The fares will only be available to PRESTO card holders.
Read MoreDuring the winter officials in the city opened up temporary homeless shelters to cope with the additional demand on the shelter system from the cold weather, but it sheds a light on the city's housing crisis. Homelessness, after all, is caused by a lack of housing, and cities like Montreal, Edmonton and Hamilton have avoided this sort of emergencies by putting more effort into finding housing for the homeless.
Read MoreIn another incident, an Amtrak train was diverted to a side track and crashed into an empty freight train in South Carolina, injuring 116 people and killing two employees. Had positive train control been turned on, this accident could have been avoided.
Read MoreThe concept of universal transit smart cards has been floating around for the better part of a decade now and with them comes the promise of simplicity, less fare evasion and wider accessibility to access transit.
Read MoreToronto's regional transportation planning agency, Metrolinx, is cutting its order of low-floor streetcars from Bombardier Transportation in more than half. The initial order for 182 vehicles has been lowered to to 76, a reduction of 106 vehicles that were intended to run on the Eglinton Crosstown, Finch West and other light rail transit lines throughout Toronto.
Read MoreIn China, bike shares are all the frenzy. They're convenient since in the internet-connected nation, all you need is a phone to access them. Renting out a bike only costs cents and is as easy as entering a code on your phone, but throughout the country, city streets are being piled high with unused bikes.
Read MoreAn Amtrak train derailed at 7:40 am in DuPont, Washington this morning while en-route to Seattle. The derailment occurred when thirteen carriages jumped the tracks. The accident brings up a question: if there was safety controls installed on the tracks, why were they switched off at the time of the crash?
Read MorePricing for GO Transit is calculated with a fare-by-distance method, with the intention that people who travel further on the network should be the ones to pay more than those who travel shorter distances. In theory, it's meant to be a fair system where people only pay for the resources they use. Unfortunately that's not exactly how it works.
Read MoreStreetcar systems are popping up all over North America with some already in operation. These lines have the ability to transform the way people get around, but only if implemented correctly.
Read MoreThe subway system in New York City is in deep crisis. People can't get to work on time because trains are systematically late. The MTA says that overcrowding is the main reason why trains are always delayed and while that's technically true, it's not the actual truth. When a train is delayed, a reason must be imputed and when none can be determined, "crowding" is used as the catch-all reason.
Read MoreOn the subway, there's always going to be delays. Trains could break down or doors could fail to close, causing passengers to wait while the issue is fixed. However, there's lots of customer-caused delays too, such as a customer becoming ill, the passenger assistance alarm being falsely pushed or disorderly patrons.
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