GO's Train Disruptions are Poorly Thought Out
As any regular GO Lakeshore East Line user can tell you, travelling along the corridor has been a challenge on some weekends this year. Due to Ontario Line construction, service on some weekends on the line, as well as the Stouffville Line, has been suspended, with replacement bus services offered. As I tend to avoid using the GO train during these times, I have been able to avoid these detours. This past weekend, when service was replaced by buses, I was able to see some of the first-hand challenges related to the disruptions. However, I also noted how easy it would be for GO to resolve some of these issues. GO's unwillingness to reduce severity of train disruptions speaks to how incapable they are in promoting regional transit, instead of a downtown-centric system. The impacts in this case are Scarborough-heavy, but they affect all parts of non-downtown Toronto. In this blog post, I will explain some of my overarching concerns with GO Train service disruptions, and how I think t...