A statement from Metrolinx said long-anticipated efforts to refurbish Toronto's Gardiner Expressway prompted the changes on Route 21, arguing the new schedule will make travel times more 'consistent and reliable' amid the expected construction.
GO operator Metrolinx recently implemented changes on some of its most popular train and bus routesA Go Bus bound for Union Station leaving Hamilton. Scheduling changes, which Metrolinx announced late last month, were largely implemented as of Saturday.A direct bus operated by the regional transit provider used to provide an easy way for the 31-year-old civil engineer to travel from his home in downtown Toronto to his job roughly 35 kilometres away in Mississauga, Ont.
Batra is not alone in his frustration with the scheduling changes, which Metrolinx announced late last month and largely implemented as of Saturday. The routes in question run through some of the fastest-growing regions in the province. Statistics Canada's latest census data shows the population of Milton, Ont., the final destination for Route 21 buses, soared 20 per cent between 2016 and 2021. The population of Milton's home region of Halton jumped nearly nine per cent during that time, while neighbouring Peel Region saw its population climb roughly five per cent to about 1.45 million residents.
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