Transportation Committee

 

 

 

 

 

TO:

Mayor and Members of Council

 

 

 

 

FROM:

Alan Brown, Director of Engineering

 

 

 

 

PREPARED BY:

 Arup Mukherjee, Manager of Transportation

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

2003-Sep-29

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT:

Request for Single Fare Zone for GO Transit in Markham

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

That the report entitled “Request for Single Fare Zone for GO Transit in Markham” be received;

 

And that the following resolution requesting GO Transit to consider a single fare zone across Markham be adopted.

 

 

Whereas, The Town of Markham is concerned regarding the lack of parking spaces at the Markham, Centennial and Unionville GO stations;

 

And whereas the Town of Markham wishes to encourage residents to use all available spaces including the vacant spaces at Mount Joy station;

 

Now therefore be it resolved that the Town of Markham requests the GO Board to review the entire Town of Markham as a single fare zone;

 

And that GO Transit in conjunction with York Region Transit undertake additional efforts to market/promote the GO Shuttle service.

 

 

 

PURPOSE:

To equalize GO Transit fares across the Markham Community and encourage more transit users to utilize the Mount Joy GO Station for the parking and reduce the overcrowding at other local stations.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

At the May 26, 2003 Transportation Committee meeting, members discussed a concern regarding the available spaces at the Mount Joy Go Station while overcrowding is occurring at other stations.  It was noted that an increase in fare for the northerly stations might result in more residents using the southerly stations.  In response to this concern, committee advised that a request should be directed at GO Transit to equalize fares across Markham.

 

The current fare structure for a two-ride ticket to Union Station is as follows:

 

                        From:

                                    -           Mount Joy station:        $11.00

                                    -           Markham station:          $10.00

                                    -           Centennial station          $10.00

                                    -           Milliken station $  9.30

 

Staff have proposed the resolution in the recommendation requesting GO Transit to consider a single fare zone across Markham.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Brown, C.E.T.

Director of Engineering

 

Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

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