Comments on: Coffee Chat With Colin Best http://zhamid.ca/coffeechat/coffee-chat-with-colin-best/ Milton Town Councillor for Ward 8 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Zeeshan Hamid http://zhamid.ca/coffeechat/coffee-chat-with-colin-best/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Zeeshan Hamid Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:09:34 +0000 http://www.zhamid.ca/blog/?p=54#comment-87 Tee, Those are great suggestions. I will forward them to Milton Transit Advisory Committee. I think the town should focus on intensifying the core urban area before sprawling out. A higher population density will likely demand a better transit system. Zeeshan. Tee,
Those are great suggestions. I will forward them to Milton Transit Advisory Committee.

I think the town should focus on intensifying the core urban area before sprawling out. A higher population density will likely demand a better transit system.

Zeeshan.

]]> By: Mike Cluett http://zhamid.ca/coffeechat/coffee-chat-with-colin-best/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Mike Cluett Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:10:30 +0000 http://www.zhamid.ca/blog/?p=54#comment-78 I agree with the comment about having weekend transit schedule that will focus on the downtown core of Milton so people can take the bus to the farmers market or any other event being held there. Many of the people I talked with after the street festival said they took the bus because it was more of a direct route to an area they were going to. Right now everything focuses on the GO station and thats good for the rush hours, but changing daytime routes to accomodate other areas would help. I agree with the comment about having weekend transit schedule that will focus on the downtown core of Milton so people can take the bus to the farmers market or any other event being held there.

Many of the people I talked with after the street festival said they took the bus because it was more of a direct route to an area they were going to. Right now everything focuses on the GO station and thats good for the rush hours, but changing daytime routes to accomodate other areas would help.

]]> By: Tee http://zhamid.ca/coffeechat/coffee-chat-with-colin-best/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Tee Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:34:07 +0000 http://www.zhamid.ca/blog/?p=54#comment-72 Zeeshan, How about public transportation? What Milton Transit offers today is pathetic. We need to start it as services - try to fill the bus up before try to make money out of it. Some ideas borrowed from other cities: - Transferable Monthly Pass - 2-hour free transfer (a transfer is good for 2 hours no matter which way you go) - Add bike racks to the bus (this would be perfect for someone need to go to a place which is not on the bus route - Milton has such a great bike trails system) - Call-on-demand for early or late hours and weekends (call one hour early to schedule a pick-up and drop-off on the bus route) - Weekend transit to farmer's market - Monthly pass holder can bring a companion for free on weekend A truly believer of public transit Zeeshan,

How about public transportation? What Milton Transit offers today is pathetic. We need to start it as services – try to fill the bus up before try to make money out of it. Some ideas borrowed from other cities:

- Transferable Monthly Pass
- 2-hour free transfer (a transfer is good for 2 hours no matter which way you go)
- Add bike racks to the bus (this would be perfect for someone need to go to a place which is not on the bus route – Milton has such a great bike trails system)
- Call-on-demand for early or late hours and weekends (call one hour early to schedule a pick-up and drop-off on the bus route)
- Weekend transit to farmer’s market
- Monthly pass holder can bring a companion for free on weekend

A truly believer of public transit

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