Gilbert published in The Star on Toronto’s transit
March 3, 2012
Post Carbon Adviser Richard Gilbert’s suggestions for improving transit systems in Toronto were published in The Star.
From the article:
If I were Toronto’s Transit TSAR (Transit Supremo having All Responsibility), with no commissioners or councillors to worry about — just the job of providing users with the best possible transit system given available resources, here’s what I’d do.
First, I’d set performance targets for the regular system. (WheelTrans, the service for people with disabilities, would have comparable targets.)
Within five years I’d ensure that for most hours of the day every transit trip within Toronto of up to five kilometres could be done in less than 30 minutes, including wait times. The time limits for trips of up to 10 and 15 kilometres would be 45 and 60 minutes. Normally, trips would take less than half these times.
Throughout Toronto, there would be a transit stop within 300 metres (a four-minute walk)…