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Regional council okays GO report Durham Regional Council has approved a planning department report that calls for the extention of the GO Transit rail service from Pickering to Oshawa. The report also calls for the train to stop in Whitby and Ajax. In 1979, approximately 7,580 people from Durham Region used the GO Transit system each day to travel to work in Metropolitan Toron- to. This figure is expected to increase 115 per cent by the year 1991. Whitby residents con- sistuted abut 1,000 of the riders of the GO Transit, a figure that is expected to in- crease to 1,400 in 1986 and to 1,980 in 1991. The planning department told council that the exten- tion of the GO Transit will make the Region of Durham a more attractive residen- tial development area. "It is expected that especially after a number of years of operation, the ex- tention would make the region a more attractive residential location and would result in significantly higher population growth than previously expected," the report says. "This in turn, would in- crease the usage of the GO rail extention although the extent of this increase would be extremely difficult to Council support C.QNT'D FROM PG. 6 the wish of local residents when it comes to selling or retaining parkland. Because the land has been used d park since the town bought -it 11 years ago, he said that precedent has been set and that the town should not take it away from the residents. "No developer has enough money to buy a park," he said. Tricont, a development company has offered to buy the land for about $22,5000 for the purposes of expan- ding the industrial park along Burns Street. The land was originally bought to accommodate a C.P.R. spur line that would serve the industrial park, however, it has since been determined that the line is not needed. Whil emembers of council said that they would support the residents position they returned the matter to committee to inform the residents of what could hap- pen. Mayor Bob Attersley told the residents that if the land was sold the town could con- traI what kind of develop- ment took place through a site plan agreement. However, since the in- dustrial land on the other side of the park is already properly zoned, council has na contrai aver future development. Attersley said that he wanted ta make sure that the residents understood the ramifications if the land was not sold. Council has asked that the residents and a represen- tative of the developer h>e present at the next meetig of the operations comrnittee and that a further recom- mendation be presented to council at its next neeting predict." The report also said that the continuing escalation od fuel prices will divert a greater number of people to the public transportation system. "Because of the above reasons it is felt that the above estimates of GO ridership may be considered conservative," the report said. While the report could not determine the cost of exten- ding the system it said that "it appears that the volumes of passengers projected for the service are of sufficient magnitude to warrent the extension of the GO train service." Should the system be ex- tended, the report said that there would be several ad- vantages to residents of the region. The report states that many people drive to the Pickering GO station and pick up the train directly thereby reducng the use of the feeder bus service in Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax. If the train was to stop in each of the municipalities, the planning department believes that the average rider would then catch the train in his own community thereby saving an estirnated 22.3 cents per mile. Because of the decreased traffic loads may delay the "worsening levels of ser- vice" on major highways and arterial roads, this would mean that money would not have to be expen- ded as quickly to effect major road repairs. WHITBY FREE The report also said that there are many environmen- tal benefits including reduced pollution and land requirments because the right-of-way for a train only occupies 10 feet while a two- lane roadway requires 24 feet. The report said that Durham residents would face reduced travel time, improved accessibility to employment opportunities and to recreation, shopping and higher education facilities. The provincial gover- nment said that it is studying the possibility of extending the GO Transit service and that an announ- cement should be made early next year. However, Michael Breaugh, NDP MPP for Oshawa said earlier that he expects the government to announce plans to extend the service prior to the March 19 election. 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