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economist sunsuntribune transportation saturday march 292003 quick start kicks off next year from page 1 and a sign sam zimmerman a project manager for the york rapid transit plan promised quick starts first services should be operating by september 2004 he said and the rest within three years queuejumping technology will allow buses on the rapid routes to proceed or turn before other traffic starting at major intersections with the longest delays at keele street and hwy 7 where turning buses can be stuck for two or three light cycles this could save commuters five minutes on their way to york university mr zimmerman said an intelligent transportation system will watch transit vehi cles offering them priority treat ment to keep a schedule or to keep buses spaced out and avoid bunching service on quick start routes will be frequent 10 minutes ov less and electronic signs at stations will announce the buses before they arrive fares will be common between different levels of bus service and transfers free for example you could pay the driv er of a neighbourhood minibus and not have to pay again mr zimmerman said only lowfloor buses with wide multi ple doors will be used so they will be as quick to enter as a sub way car saving more time vancouvers 98b line from suburban richmond to the citys downtown an inspiration for quick start boosted local rider- ship 25 per cent in two years he said york expects a 30percent improvement provincial question confusion remained at press time however over whether the province had indeed committed its 50million share for the pro gram this week reports said finance minister janet ecker promised the funds in comments following the budget presentation but york rapid transit plan staff said they were still waiting for a formal announcement were delighted she made these comments said mary- frances turner the york plans executive coqrdinator the ball is now in the court of ontario added john mccallum markham mp and canadas defence minister after the federal government con tributed 435 million to address what he said is one of his con stituents biggest problems gridlock its not going to silence our critics forever but it certainly shows goodwill on our part that we take these things seriously go chairperson gordon chong said separations on the bradford and stouffville lines projected to cost 60 million and 50 million respectively would take 18 to 24 months if started today theyve made a commit ment the question is when does the cheque get written he said elements of gos 100km brt could be running in a year or two but mississauga is where the route will be completed first the rest of it could take eight years or more mr chong sug gested ms ecker announced a central ontario transit authority to oversee public transit spend ing but the news was disappoint ing to several business groups which had recommended a gta transportation authority that could also deal with road improvements at least its a start markham board of trade 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