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12 stouffviile suntribune thursday oct 4 2007 get more out of life volunteer to visit a senior and make a friend call 18774524287 chats community home assistance to seniors this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune no one route to better commute as anyone who wakes up impos sibly early every weekday morn ing to make the trek to toronto for work well knows traffic congestion isnt going away ear from it every year the number of cars on the road often occupied by a single person seems to multiply exponentially on hwys 400 and 404 and any other route that leads into the big city the drive home isnt much better so far all four major party leaders have come out saying ontarians deserve better than to become virtual prisoners in their automobiles for 10 15 and in some cases 20 hours a week and the economic impli cation of all this congestion is nearly as costly as the social ona it is then safe to say in terms of trans portation issues iork region feces a multitude of obstacles but has a myriad of possible solutions at its disposal in terms of improving public transit in the region each party presents a slightly different approach but all agree more is needed the liberals spent a number of months leading up to the election introducing a whole host of transit initiatives each more ambitious than the last one of the more recent was moveon- tario2020 a 175billion plan that would see among other things construct a new subway into york region under yonge street up to hwy 7 in richmond hul this sv the earv still open si jdstqd pfid aflfe welcome to our pub and restaurant youll he a stranger i here but once tdfflm fiili wmbm ml 905642earl 3275 6204 main st stouffviile out best choice for dining out 0 the earl rj ji c00 off your meal y i until one per customer cannot be used in conjunction with any other special ojjeis afhways pathways parent child resource centres free weekday and weekend programs for you and your children from birth to five years of age come join us call for information 9054711620 this message brought to you as a community service of the markham economist sun sean pearce analysis along with the subway to vaughan would give the region a subway in the east and west portions with the idea it would help more people to park their cars and choose transit instead of course the only problem is deter mining whether or not the cashstrapped ttc who would have to pay the operating costs will be able to foot the bill in the long run is the subway even the best possible solution for york region in the long haul the progressive conservatives dont seem to think so the pcs under john tory have vowed to create a new funding model for ontario one that sees all gas tax col lected going back to municipalities that way it is the municipal govern ments that can decide for themselves how they should spend the cash in a similar fashion mr tory has said it should be the greatertoronto transporta tion authority the experts recommending these major transit projects and not politi cians more to the point the much touted plan for the subway seeing as how it may take at least four to five years to get things under way might simply be too little too late the time for rapid transit and action is now mr tory said the ndp also has said it favours 5y or r i tiftg attractions kitj terror trail trek howling hayride f murder mote e haunted barn 1 black cavern hot- line m 9056402347 jiperiroc1ober weekends see our website for dates and times wwwhauntedadventureca increasing public transit and in some cases freezing fares to keep from deterring wouldbe riders with increasing prices that might be a valid point seeing as how the york regional transit committee is in the midst of implementing a possible fare increase at this precise moment the greens are naturally also in favour of more public transit as the answer to congestion and to that end are advocating the diversion of 75 per cent of all funds cur rently budgeted for highway construction up until 2012 toward transit the one thing all parties seem to sup port is the extension of go transits rail corridor through the region to barrie and the implementation of allday rail service inyoric of course improved and enhanced transit in york region will not get everyone out of their cars and on to trains buses or even subways the liberals seem to have recognized this and have been working away build ing and expanding the provinces network of high occupancy vehicle lanes in the hope if people must drive they will at the very least carpool work on the longdiscussed extension of hwy 404 to georgina also seems to be underway the pcs among them former min ister of transportation frank mees have come out saying york region needs more than future subways and even enhanced transit the extension of hwy 404 to georgina hwy 427 to orangeville and the construction of the bradford bypass are of vital importance mr jqees said if these major arteries were built or 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