Why does the Environmental Assessment state that 464 trains are planned for the Georgetown rail corridor?
An environmental assessment’s purpose is to assess the impacts on the environment of a proposed project over a period of time and takes into account any known expansions. The 464 train trips shown in the Environmental Project Report include future maximum expanded service on the Georgetown, Bolton, Milton and Barrie rail lines at the south end of the Georgetown rail corridor and represents a full-day, two-way train service in all of these corridors. In the case of the Georgetown Environmental Assessments, Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan – The Big Move – was used as the base planning document, which forecast ridership for several GO Transit corridors over a period of 25 years. Train volumes will grow in stages as service levels increase to meet ridership demands, and operational constraints are removed.
