Durham will get moving with Metrolinx plan

DURHAM — With 2.6 million people expected to move to the GTA over the next two decades, an extensive public transit system is going to be needed to avoid gridlock.

Speaking to the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, Bruce McCuaig, president and CEO of Metrolinx, said without an investment in public transit, the average commute time would increase by 27 minutes by 2031.

Metrolinx is the agency set up by the provincial government to co-ordinate transit development in the GTA. GO Transit was made part of Metrolinx in 2006.

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