Metrolinx has announced a new pilot project that might make your morning trip to the GO Train a little easier.
The transit operate has partnered with Waterloo based RideCo. The company is promising a new service that will let you book a shuttle right from your phone. It will then whisk you across town to the GO Station for about $4 per round trip.
The service will first launch in Milton starting in April.
Speaking with Metro News, RideCo president Matthew Monteyne says he wants to sell people on the concept of personalized public transit.
“Having a dynamic, more flexible transit system that adapts to their schedule works very well.”
As the service grows and more people get on board, he says shuttle routes will grow dynamically to service demand.
Town councilor Mike Cluett praised the project noting this should be a big help for local commuters who don't have access to the local bus service.
“We have a transit system that’s in its infancy. Anything that will help make getting rides on transit easier so they’ll use it a good thing.”
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