Category: Transit

ALTO Has a Problem – How Does It Get to Downtown Toronto?

Mark Brooks

By Ted Nickerson On February 12 and 13, 2026, ALTO teams hosted open houses in Markham and Pickering to share their ongoing analysis, present potential routes, and gather feedback from local residents. The presentation boards and the ALTO hosts were excellent. I had an especially good conversation with one host regarding routing.  I told her, […]

Pickering’s Union East Station – Intermodal Transit Magic

Mark Brooks

Downtown Toronto’s Union train station is a well-known anchor point for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) mass transit systems. A place where passenger rail, subway and bus services cross connect. Now a just-released RFP from the City of Pickering and the Regional Municipality of Durham (the “Region”) seeks to replicate that success in Durham. RFP […]