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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Oct 1973, p. 9

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The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has instituted GO A NEW WAY. an urban transportation program to develop modern transit systems in our towns and cities and to support them financially. New transit vehicles. Comfortable vehicles and convenient facilities make public transit attractive. So the government is paying 75"; ofthe cost of th municipal buses. streetcars. trolley buses and related facilities. f ”‘5 People come first. People really do come tint. Thatls why the Government ofOntario is encouraging an urban transportation system that will serve Ontario people the way the} should be served -cWtciently. comfortably. inexpensively. and with the least possible disruption of natural surroundings. .- f:i',%W:sse:ej?,rf:ir,:'re:rs:':'t"'"" T _seis.csyyu'rr"' _ _ ‘35 :::s:8,R3rittt'.ci"/"" _.. T cr/r- V =" _ w.ccccp'fNr W _ m 1iuu: - ‘ ' . . 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But nu“ hclp is availahlc for mm and for the tuturc, Ad1oiceforeveryone. l I EGeA _"'irT7i"iri' TTT) Urban transportation will he one of a modern transportation program the most significant challengesfaeing for the needs of Ontario communities. us allfryears to come. , ' The henlyirs of this program " That is why the Government of are available to any municipality in Ontario developed GO A NE W WA Y. Ontario wishing to participate. ' Ontario! Urban Transportation Program: Hun Wdhum t ' [Inn Prcmwr Hun 4"rrMot .mnn Mmtstcr t f l MsNat, Damn Mtrttstcr Nnrerrcd u "Hum;- hmm (Mr lull "t Ii'lu'l'mg mu, Imur t ""ttrtrr"" Ontario 's new Urban Transportation Program. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Staggered hours. . Another way to reduce peak-load conges- tion is to stagger working hours and alter daily and weekly Hallie patterns. It' passenger demands can be spread over longer periods. people can he moved more quickly. Feasibility "rcdwrprArrv.: "mm studies will he suhsidizcd l "l "My"? null Imnr up to 75') . Cities w ill be suhsidized to the extent of 75'; in applying the GO URBAN syslcm to their needs. rights-of-way. and its elevated guideways cause little interference with regular pedestrian or vehicle (tunic. ____ nu mu (m S I pumm- my) [mum] 'Nr"'"'.: I 'ttcs In: t to [ample tlt":. "sv. The government is :3 implementing a staggered {4’ working hour program for its own employees and hopes others will benetit from its tindings. Computer controlled traffic In Metro Toronto. a computer controlled trailic system has proved that a substantial i) increase in road capacity w" can be achieved with _ . computersThe saving in road construction 4‘ costs" Is manv times c.:s:iciu'éi':', V LO' f Ics, mum! trim In Imu'rmm'm "rbw,trc, "t li', maln- I vuuranuh/r "u"t'""t"'" [unnMr in: a” 75'; Dial A Bus is now operating in Pickering. Stratford. Kingston. Ottawa and Bramalea and will be operating soon in north Metro Toronto. GO A NEW WAY puts people .llllBare,:,,, tint all the way. And people ,~ have to be involved to 'ici/ir','::,':,:':.:'::.)):.':.::.; '.Y.'w. , ' "?,i:iiitoW9iy make it work. llllli"ti"'; 't"iisiijijsry, "s: 3;; Resources. resea rch k':?:-.':,'::.'..":)):)),):, E. C,,:, and finances are 'r. 'uh"':)':.,'?':,: F.:',)..:':,:, g; available to help urban k' sia, - il.sis5isi E-iii i municipalities in , dfllliill 'ii'iLT'i_"Cf.j:s5lll _-s" Ontario build trans- - ' 11: portation systems that e _::-,.-" will surpass anything , , else in existence today. j, And prove that cities really are for iris, T-'-'-- w ss:':::'; people. fixed point. such as a mainiinc transit station. into a limited urea. usually rcsidential. Passengers are not required to board and Icavc the Dial A Bus at bus slaps; the bus cumcx right to their homes when rcqucstcd m do so. Your government has intensitic0 the cum. and rewurcex demted to the co-ordination of irunsportation planning. ‘ F _. co Dial a Bus. f "'e:,l,l:.t, Dial A Bus is u form of . F "ik rc:ijl:i':")i":i",':"i:':.jCi, pu hlic transportation that has iii-w _r'l,, __:jjie:f,'j:ijiiij'ii'i"i' been pioneered in Ontario. ::iis'c.i:ti':.?a It docs not operate on fixed _ cue. {if routex with predetermined E. C] jjal stops. Instead. PMN, ' £51;ng it operates from a src"'"'"' 'tr, (ill l.' Communities can increase mud capacity with grcalcr uhe ofortc-way streets. restricted deliv- ery hours and modem parking policies. Municipal studies on these suhjecs are supported financially Coordination is vital. Normal transit routes often carry our pcoplc arm‘s municipal boundaries. Co-opcrauon and co-ordination in inter-community transit planning. thcreforc, are becoming more and more cswnliul. a P J, It “$3 _ ttl, ‘ I, Ci'" Wmloo mania), Wetland", Gotcha 24, 1913 __ __tt Efficient road policies.

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