E-Newsletter
Breaking ground for rapidways
Posted Nov 2, 2009, 10:30 am
Metrolinx is committed to working with York Region to break ground on the rapidways this year. “Progress is going very well indeed,” said Metrolinx President and CEO Robert Prichard at the July public board meeting.
Yonge subway: Did you know?
Posted Nov 1, 2009, 8:06 pm
The Yonge subway is Canada’s first subway line. When it officially opened on March 30, 1954, it extended from Union Station to Eglinton Station. Over 600 guests were invited to ride on its inaugural run, which departed Eglinton Station at 11:56 a.m. and arrived at Union Station precisely fourteen minutes later at 12:10 p.m..
What people are saying about...commuting times
Posted Nov 1, 2009, 8:02 pm
A recent survey jointly conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, the City of Toronto and the Regions of York, Durham, and Peel found that average speeds on highways and roadways in and around the GTA, especially along Highway 7, are decreasing due to traffic congestion and that the average vehicular trip now takes 11% to 21% longer than the exact same trip in 2002.
Now access vivanext.com even faster with our new QR-code
Posted Nov 1, 2009, 3:04 pm
If your mobile camera phone is equipped with a QR-code reader application, you can now access the vivanext.com website on its browser even faster.
Urban transformation begins with vivaNext
Posted Nov 1, 2009, 10:36 am
York Region is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Canada. We have been enormously successful in attracting new businesses, new residents and new investment. By most estimates, this trend will continue for at least the next 25 years.
A winning summer for vivaNext and York Region residents
Posted Oct 31, 2009, 8:05 pm
Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner Larisa Roiberg of Richmond Hill! In July 2009, nearly 6,000 people visited vivanext.com to learn more about vivaNext rapid transit projects and 922 people entered our “Next Best Thing To Summer Contest”.
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