Metrolinx’s Board of Directors meets September 10, and this is our opportunity to make sure they hear directly from Barrie residents.
Per the website Board Meeting section, emails and letters received at least 24 hours before the meeting will be provided to the Board.
The Barrie Line has already been gutted compared with the level of service Barrie deserves. Now Metrolinx is proposing to quietly and significantly scale back service even further.
And frankly, our elected leaders are failing us too. Our MPPs, mayor, council and Premier need to hear this loud and clear: you can’t remove bike lanes, reduce train service, expect people to RTO every day, and simultaneously expect us to keep pumping money into the economy.
Unless you're planning to provide every commuter with a car, along with a magic solution to gridlock, this is unacceptable.
We shouldn’t be accepting less. We should be demanding better.
If you rely on the Barrie Line, or simply believe Barrie deserves reliable, frequent transit, please take a few minutes to email the Metrolinx Board before September 10.
Email:
chair@metrolinx.co (be sure to add the "m" as I cannot add .com here for some reason)
ceo@metrolinx.co (be sure to add the "m" as I cannot add .com here for some reason)
Or write to:
Metrolinx Board of Directors
97 Front Street West
Toronto, ON M5J 1E6
Tell them clearly: we are not okay with service cuts on the Barrie Line. We need investment and improved service, not further reductions.
Please send your message by September 9 so it is received at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Even a short email makes our voices count. Please encourage your neighbours to do the same. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
