Welcome to the vivaBlog. I’m Dale Albers, Chief Communications Officer with York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. I could tell you we started this blog because my kids thought it would be cool, but that wouldn’t be accurate. Truth is, there are a lot of changes coming to Viva and not everyone has the time to come to public meetings to talk about it.
Don’t get me wrong, turnout at our public meetings has been amazing with hundreds of people in attendance. Even our webcasts attracted over 7,000 unique visitors.
But people don’t just write letters or e-mails anymore. They’re creating wikis, tweeting transit slowdowns, blogging about the Yonge Street Subway expansion and creating facebook groups to discuss how we can make vivaNext a better plan.
But here is the question. If you’re online talking about vivaNext, shouldn’t we be there to listen and participate in the discussion?
That’s what I hope this blog will do.
I’ll post two or three times a week and look forward to following the discussion and interjecting when I can. If you see a post or an article you’d like us to respond to, post it and we’ll chat. I’ll do my best to answer your questions as the vivaNext plan takes shape throughout York Region.
Tell your friends to get onboard and tell me what’s on your mind.
4 replies on “Welcome to vivaNext”
I am totaly for the Subway Extension. Please sart as soon as possible. From your poll an overwelming amount 90% agree.
M. Briganti wrote asking about subway capacity. It is something that is very important to us and TTC. We addressed this matter in detail on page 195 of the Environmental Project Report.
Thank you for this blog, I am excited for what new transit services will be in the region.
Just as much as the subway, improved services on the GO train servicing Langstaff will be important for the community. I don’t know if you have any involvement in that project, but could you include updates of that in your blog?
Hi Dale — what’s your opinion on the projected overloading of the Yonge subway further south when the Richmond Hill extension opens?
I support the extension to Richmond Hill but fear that the Bloor-Yonge interchange will become unusable for passengers like myself who need to transfer from the Bloor subway.