Comment 118918

By Haveacow (registered) | Posted May 30, 2016 at 14:34:26 in reply to Comment 118914

The theory uses urban area not just city proper so realistically, Hamilton right now is in a commuting zone of 750,000-1,250,000 people. However it is inside a much larger in both size and population urban growth area centred on Toronto.

That brings out another question. How big is this outer region. As a planner using the GTA as a base region is useless because people daily travel beyond it and use transit from outside that area to get inside to their intended location. I prefer the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region which became official in 2006.

As the Regional population and geographic base it most accurately reflects the true nature of the commuting distances most people are actually travelling. So the region's population is a mindboggling 9.5 Million and expected to be, at the least 11.5 Million by 2031. This is the region the GO RER and the rest of the GO rail and Bus system will connect. With internal connections to the various area HRT,LRT & BRT projects and then to local transit services.

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