https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/01/10/metrolinx-removes-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-gta-go-parking-lot/
[I presume that based on this logic, Metrolinx will begin removing
parking spaces from their GO lots if they are being used less than once
per day on average. After all, the parking spaces don't actually
produce revenue.
Per GO Transit website: "Most GO stations offer customer parking. Visit
the page for your station to see if it has parking. We offer free
parking on a first-come, first-served basis. You can park in any space
for a maximum of 48 hours. We also offer reserved parking in many of
our parking lots for a monthly fee."
(https://www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/getting-to-go accessed
2019-01-11)]
Metrolinx removes electric vehicle charging stations in GTA GO parking lots
Metrolinx says drivers were using the charging stations less than once
per day on average
By Bradly Shankar
Jan 10, 2019
2:31 PM EST
Metrolinx has announced that it has removed its electric vehicle
charging stations in GO station parking lots across the Greater Toronto
Area.
The Toronto-based transit agency confirmed that 24 chargers were put out
of service on November 21st, 2018. The stations were part of three-year
pilot program kicked off by the previous Liberal government, although
Metrolinx says usage has been low ever since.
In fact, Metrolinx says the chargers were used less than once per day on
average.
“We found low demand for the charging stations, and the program’s costs
were greater than any revenue,” reads a statement from Metrolinx. In his
own written statement, NDP climate change critic Peter Tabuns blamed
Ontario Premier Doug Ford for the charging station removal. “By ripping
down electric vehicle charging stations that are already installed, Doug
Ford is dragging Ontario backward and burning money,” wrote Tabuns.
“This move sucks for drivers, it sucks for people considering buying an
electric vehicle, it sucks for the environment, and it’s going to suck
when we need to pay again to rebuild what Ford is tearing down,” he
added. However, a Metrolinx spokesperson told CBC that the transit
agency made the decision to shut down the chargers, not Ford’s government.
