{"id":20174,"date":"2018-03-21T15:53:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T19:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20174"},"modified":"2018-03-21T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T19:53:15","slug":"more-parking-coming-for-go-commuters-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/more-parking-coming-for-go-commuters-this-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"More parking coming for GO commuters this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GO commuters could soon find more parking options on their way to the Aurora Station.<br \/>\nOn Friday, the Province announced the building of 550 new parking spaces between the East Gwillimbury and Aurora stations, 69 of which will be built in Aurora.<br \/>\nConstruction of the new parking spaces, according to the Ministry of Transportation, is set to begin this spring with a targeted completion date at the end of the year.<br \/>\n\u201cThese additional parking spaces will make it easier for families to access transit for a seamless commute,\u201d said Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Transportation, in a statement. \u201cOur commitment to expanding and improving transit helps manage congestion, connect people to jobs and improve our economy.\u201d<br \/>\nAdded Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard: \u201cThese improvements will benefit our entire community and help us meet the growing demand for transit. I\u2019m thrilled that the concerns of local residents regarding parking availability in Aurora have been acted upon.\u201d<br \/>\nFriday\u2019s announcement did not indicate the exact location of the 69 new Aurora parking spots, but the statement echoes an announcement made in the summer of 2016 that Metrolinx had acquired 12 Industrial Parkway South, slating the existing building for demolition to make way for \u201cup to 70\u201d parking spaces.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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