New traffic lights make way for Wego

From the Niagara Falls Review: New traffic lights being installed at the Victoria Ave. and Walnut St. intersection will give drivers another exit when leaving Casino Niagara and make it easier for the new Wego buses to make the turn. Two traffic lights already exist nearby on Victoria Ave., one at Bender Hill and the…

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Away WEGO. New bus system now running

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s the end of an era for the Niagara Parks Commission. The green, black and white People Mover buses that have carried tourists along the Niagara Parkway since 1985 have now been retired. The red, white and blue WEGO buses quietly started rolling along the parkway and across Niagara Falls…

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New tourism buses stall

From the Niagara Falls Review: WEGO is a no-go for July. The new $50-million visitor transportation system that was expected to hit the roads June 29, won’t be rolling out until mid-August. The launch of the bus system, which will replace the Niagara Parks Commission’s People Mover, is being delayed due to issues with computer-based…

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Reconsider trolleys, former city worker urges

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should put the brakes on the purchase of buses for shuttling tourists around town and reconsider an electric trolley system before plans for the new people mover system leave the station, says former city employee Derek Costello. But council members say their current people mover plan is affordable,…

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People mover base garage to be on Stanley Ave

From the Niagara Falls Review: A $16 million maintenance garage for the future people mover system will be built on Stanley Ave. as the result of a city council vote Monday, though some politicians question why they wouldn’t put it downtown where it might help revitalization efforts. “Not enough was done to see if we…

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Bring GO to Niagara Falls, says Region

From the Niagara Falls Review: Regional council has asked GO Transit to find a way to extend daily train service to Niagara Falls. Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of GO Transit, is studying a possible expansion of the popular commuter service into Niagara. GO is looking at four different expansion routes, including one that…

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$50 M for new People Mover

From Niagara This Week: A long-awaited city-owned People Mover system in Niagara Falls is finally poised to become reality, with the province and federal government announcing Monday they’re going to pump $50 million into the project. The concept for a new People Mover system has been kicked around for years. At one time it was…

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