Waterloo commuter says 2-way GO trains can't come 'soon enough'

Increased two-way GO Train service would increase the quality of life for commuters, according to Derek Rayside a commuter who travels to Waterloo Region from Toronto daily. 

Rayside spends an average of four hours commuting every day for his job as a professor at the University of Waterloo. He is one of thousands of GTA residents that travel to Waterloo Region for work.

The business case for increased two-way GO Train service presented by Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph and the local tech and finance sector earlier this week is a welcome change, Rayside said. 

"Having all day service both ways would really make a big difference," said Rayside during an interview on The Morning Edition. "

The business plan, which was released Monday, looks to sell the new two-way rail link to the provincial government by focusing on the economic benefits of expanded GO Train service, saying it would bring an additional 37,600 jobs and generate $838 million in annual personal income tax. 

The report also argues improvements to commuter rail service would transform the Greater Toronto Area, Guelph and Waterloo Region into a technology "supercluster" capable of competing directly with Silicon Valley.