Brampton

City in Ontario, Canada.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
What We’re Reading - How a Toronto Suburb Supercharged Its Mass Transit	RTBC Staff	subject	The newsletter quotes Bloomberg that Brampton, population about 700,000, has 226,500 bus riders on an average weekday and 288 percent ridership growth from 2004 to 2018.

What We’re Reading: How a Toronto Suburb Supercharged Its Mass Transit — RTBC Staff (2025)

Source: What We’re Reading - How a Toronto Suburb Supercharged Its Mass Transit · Original · Readwise highlight

This was an interesting read about a Toronto suburb that has found success growing its bus ridership namely by running frequent buses.

• Role: subject
• In the article: The newsletter quotes Bloomberg that Brampton, population about 700,000, has 226,500 bus riders on an average weekday and 288 percent ridership growth from 2004 to 2018. It is presented as a sprawling suburb that succeeded without high density.
• Why it matters: It is the case study the item is about, though only a short summary is given; the point is that the suburban structure is typical of North America.