Don't be fooled: Transit is still essential!
In this edition of On the Move, find out how using transit this summer will include a detour, how much money will be invested in new GO services, and that time Guelph has streetcars.
Welcome to this edition of On the Move, a twice-a-month newsletter sharing transit news and views from Guelph and beyond presented by the Transit Action Alliance of Guelph. It arrives directly in your inbox on the 1st and 15th of each month.
Transit Driver Appreciation Day was on March 18th. Thank you for showing your appreciation in person and through social media.
The City is looking for new members for the Transit Advisory Committee.
Transit is on Holiday hours for Easter weekend, April 2-5.
The detour for Route 4 York from March 29 to June 1, 2021 is back on.
The Patio Program Road Closures at Wyndham and Macdonell were approved earlier this week. Guelph Transit will detour around this area for weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and select holidays) starting Victoria Day long weekend to Labour Day.
Will there be GO Train service between Guelph and Cambridge in the near future?
A timeline of bringing two-way all day GO service to Guelph and Waterloo Region.
Waterloo city council working on transportation plan to get cars off road.
A Regional Rail report prepared by Toronto Region Board of Trade is now live online.
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The provincial government announced in its recent budget millions of dollars for more GO trains coming to and from Guelph in the years ahead.
Edmonton launches transit redesign focused on more frequent and direct routes.
Ottawa’s OC Transpo plans service reductions amid low transit demand.
A Coast-to-Coast Bus Network proposed by coalition of bus operators while the federal government announces funding for Rural Transit.
A number of transit agencies in Ontario are offering free rides to vaccination clinics:
In the USA, President calls for $621 billion in transportation investment over eight years with $165 billion invested in public transit and passenger rail.
Can Public Transit survive the pandemic? London's new transport Commissioner wants you to believe it can.
The strong recovery of public transport in Asia and Australia is an encouraging sign.
Google infuriated US transit agencies by suddenly raising their cost to access Google Maps. Here is how Boston's MBTA shrunk their Google bill.
For better transit: Fund Buses.
What if we planned public transit with the goal of freedom?
Did you miss our last webinar on Multimodal Transportation Integration? We have it posted on our website along with past Learn About Transit webinars.
Save the Date for our next webinar on How Transit is Scheduled!
Interested in a career in public transit? Curious about what it's like to work in the industry? Join CUTA for a discussion with influential transit champions on April 12.
Streetcars in the Royal City - A History from Trainweb.org. Photo courtesy of Wellington County Museums - A1985-110 - Circa 1912.
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