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Jun 16, 2021

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 twice each month around the 1st and 15th.

Listen: The Transit Pass Podcast with TAAG on GuelphPolitico

In case you missed it, Guelph Transit completed its Route Review with a proposal for 30% more service and 45% more stops

See the summary on our website, join the Town Hall on June 16, or answer a survey on the proposed changes until June 20th

Patio Season is upon us and there will be bus detours around Downtown Guelph every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Interactive Map) from June 11 to September 6, 2021

Some good news this fall? Transit could return to normal levels

Preliminary ridership numbers are out for the bus between Owen Sound and Guelph

Metrolinx in Guelph has several construction notices with a noise exemption.

Construction has started at several bus stops for concrete upgrades

Grand River Transit subsidies move to an income-based system as of July 1.

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Full speed ahead as province names three new hubs on the Ontario Line in Toronto

Toronto’s Bay Street bus terminal reaches the end of the line

$500 million rapid bus line to run through Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa

Translink to increase bus services at the start of summer

A major transit hub dubbed “Union Station West” could be coming to Toronto’s Pearson Airport within the next 10 years

TTC might totally overhaul its fares and here are the changes it's considering

Transit Guy @average_man6

Durham Regional Transit's 2025 frequent network map! Most of which is actually implemented currently as part of their ridership recovery plan! The frequent routes run every 15 min or better on weekdays from 7 am to 7 pm while the grid routes run every 30 min or better every day.

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The U.S. DOT awarded $250 million in funds to transit projects in Tempe, Charlotte, Tacoma, Portland, and 18 other cities

Austin cyclists can look forward to delivery robots sharing their bike lanes

New, sporadic commuting habits are forcing transit agencies to rethink commuter rail

Light rail report cautions against ‘unproven’ trackless trams

What if we designed cities for the safety of people, instead of the convenience of cars?

Watch: ‘Not Sustainable': Reimagining Roads and Public Spaces Post-Pandemic

Column: Need help ditching your car for a train or bus? Meet an L.A. public transit superfan

Watch: The ridership experience is so critical to making transit better. It's not enough to simply build new stuff, repair old stuff, and run more buses and trains. The transit industry must focus on the people who we move

Transit Town Hall on the proposed new routes is tonight, Wednesday, June 16 from 7:00 to 8:30p.m. Watch online by going to WebEx (password is transit), the City of Guelph's website, or Guelph Transit's Facebook page or Dial in at 1-416-216-5643 (access code: 173 538 0842)

Join us Thursday, June 17th at 7:00 p.m. for our first “Transit Spaces” conversation on Twitter. Note: Twitter Spaces is only available on mobile devices (iOS and Android).

Look for upcoming Facebook Live, Webinar, and other events on our website here.

Miss our webinars? Watch them all here!