Transit Update: COVID-19
Special Edition of On the Move with Updates on what Transit agencies are doing to maintain service for those who need it the most.
This special edition will cover what Guelph Transit and other regional transit agencies are doing in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Guelph Transit Update as of March 29th, 2020
Guelph Transit (conventional and mobility service)
Please avoid all non-essential trips to protect our employees, their families and our community.
Free transit service continues until April 30, so people can get to work, medical appointments and grocery shopping. No more than 10 passengers per bus.
Editor Note: Guelph Transit assures passengers that they will not be left behind if there is 10 passengers, however, that is at the discretion of the individual driver. We advise trying to use the service during non peak times and only after finding alternatives.
Do not use public transit if you are feeling unwell, or you have travelled outside Canada within the past 14 days. Administration offices closed to the public.
Guelph Transit changing service to slow the spread of coronavirus (updated March 26)
Mobility service hours as of March 28, 2020
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mobility service users will be screened; many customers are older adults who may be more at risk of severe illness.
Updates can be found here: https://guelph.ca/2020/03/city-of-guelph-responding-to-coronavirus/#guelph-transit-conventional-and-mobility-service
Schedules and Service Changes can be found here: https://guelph.ca/2020/03/guelph-transit-changing-service-to-slow-the-spread-of-coronavirus/
There are temporary reductions to GO train and bus service.
There are only 3 trains to Toronto and 3 Trains from Toronto Monday to Friday. There are also numerous bus reductions along several routes that service Guelph Central and the University of Guelph.
Full schedules can be found here for the bus and trains.
Greyhound Canada is temporarily reducing schedules across its network as a result of the drop in demand due to coronavirus. In most cases, they are reducing services in high frequency markets.
There are only 2 trips listed from Guelph to Toronto.
Find your schedule by clicking here.
Special Online Event!
Whether we are frontline workers or relying on transit to get our groceries, we need public transit to keep us moving. But with ridership falling, some transit agencies are cutting back on service because they depend on fares for operating funding.
Join us for an online panel about what public transit agencies should be doing to keep riders and workers safe during COVID-19, and how a public transit bailout can contribute to the climate action and public services we need.
Featuring:
Desmond Cole, author of The Skin We're In
Carlos Santos, president of ATU Local 113
Jamaal Myers, Scarborough Transit Action
Kandeel Imran, student at UofT Scarborough
James Hutt, The Leap
Moderated by Shelagh Pizey-Allen, TTCriders
Register through Eventbrite to receive a link to the online videoconference on the morning of the event.
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