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Somehow, they've been able to cut service even further on the already extremely infrequent 88. This is after they removed one weekday trip last April; they got rid of the trip that would leave Trent University at 05:40, and connect with a train that arrived at Union at 08:42. They're getting...

According to the General Manager's report for the month, total ridership last year was 13.1 million. In total for On Demand service, there were 265,681 trips with 152,645 trips being specialized trips. Overall, OTP ended up at 69% for the year. Also, scheduled service is planned to return in...

The 2025 transit initiatives plan is now available through the YRT site. It's quite confusing to go through the plan because it includes a lot of changes that already happened (mainly from the January 5 batch of changes). For example, changes such as extending the 7 to Humber College on...

According to the Committee of the Whole meeting last week, the region is seriously looking at using an aerial cable car for the Simcoe Street Rapid Transit project. I certainly am not including everything (please add on with anything I missed), so I recommend going through both the presentation...

The schedules for Christmas was released recently. The link is here: https://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/routes-and-schedules/resources/PrintSchedules/Xmas2024.pdf Unfortunately, the 916 will be running between 11 AM and 4 PM instead of the planned 9 AM to 6 PM. The first eastbound trip on...

The agenda for the TEC meeting tomorrow is up right now. There isn't a lot right now, however the General Manager's Report for the month is viewable. Some of the major things and things that caught my eye in the report are as follows: Ridership for scheduled services in October was 1,269,000...

YRT is providing some additional service for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, namely: There will be a shuttle that will run express between Finch Terminal and the Richmond Hill Centre. Extra service on route 20, Viva Orange and Viva Purple, with extended hours on the Viva routes. Additional staff at...

This weekend and next weekend, DRT will be running late night specials that meet trains for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, with trips running between 10 PM and 2 AM. The schedule is here: https://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/routes-and-schedules/resources/Swift_Schedule_Map_2024.pdf There will...

With the Pickering waterfront service (route 100), it's intended that people park their cars at Pickering GO and take the bus down to the waterfront. The schedule directly shows that parking is available at the Pickering Parkway Terminal/Pickering GO. Honestly I'm surprised that DRT has (or...