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RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 04-21-2017
There are a lot of unfortunate issues with the new site. It's not garbage, but for the few things that I would actually use the site for, it does them worse.
RE: Grand River Transit - DHLawrence - 04-22-2017
(04-21-2017, 10:25 PM)PhilippAchtel Wrote: "The route timetable is not available for small devices. Please return to landscape format to use this feature."
Ironic considering the website was described as being more mobile friendly.
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 04-22-2017
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Council/Detail/2017-04-25-Planning-and-Works-Committee/P&W%20Agenda%20-%20April%2025,%202017#page=78
" acquisition of 90 real-time passenger information display signs from INIT Innovations in Transportation"
"The scope of work is for the supply of real-time electronic passenger information displays from INIT at 45 conventional bus stops near ION rapid transit stations, 27 locations along the Route 205 Ottawa Street iXpress corridor, 7 regular service and iXpress stops, 5 displays at the University of Waterloo Transit Plaza, and 6 displays at the Fairway Transit Station."
"In 2017 the provision of real-time bus departure information occurs at 178 transit stops equipped with the PID’s from INIT. The PID’s show real-time departure times for all routes serving the iXpress stops."
I don't think that last statement is true. I'm pretty sure the last batch they purchased from INIT in 2016, mostly for the 204 route, are still are not installed a year later.
RE: Grand River Transit - jwilliamson - 04-22-2017
I don't think that last statement should be read as saying all IExpress stops have displays, but that the displays show all routes serving the stops they are at.
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 04-24-2017
"All regional roads and the expressway will have capacity reduced by 1/3rd between 7:00am & 6:00pm for spring service levels"
...said no regional government ever.
RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 04-24-2017
(04-24-2017, 07:25 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: "All regional roads and the expressway will have capacity reduced by 1/3rd between 7:00am & 6:00pm for spring service levels"
...said no regional government ever.
Modest proposal....at this time of the year, one lane of every four lane road becomes a two-way bike lane. That's even less than a 1/3 reduction.
RE: Grand River Transit - ijmorlan - 04-24-2017
(04-24-2017, 07:40 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(04-24-2017, 07:25 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: "All regional roads and the expressway will have capacity reduced by 1/3rd between 7:00am & 6:00pm for spring service levels"
...said no regional government ever.
Modest proposal....at this time of the year, one lane of every four lane road becomes a two-way bike lane. That's even less than a 1/3 reduction.
That’s a capacity increase!
(counting people, not cars)
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 04-24-2017
Another modest proposal, seasonal rates. Reduced service standards = reduced fares.
RE: Grand River Transit - ijmorlan - 04-24-2017
(04-24-2017, 09:41 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: Another modest proposal, seasonal rates. Reduced service standards = reduced fares.
Or charge transit users a percentage of what they would have to pay to use the local roads in their cars.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 04-24-2017
PDF schedules are once again available! http://www.grt.ca/en/schedules-maps/schedules.aspx
RE: Grand River Transit - Elmira Guy - 04-24-2017
/\ Awesomeness!
RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 04-24-2017
Well I tried taking the bus for the first time today! Bus and bike to work.
Getting to work was great. Going home, the first bus that went by had 2 bikes already in the rack, was mostly empty - but the driver just pointed at the bikes, shrugged at me and kept on driving.
I thought I was supposed to be able to bring it on? I guess it's at their discretion and he decided no.
Oh well, it's a beautiful day, and I'm not in a hurry.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 04-24-2017
(04-24-2017, 05:30 PM)Canard Wrote: I thought I was supposed to be able to bring it on? I guess it's at their discretion and he decided no.
Correct, the driver determines capacity when the rack is full or inoperative.
RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 04-25-2017
Thanks Kevin; I didn't mind waiting, it I just thought it was a bit puzzling as there were about 10 people on board. Maybe the driver knew there was a big load at a stop just up the route?
The racks are pretty jenky; I'm too used to my rock-solid 1Up car rack! I kept thinking my bike was going to bounce out as we trucked along Weber in the right-hand lane.
I'll be doing this a lot more, I think, as the weather gets more consistently nice; working up to eventually biking the whole way to work and back with no bus.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 04-25-2017
Some enhancements (extra trips) coming to several Cambridge routes 'later this year' (likely September).
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7258574-grt-to-improve-four-cambridge-bus-routes/
51: every-15-min service starts earlier on Saturdays (8:45 instead of 10:00 AM); improved through-connections at Hespeler terminal
52: additional evening trip on weekdays (6:00 PM), extending every-15-min service by half an hour
61: weekday evening service extended to 10:30 PM from the current 7:45
200: weekday evening service extended to 10:45 PM from 10:15; no more 200s terminating at Fairway