12-19-2025, 10:58 AM
Buried in the transit hub article there was also a piece of good news for GRT.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...91d03.html
"Governments are further sharing $161 million in other costs to enhance transit.
Plans include buying 126 hybrid buses and 23 accessible buses, building or improving more than a dozen pedestrian crossings, improving bus stops, shelters and benches, improving lighting on trails and pathways, and upgrading systems for transit planning, dispatching, safety and fare payment. "
It appears that GRT is ending, at least for now, the battery-electric bus pilot, and focusing on hybrid buses, where they do not have the same charging requirements.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...91d03.html
"Governments are further sharing $161 million in other costs to enhance transit.
Plans include buying 126 hybrid buses and 23 accessible buses, building or improving more than a dozen pedestrian crossings, improving bus stops, shelters and benches, improving lighting on trails and pathways, and upgrading systems for transit planning, dispatching, safety and fare payment. "
It appears that GRT is ending, at least for now, the battery-electric bus pilot, and focusing on hybrid buses, where they do not have the same charging requirements.