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Grand River Transit
Ah, I hadn't realized that about the corporate ones.

The school ones I've seen in use don't have photos.
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(02-22-2019, 11:22 AM)Canard Wrote: The Region operates very much like a small company in a specialized field, with lots of people who try really hard, but can’t zoom out and look at the bigger picture.

This is really, really, accurate.  Well said.
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(02-22-2019, 11:22 AM)Canard Wrote: The Region operates very much like a small company in a specialized field, with lots of people who try really hard, but can’t zoom out and look at the bigger picture.

They also outsource the work to a development agency who should know better, but they almost certainly compete on budget and have a lot of captured knowledge about the Region's processes, properties and expectations.
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(02-22-2019, 11:25 AM)timc Wrote:
(02-21-2019, 07:30 PM)KevinL Wrote: They've been in the wild for months now between the beta program, and high school and corporate passes. They all look the same.

My Corporate Pass has a photo on it. Do school passes?

Photos are only being used for some specialized passes like the corporate pass. The list is somewhere on their website.
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(02-22-2019, 09:29 AM)Canard Wrote: Isn’t grt.ca shorter and easier to remember?

https://grteasygofarecard.ca is not so short.
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I'm just waiting for people to try using their “easy GO fare card” on GO.
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Update: Just tried registering my card again and it worked. Guess it can take a bit of time then. Good to know...
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(02-22-2019, 04:06 PM)timio Wrote:
(02-22-2019, 09:29 AM)Canard Wrote: Isn’t grt.ca shorter and easier to remember?

https://grteasygofarecard.ca is not so short.

https://grt.ca/farecard
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Good to see that get reversed, I know several people who will be happy to know this.
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Yes. I had like 2 reduced tickets left over from when dad was up to visit a couple of years ago. I wonder if they will add the price to a normal adult card (pro rated of course)
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Awesome!

Now the hardest decision... get a card now, or wait until ion launch, when there might be a “special edition” card with an LRV pictogram on it? Big Grin
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(03-06-2019, 05:42 PM)Canard Wrote: Awesome!

Now the hardest decision... get a card now, or wait until ion launch, when there might be a “special edition” card with an LRV pictogram on it? Big Grin

While I would definitely bet against there being a "special edition" card, simple answer is why not both Tongue...

I find it is occasionally handy to have extra transit passes for family or other guests, and when we have an LRT, I might even succeed in getting my family on transit.
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(03-06-2019, 04:28 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: Yes.  I had like 2 reduced tickets left over from when dad was up to visit a couple of years ago. I wonder if they will add the price to a normal adult card (pro rated of course)

They confirmed on Twitter they will merge both normal and reduced on the same card if you have a mix.
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(03-06-2019, 06:07 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:
(03-06-2019, 05:42 PM)Canard Wrote: Now the hardest decision... get a card now, or wait until ion launch, when there might be a “special edition” card with an LRV pictogram on it? Big Grin

While I would definitely bet against there being a "special edition" card, simple answer is why not both Tongue...

We could always make special WRC "launch edition" ID card labels (with the ION graphics!), and just apply those on top of the standard fare card. Big Grin
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