Grand River Transit

[KevinL]

At least a few buses in the Cambridge fleet are still slumming with the old fareboxes. I guess a September start to the farecard never was realistic.

[trainspotter139]

Yeah it's been a pain for them to try and get all the Cambridge buses done.

[ijmorlan]

Yeah it's been a pain for them to try and get all the Cambridge buses done.

Is there a specific reason why Cambridge is an issue? I don’t know much about GRT’s fleet management practices.

[nms]

It's likely that the Cambridge buses were last in line since they are less likely to carry a high-proportion of university students with farebox compatible student cards. There may also only be one team putting in the boxes, so it made more sense to do one facility and then move to the next one.

[nms]

/\ It was posted a few pages back.

https://www.peakdemocracy.com/portals/274/Issue_5366

It is a pretty limited survey in my opinion.

The survey is still active.  You can also read the various anonymous comments so see what others think.

[Pheidippides]

As of 31-Aug-2017, GRT revenues from fares are down 2.7% the budgeted level:
GRT ridership revenues are currently trending slightly below budgeted levels (2.7%). 

[plam]

As of 31-Aug-2017, GRT revenues from fares are down 2.7% the budgeted level:
GRT ridership revenues are currently trending slightly below budgeted levels (2.7%). 

On the other hand, immediately below that, it says that the Region is not incurring expenditures for operating LRT yet.

[darts]

As of 31-Aug-2017, GRT revenues from fares are down 2.7% the budgeted level:
GRT ridership revenues are currently trending slightly below budgeted levels (2.7%). 

On the other hand, immediately below that, it says that the Region is not incurring expenditures for operating LRT yet.

Which if they were paying for operating costs would be technically true since the LRT is not operating

[timio]

Just reading through details on using the EasyGo fare card (http://www.grt.ca/en/fares-passes/use-your-card.aspx) and noticed the caveat that you can pay for multiple people using one card by telling a bus driver how many people are in your group. This initial load follows though as a transfer for the group. Great idea, but it's for bus only.

Why not have it for train too? Add the advertising says, it's one fare, one system. Shouldn't the portable card readers used by fare inspectors be able to read how many riders are traveling on one card?

I can foresee issues when this starts being used.

[mpd618]

Why not have it for train too?  Add the advertising says, it's one fare, one system. Shouldn't the portable card readers used by fare inspectors be able to read how many riders are traveling on one card?

The fare payment devices wouldn't have a way to specify that, so if you started your trip on LRT it wouldn't work. Which means it's questionable whether it's a good idea to offer that functionality on buses either.

[KevinL]

The fare payment devices wouldn't have a way to specify that, so if you started your trip on LRT it wouldn't work. Which means it's questionable whether it's a good idea to offer that functionality on buses either.

Is there any way to build that into the ticket vending/reload machines on the platforms?

[dunkalunk]

Why not just have the machine/driver issue a transfer?

[KevinL]

Have just heard (unofficially) that routes 11 and 22 will be returning to their Stirling-Charles routing later in October! I had feared they would be stuck to Courland until Ion launch - very good to hear.

This is now officially ending on the 16th! Per the detours page (http://www.grt.ca/en/schedules-maps/detours.aspx ):

Regular routing will resume along Charles Street between Borden Ave [sic] and Stirling Ave on Monday, October 16, 2017.  

They mean between Ontario and Stirling, I'm sure.

[tomh009]

Why not just have the machine/driver issue a transfer?

Personally I think paper transfers kill the whole point of paperless payment cards.  A payment card can handle the entire transfer process between LRT and buses without the need to issue paper transfers.

[D40LF]

Fairway Station - Request for Tender

This project includes the construction of a Driver’s Lounge facility (~1200 sq.ft. of building), stops for GRT buses complete with shelters, and a 200 space parking lot. This project is expected to begin spring 2018 and be completed by August 31, 2018.