Grand River Transit

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Region proposing to pay to upgrade student cards to be electronic fare compatible:
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...df#page=83

Recommendation to approve environmental assessment of Northfield facility:
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...df#page=86

GRT year end conventional fare revenue was down 5.7% or $1.9 million below the 2016 budgeted level of $32.9 million:
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...df#page=46

Most transit projects under budget for various reasons in 2016:
http://calendar.regionofwaterloo.ca/Coun...df#page=70

Transit Services 66059 Card Fare Payment Technology
$2,506,000 under budget
"Project implementation delayed to 2017."

66071 Advanced Transit Technology
4,012,000 under budget
"Various technology development initiatives underway with anticipated completion in 2017."

66088 Cambridge Centre Terminal
$1,457,000
"Savings resulting from favourable contract pricing (Tender T2016‐118). Some costs to be completed in 2017."

66079 Northfield Drive Operations Centre
$1,173,000
"Variance due to uncertain timing related to site development and preliminary design work in anticipation of facility construction in the 2018 ‐ 2020 timeframe. Detailed design underway in 2017 with federal funding support (PTIF Program)."

66029 iXpress Station Development
$503,000
"Some station equipment installations delayed to 2017."

66072 Transit Security Measures
$1,012,000
"Approved for federal funding (PTIF) so project will move forward in 2017 to deliver fleet wide expansion of Driver Management and Safety system (DMSS)."