09-22-2019, 06:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2019, 06:49 PM by danbrotherston.)
timc Wrote:I didn't see this mentioned before, but it looks like full bus wrap ads are going to continue on GRT buses. Council approved a new ten year contract this week.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/960...o-council/
Quote:While Strickland said he understood the perspective of his colleagues, he said the $425,000 that comes each year from bus ads that wrap around the vehicle is not an insignificant amount. He pointed to the new low-income transit program council approved Wednesday night that will make subsidized transit available to more people but also cost the region an additional $681,000 annually.
Quote:Five buses out of the fleet of 273 can be fully wrapped at any time, while an unlimited number can have murals. Ads will not placed on buses with dark tinted windows.
One of the worst quotes is Geoff Lorentz claiming he has never heard a person complain about this. The only thing that really proves is that Mr Lorentz never listens to transit riders. Mike Boos has personally delegated on this issue.