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Durham Region Transit: Holiday season service, service enhancements and the 2020/2021 U-Pass agreement

Whitby, Ontario – Members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually at Regional Headquarters on Wednesday, December 2, to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates, which included holiday season service levels, upcoming service enhancements and the DRT U-Pass agreement for the 2020-2021 academic year. Details and other highlights include:

• Holiday season service: In response to annual lower ridership during the holiday period, DRT will operate with reduced...

Durham Region Transit: PRESTO increase in contactless payment and Simcoe Street Transit Priority Pilot Study

Whitby, Ontario –Members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually at Regional Headquarters on Wednesday, November 4, to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates, which included PRESTO, the Battery Electric Bus Pilot and the Simcoe Street Transit Priority Pilot Study.

• PRESTO updates: After distributing over 4,000 free PRESTO cards during the first few months of the pandemic,in mid-September, DRT began waiving the $6.00 activation fee (with a minimum $6.50...

Canada and Ontario invest in modern public transit and active transportation infrastructure for residents of Durham Region

Canada and Ontario invest in modern public transit and active transportation infrastructure for residents of Durham Region

Oshawa, Ontario, September 18, 2020—The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and Ontario. But the COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than Canadians’ personal health; it is also having a profound impact on the economy.

That is why governments have been taking decisive action to support families, businesses and communities, and...

Ridership recovery in Durham Region

WHITBY, ON – On Wednesday, July 8, members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually and at Regional Headquarters to discuss Durham Region Transit’s (DRT) Service Restoration Plan, updates on DRT’s response to COVID-19 and U-Pass agreements:

• Service Restoration Plan: Christopher Norris, Acting Deputy General Manager, Operations, and Michael Binetti, Supervisor, Service Design, presented on DRT’s Service Restoration Plan. The phased-in approach to reintroducing service is structured...

The Atmospheric Fund awards grant to Durham Region Transit for electric bus project

WHITBY, ON – Since 2017 Durham Region Transit (DRT) has been actively engaged in investigating transit electrification innovation opportunities throughout the Region. In November 2019 Durham Region Council committed $10.1 million in federal gas tax funding towards DRT’s first battery electric buses and charging infrastructure as a pilot project to inform the transition of the Region’s transit fleet to zero emission buses over the next ten years. This project will be an important step to...