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  • Transit Executive Committee: Fare incentives, On Demand ridership, Transit Assistance Program, and paper transfers

    Whitby, Ontario – Members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually on Wednesday, April 7, to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates. Details and highlights include:

    • Fare incentives: To encourage and increase ridership among youth in Durham Region, TEC approved that the popular Y10 monthly pass be discounted to $53.
      Apr 08, 2021
  • Transit Executive Committee: Whitby Autonomous Vehicle, mobile paramedic clinic, Public Information Centres

    Whitby, Ontario – Members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually on Wednesday, February 3, to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates, which included the Whitby Autonomous Vehicle pilot, mobile paramedic clinic, Public Information Centres (PICs) and the 2021 Business Plan and Budget. Details and highlights include:

    • Whitby Autonomous Vehicle pilot: The Whitby Autonomous Vehicle pilot is a partnership with DRT, the Town of Whitby and other various.
      Feb 04, 2021
  • Transit Executive Committee: Paper transfers, On Demand ridership and PRESTO

    Whitby, Ontario – Members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually at Regional Headquarters on Wednesday, January 6, to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates, which included paper transfers, On Demand ridership and PRESTO. Details and highlights include:

    • Paper transfers: To mitigate the risks of COVID-19 transmission and protect the health and safety of employees and customers, paper transfers were suspended at the onset of COVID-19.
      Jan 07, 2021
  • 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.
      Dec 03, 2020
  • 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.
      Nov 05, 2020
  • 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.

    Sep 18, 2020
  • 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 Jul 09, 2020
  • 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.

    Jun 09, 2020
  • Durham Region Transit: safety, reliability and sustainability during COVID-19

    WHITBY, ON – On Wednesday, June 3, members of the Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met virtually and at Regional Headquarters for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in mid-March. The meeting included a strong focus on the implications of the pandemic on Durham Region Transit (DRT), as follows:

    • Ridership: While ridership was exceeding expectations in the first ten weeks of 2020, due to the sudden 70 per cent decrease in ridership due to COVID-19, a 20 per cent reduction in.
      Jun 04, 2020
  • Durham Region Transit’s 2020 business plan and budget passed by Regional Council

    WHITBY, ON – Last week, Regional Council passed Durham Region Transit’s (DRT) 2020 business plan and budget. This year’s plan once again allows DRT to build on improvements from the last few years.

    Mar 04, 2020
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