ON: Ride-Shares, Subsidized Taxis Eyed to Improve Transit in Waterloo Region

May 30, 2018
Waterloo region council is looking at three new options to better connect existing transit services in the area.

Waterloo region council is looking at three new options to better connect existing transit services in the area.

A ride-share program, subsidized taxis and expanding existing BusPlus services are all on the table to help supplement  Grand River Transit buses.

The idea is to run the pilot for 10 months to see how the changes deal with gaps in service. Regional council will have to vote on whether to allow the three different alternative transportation pilot projects to launch in September.

Read the complete article at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/alternative-transportation-grt-waterloo-region-areas-1.4682104