Firstly, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read this email. I sent it to everyone in my address book who lives in Guelph, has children, and who I know (to the best of my knowledge) in raising children in a gentle nature. My apologies if you did not want to receive […]
Category: On the Buses
Tony Leighton writes on the first 6 months of this Council
The following editorial appeared in the May 12th edition of the Guelph Mercury. We appear to have voted in real leaders this time It’s time for some shameless cheerleading. Lots of people think one government is pretty much like any other, and voting doesn’t matter much. Guelph’s new city council has already proven them wrong. […]
Guelph Transit allows strollers on buses
Previous practice dictated that passengers traveling with strollers and/or bundle buggies had to fold them up before boarding a bus. This policy has been revised and passengers may now board a bus without folding up strollers or bundle buggies.
Idling Buses in the Square
Many people ask City Councillors and transit staff why does the City of Guelph allow buses to idle in St. George’s Square. It creates unnecessary noise and pollution and contributes to the carbon loading of our atmosphere. Here is staff’s response to this question: Engine manufacturers had traditionally recommended that diesel engines be allowed to idle for […]
Idling By-law
Councillors have received a number of requests to revisit the idling by-law in Guelph. One of the obstacles to this is the City operated buses idling in the downtown. There have been some complications to this as the buses need to run in order to operate doors and ventilation. Staff is working on this problem and a more […]
Province announces new big highway to Kitchener.
This week, the Province of Ontario announced plans to build a new 4 lane highway between Guelph and Kitchener. “Better roads will improve safety, create jobs, encourage economic growth and keep this community strong.” says Transportation Minster Donna Cansfield. What of all the talk about improved public transit? I thought we were trying to reduce […]
Making Guelph Transit work for you
What would it take to encourage you to take the bus instead of driving your car? There is has been considerable focus on climate change since Al Gore’s movie Inconvenient Truth was released last year. Clearly, we as a society will have to make major changes to our lifestyle to reduce our carbon footprint.
Walking School Buses
At a recent meeting with officials from the City of Guelph and Edward Johnson School, concerns were raised about the school bus drop off zone and parents driving their kids to school. Most kids go to school in a motor vehicle. This raises a number of concerns. Childhood obesity has risen 50% in the last […]
Bikes on Buses.
How do we get more bums on buses. With the increased public awareness of climate change, one of the many questions received by City Hall is how can we improve public transit in Guelph. A question posed recently was can the City of Guelph have bicycle racks on their city buses. This would allow transit […]