All Guelph Transit conventional buses are now equipped with an easy-to-use bike rack on the front of the bus. You can take your bike to school, to work, to the park, virtually anywhere your bike and our buses can take you with our new easy-to-use bike racks. Getting around Guelph by bike and bus has […]
Category: On the Buses
Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council should be commended for a couple of recent developments in the effort to make Guelph a more livable city. The first and currently most obvious, is the installation of bicycle carrier racks on city buses. This can’t help but to have a positive effect on ridership. Having the option to take your […]
Guelph Transit launches Community Bus pilot
A new Guelph Transit bus service, the Community Bus, is available to help residents reach key locations in underserviced areas of Guelph as of this week. Guelph Transit has introduced the Community Bus as a pilot project in response to a community need for transit in some underserviced areas of the city.
Bikes on Buses Part 2: It’s in the 2009 budget!
One of the very first posts to the Ward 2 blog was Bikes on Buses. Installing bicycle racks on Guelph Transit buses would allow riders the opportunity to ride their bikes to a bus stop and take it with them on the next bus. With the newly approved 20 minute service, that soon may be a reality. One of […]
Guelph Beat
The following article appeared in the July 24 edition of Echo: Welcome back to part two of my six part series, “Better Know a Ward.” This week: Ward 2 – St. George’s. Located in the northeast corner of the city, Ward 2 covers everything east of Woolwich and north of Eramosa and Eastview Roads. Amongst […]
Downtown on the 20
Starting July 7, riders will be able to catch a bus for any route operating out of St. George’s Square every twenty minutes. The new 20 minute service frequency will run Monday to Friday, from 5:40 a.m. until 7 p.m. Customers can catch their bus in St. George’s Square on the hour, and every 20 […]
Guelph commuters are encouraged to take action against air pollution
The City of Guelph is encouraging commuters to take action against air pollution by participating in the Commuter Challenge during Environment Week, taking place June 1-7. The Commuter Challenge promotes the benefits of using alternative commuting methods to get to work. Guelph residents are encouraged to walk, cycle, ride the bus, carpool or tele-work instead […]
Transit committee chair steps aside
The following article appeared in the February 28 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Conflict of interest allegations continue to hover over members of city council Councillor Mike Salisbury has resigned from the city’s transit committee over allegations he’s in a conflict of interest. He said the allegations were made by the transit union because his […]
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City of Guelph 2008 Operating and Capital budgets highlights: 20 Minute bus service Funding for Hospice Wellington and Guelph General Hospital’s MRI Increased life cycle reserve
Bus Stop head turner
Check out this bus shelter ad on Westmount Road. I think someone’s avin’ a bit of a laugh.