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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. TEC approved the...

Service adjustments for the holiday season and enhancements for all routes beginning January 4, 2021

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Transit (DRT) will be adjusting service levels for the holiday season and introducing service enhancements across the network in early 2021.

From December 25, 2020 to January 3, 2021, service levels will be adjusted to reflect demand as follows:

DATE

SCHEDULED SERVICE LEVEL

December 25: Christmas Day

Special *No On Demand service*

December 26: Boxing Day

Saturday

December 27

Sunday

December 28

Reduced Sunday *Early On Demand start at 05:00*

December 29

Reduced Sunday *Early On...

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...

DRT buses get masks as an important reminder: we’re on this ride together

Whitby, Ontario – Earlier today— as part of the We’re on This Ride Together awareness campaign and in an effort to continue to encourage all passengers to wear a mask while using public transit—Durham Region Transit (DRT) unveiled its huge mask decal; to be displayed on three buses within its fleet.

The large mask decals, which span the entire front of the bus, will serve as a reminder to all those in the Region of the importance of wearing a mask when out in the community, including on board DRT...

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...