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Waterloo Region – Grand River Transit (GRT) proudly marks 25 years of delivering reliable, sustainable and innovative transit services to the residents of Waterloo Region. Since its inception on Jan. 1, 2000, when Cambridge Transit and Kitchener Transit merged, GRT has played a crucial...
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Waterloo Region – Drawing on community feedback, GRT is sharing a vision for the future of transit services, including fast and frequent service, an overnight network, and strategic expansion for new growth areas, the townships and MobilityPLUS.
This summer, GRT collected public input to inform the Conventional Bus and Train Business Plan, MobilityPLUS and Kiwanis Transit Business Plan and Township Transit Strategy. Together, the plans will be the roadmap to guide...
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Effective July 1, 2024, Grand River Transit (GRT) fares are changing to balance value and affordability with the rising cost of operating transit.
During the 2024 Plan and Budget process, an increase in fare prices was approved, in addition to new products and increased transfer times for all customers.
There will be no changes to cash fares. Overall, fares will increase by an average of 2 per cent.
To balance the increases, GRT has increased the transfer time from...
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Each year Grand River Transit and the Region of Waterloo look forward to rolling out a new Pride bus. Unfortunately, this year’s bus will not be ready until later in June.
We understand that this is disappointing, but want to reassure our customers and the community that GRT and the Region of Waterloo remain committed to rolling out the Pride bus again this year, albeit a little later than expected. We look forward to celebrating and bringing awareness to the 2SLGBTQIA+...
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Today, the Region of Waterloo and Grand River Transit celebrate Transit Team Appreciation Day and the commitment of transit staff who get riders to their destinations every day.
Access to transit creates affordable, liveable, and thriving communities, and hundreds of people have dedicated their careers to that goal. Residents and visitors rely on transit to get to medical appointments, work, community hubs, home and more.
“The community values our transit service...
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