Tag: Guelph Transit

Abortion Bus Ads Going Back to City Committee for Hearing

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Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in… Just over two years after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said that the City of Guelph didn’t offer a good enough justification for removing three anti-abortion bus ads from Guelph Transit vehicles, the same group is back with a complaint about the City’s refusal to post a new ad. A meeting of the Advertising Review Panel next Friday will determine what happens next.
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RECAP: The Transit Advisory Committee Chimes in About a Chime

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Do you not hear the chimes at midnight? Well, technically it’s the chimes at 5:30 pm, but really you might end up hearing them any time you’re on a Guelph Transit bus. A new chime for special alerts and announcements was the biggest order of new business on the agenda at this month’s Transit Advisory Committee, and if you scan the recap below you will learn how many more of those buses pictured above you will see on Guelph roads soon! Continue reading “RECAP: The Transit Advisory Committee Chimes in About a Chime” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for March 21, 2024

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This month transit is coming around again for March’s meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee. And what advice will be sought from the committee this month? There will be the usual items about electrification, general transit news, and insights from the board and other users, plus there will be an item about chimes and messages that is still mysterious, but at least it’s something different. Let’s check out the agenda… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for March 21, 2024” →

RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Takes a Look at Itself This Month

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This month’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting wasn’t focused so much on the functioning of transit as it was focused on the function of the committee itself. The special guest this month was Dylan McMahon from the clerks’ office who led the committee through a familiar exercise to determine where they fall in the new framework for Advisory Committees of Council. So let’s dive into the recap for this one… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Takes a Look at Itself This Month” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for February 15, 2024

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No time for love the day after Valentine’s Day because the Transit Advisory Committee has to get down to business. The agenda is deceptively light, because one of the items will require TAC to take a good, long look at itself. The clerks’ office is coming to this meeting to look at how TAC might fit into the grand scheme of things so far as the future of advisory committees go, and there’s also matters of rider feedback and general updates to discuss. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for February 15, 2024” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for January 18, 2024

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It’s been a while since we last had a Transit Advisory Committee meeting so welcome back to all the transit fans and supporters out there. A lot has been happening even without a monthly meeting, so there’s a lot to discuss including the fallout of council’s budget deliberations, improvements to Guelph Central Station, ridership concerns, and a recent road trip for Guelph’s now famous electric bus! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for January 18, 2024” →

CITY PAGES: Holiday Hours, Summer Jobs and Donations Doubled

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Holiday Hours, Summer Jobs and Donations Doubled” →

RECAP: Transit Committee Learns About Budget Impact and 2024

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The last Transit Advisory Committee meeting of the year had a lot of ground to cover, especially with the 2024-2027 multiyear budget in progress. Speaking of 2024 there’s going to be some changes to at least one bus route in January, and we learned about all the thinking behind that decision. The meeting  also discussed two items generated around rider feedback and a few other projects, but you can get all those details with the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Committee Learns About Budget Impact and 2024” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for November 16, 2023

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November’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting will look to the future. That means looking at the budget and some of the best laid plans in the 10-year route and schedule strategy that are now delayed, and that also means looking at potential changes to a south end bus route. That’s under new business, and aside from then there’s also the usual business like the monthly update from staff and rider feedback. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for November 16, 2023” →

RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Talks About Messaging

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The agenda for this month’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting was deceptively simple, just three things on the docket, but sometimes these simple meetings lead to the most interesting conversations. On Thursday evening, TAC talked about the air filtration on buses, the need for more outreach about how transit works and where things stand on a couple of different ongoing projects (wasn’t there supposed to be new shelters at Guelph Central Station this summer?). Learn more in the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Talks About Messaging” →