Colourful costumes, foods, music and cultural traditions from around the world will be showcased at Riverside Park this weekend during the Guelph and District Multicultural Festival. The 31st edition will be held at Riverside Park (709 Woolwich Street) from Friday June 9th until Sunday June 11th. Leave the Car at home and take Guelph Transit! […]
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Guelph Transit Route changes coming September 2017
From the News Release: As a result of the community outreach and feedback received in April on the proposed September route realignment, Guelph Transit made several adjustments to the overall transit system. These changes, along with all proposed routes, will be presented to the City’s Committee of the Whole on June 6. The route realignment […]
The Roadmap Forward
The Roadmap forward include many options that will move Guelph Transit in the right position to provide higher-order transit service (BRT/LRT) within Guelph, to provide better public service and reaching the goal set out in the Places to Grow, 2006 Growth Strategy of 15% transit modal split. For 2017, the City is proposing changes to peak service on […]
Guelph Transit offers earlier morning service to connect with GO train as well as Co-Fare Rate
Starting Tuesday, September 6, Guelph Transit is offering early morning shuttle service for residents looking to connect to GO Transit’s newest early morning train service. The new early morning shuttle service will begin at 4:30 a.m., arriving at Guelph Central Station in time for GO Transit’s first train at 5:48 a.m. The shuttle is a […]
Four additional GO trains start running to & from Guelph on September 6th
There will be two more morning and afternoon GO trains during peak travel times between Kitchener and Toronto starting September 6th. The increased GO train service is actually an extension of 2 existing GO trains that currently end in Georgetown. One of these trains will be an Express that will skip several stations which will reduce […]
Moving Guelph Forward: Proposed Guelph Transit Route Changes
Please note: The proposed maps linked below each proposed route are provided here from the 2015 Transit Route Review via Mindmixer. The 2017 proposed route maps with changes outlined below each route were not made available with the report going to Council. A full system map from the 2015 Mindmixer Consulting provides an overview of how […]
Moving Guelph Forward: The future of Transit in the Royal City
Summary Below courtesy of Robert Mackenzie – Transit Toronto Guelph is one of several medium and smaller municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area that have made major changes to their transit systems over the past few years. (For the record, the others are Barrie, Burlington, Niagara Falls, Oakville and Peterborough.) Some of these network reviews have […]
Take the bus to Guelph Canada Day Celebrations
Guelph Transit will be operating buses on Canada Day on the statutory holiday hourly schedule. Buses will depart from Guelph Central Station and the University Centre every 60 minutes, from 9:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. A direct Fireworks Shuttle Service will operate between Guelph Central Station and Riverside Park at 8:45 […]
60 minute Guelph Transit service on Victoria Day Monday May 23
News Release from guelph.ca/transit Please be advised that Guelph Transit conventional buses will operate on a 60 minute holiday service schedule on Monday May 23 for Victoria Day. Buses will operate from 9:15 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. All bus stop signs will include new statutory holiday times. The Community Bus and Express Bus routes will […]
Take the Bus to Doors Open Guelph 2016
Door Open Guelph 2016 is free guided tours of buildings, creative spaces, and artistically or architecturally relevant sites. You can access all the Doors Open sites in Guelph via Guelph Transit using a Day Pass for only $8. On Weekends you can use the pass to bring up to: 2 Adults and 3 youths under 17, […]
Proposed Changes to Harvard Road Guelph Transit Service
Guelph Transit is proposing changes to a couple Bus routes that serve a large number of University of Guelph students. A presentation from a delegation of residents, entitled ‘Transit Buses on Harvard Road’ requested the reduction and removal of buses from Harvard Road, suggesting that the buses use arterial roads rather than Harvard Road. The City […]
What’s the Best Place for a Bus Stop?
In a recent article for Citylab, Aarian Marshall reports on McGill University doctoral candidate Ehab Diab and the transportation planner and associate professor Ahmed El-Geneidy study that suggests there’s a best—and cheapest corner for passenger pickups. The ideal bus stop placement has been a matter of debate for many. Some believe the best place to […]