Help shape the future of Orillia Transit on June 2

Help shape the future of Orillia Transit at a public consultation centre on Thursday, June 2, 2016, from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Orillia City Centre.

The public consultation centre is a drop-in format with no formal presentation. Stop by and provide your thoughts and ideas on potential improvements to the City’s transit system.

What: Orillia Transit Operational Review: Public Consultation Centre

When: Thursday, June 2, 2016
4 – 7 p.m. (drop-in format)

Where: Orillia City Centre
Tudhope-McIntyre Boardroom
50 Andrew St. S.
Orillia, Ont.

The City of Orillia is completing a transit operational review of its conventional transit service and wants to hear from you. The transit operational review will be reviewing and analyzing the following:

• Efficiency and effectiveness of the existing service routes and schedules;
• Schedule and route structure including recommendations for improvements to existing transit routes and potential additional routes;
• Options for the expansion of service to areas not serviced by transit;
• Terminal location;
• Service policies and fare structure;
• Vehicle requirements;
• The possible utilization of electric and/or hybrid buses;
• The possible placement of bike racks on City buses.

The last operational review was completed in 2009 and recommendations from that study were implemented, including the establishment of the current five route system. Since 2009, Orillia Transit ridership has more than doubled, creating a need to review the current five route system.

For more information on the Orillia Transit Operation Review, visit orillia.ca/transitstudy.

The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca. 

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George Bowa
Director of Public Works
705-329-7246
gbowa@orillia.ca 

Jennifer Ruff
Manager of Communications
705-325-8929
705-238-9209(cell)
jruff@orillia.ca