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Public Transit - Promotion and Support

EasyGO Traveler Information System
Waterloo, Ontario

The EasyGO Traveller Information System is designed to complement and enhance the existing iXpress bus service. Main features include an online trip planner, EasyGO next bus call and EasyGO text messaging to get scheduled arrival times at any stop, any time of day.

EcoPass: Employer-Sponsored Transit Passes
winnipeg, man.

Public-private partnership offering discounted transit passes to commuters, funded mostly by employers

Employee Transit Discount Program
york region, ont.

Initiative offering regional employees a 50% discount on tickets to encourage them to commute by transit

Free Transit on Smog Days: Clearing the Air
windsor, ont.

Pilot project offering free transit service on smog days, resulting in ridership increases of up to 50%

Intermodal Transit Stations
INTERNATIONAL

A report on how to facilitate intermodal travel involving public transit, and how the provision of amenities at larger public transit facilities encourages such travel behaviour.

Public Art and Design in Transit
NORTH AMERICA

A report examining the benefits, challenges and policies of incorporating public art into various transit operations in North America.

TransLink’s Transportation Demand Management Measures at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver
VANCOUVER

A case study examining the results and lessons learned of the tools TransLink used to manage transportation demand for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and how they can be applied to smaller events throughout other Canadian municipalities.

TransLink Parking Tax
Vancouver, BC

A parking site tax on surface parking areas, parkades and underground parking to help fund a three-year expansion of roads and transit services.

Transportation Demand Management at Canada's Post-secondary Institutions
canada

This issue paper examines some of the many TDM programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions, the barriers to and benefits of implementation, and what campus planners need to know when implementing a TDM program.

Transportation demand management emergency measures and their impact after the Highway 19 overpass collapse

This case study examines the transportation demand management measures implemented by the City of Laval after a bridge collapse, which shut down a vital piece of infrastructure.

Universal Transit Passes in Canada: A Smart Move for Post-secondary Students
victoria, b.c., london, ont. and halifax, n.s.

Development of U-Pass programs at three Canadian universities, from initial research through negotiation, approval, implementation and renewal

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2011-12-01

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