Transit News
TTC and YRT/Viva partnership offers customers additional service
Effective August 22, 2010, ride Viva orange between Downsview Station and York University with your TTC pass or transfer. View flyer for more information.
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Viva blue "A" trips increase this fall
The number of Viva blue "A" trips will more than double this fall in response to the popularity of the new service.
Effective September 7, Viva blue "A" will operate 11 morning and 13 afternoon rush hour trips between Newmarket GO Bus Terminal. These new trips reflect a significant increase from the previous five trips each way and will help relieve overcrowding on vehicles.
For more information and a complete list of new Viva blue "A" trip times, visit the Service Changes page or view the fall edition of MyTransit.
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YRT/Viva and Brampton Transit partnership speeds up service
The Regional Municipality of York and the City of Brampton have partnered to offer a new integrated rapid transit service for riders travelling between Brampton and York University.
In September, Brampton's new Züm rapid transit service will operate between downtown Brampton and York University along the Queen Street corridor in Brampton and Highway 7 in York Region. York Region's Viva orange service will continue to operate along Highway 7 between Martin Grove Road and York University.
Together, Viva orange and Brampton Züm will offer a combined service frequency of 7.5 minutes between Martin Grove Road and York University, seven days a week.
Note: From September 7 to 19, Züm service will be operated by conventional Brampton Transit vehicles with "Route 177" shown on the destination sign. Züm-branded vehicles will be in service beginning September 20.
More details on accepted fares and transfers between YRT/Viva and Brampton Transit services will be available soon. Please check back later.
View flyer (Adobe PDF)
For more information, visit the Service Changes page or view the fall edition of MyTransit. For more information on Brampton Transit services, visit the Brampton Transit website.
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New combined service brings changes for Route 77
Starting Tuesday, September 7, all Route 77 trips will be operated by YRT. Route 77 will be adjusted to end near Highway 50 and service frequencies will be modified.
For customers travelling to/from Brampton, the transfer point between YRT Route 77 and Brampton Transit Route 1 will be at the northwest corner of Highway 7 and Highway 50. Both YRT/Viva and Brampton Transit transfers will be accepted from this transfer point on either service.
For more details on Route 77 changes, visit the Service Changes page.
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New Route 22A service between Newmarket and York University
New Route 22A - King City limited non-rush hour service is being introduced in response to the cancellation of GO Transit’s Route 64 – Newmarket-York U. GO Bus service.
Route 22A will operate nine southbound and nine northbound weekday trips between Newmarket GO Bus Terminal and York University during periods where GO Train service is unavailable.
For more information, visit the Service Changes page.
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MyTransit Newsletter - Fall 2010
The Fall 2010 edition of MyTransit is now available!
In this issue:
- Fall improvements benefit riders
- Run Time Review Committee update
- New partnership between YRT/Viva and Brampton Transit speeds up service
- New direction for route names
- VivaNext rapidways move forward
- Viva blue "A" trips increase this fall
- Make YRT/Viva more enjoyable for everyone
- Service changes effective September 5
Download this issue now: MyTransit - Fall 2010 (2 MB PDF)
Missed an issue? Visit the MyTransit archive for previous editions.
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Bike 'n' Bus on YRT
Beginning June 2010, customers may use new bicycle racks on the front of YRT buses. Each rack holds up to two bikes and is designed for easy loading and unloading.The Bike 'n' Bus program lets you pay your regular fare but your bike rides for free.
Learn more on the Bike 'n' Bus page, including step-by-step instructions on how to use the new bike racks.
You can also lock up your bike at one of over 150 YRT/Viva bicycle racks at more than 65 locations across York Region. For a list of YRT/Viva bike rack locations, please click here.
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YRT/Viva Coordinated Street Furniture Program update
The future is clear for York Region's street furniture. After a series of workshops in early 2010 involving local municipalities, Regional staff, munufacturers, media operators and the public, the design for YRT/Viva's Coordinated Street Furniture Program has been finalized and approved by York Regional Council.
Learn more on the Street Furniture Program page or in the Summer 2010 edition of MyTransit (above).
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PRESTO smart card coming 2011
YRT/Viva has partnered with the Government of Ontario and transit agencies across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and Ottawa to offer commuters a more convenient way to travel.
The PRESTO smart card is an electronic fare card that can be used with all partnering transit agencies. Used with PRESTO card readers in transit stations and vehicles, the system calculates the lowest fare for your trip and deducts the fare from the balance on your PRESTO card.
PRESTO is being rolled out in stages. YRT/Viva’s turn is scheduled for 2011.
For more information on PRESTO, visit www.prestocard.ca
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A Smoke-Free YRT/VIVA
We would like to remind everyone that smoking is prohibited on all York Region Transit/Viva properties, including vehicles, shelters, bus stops, platforms, terminals and any other pedestrian areas. Smoking on the transit system or at a transit facility carries a fine of $150. Beginning in June, Transit Enforcement officers will be enforcing Section 3.21 of By-law R-1415-2005-028 throughout the YRT/Viva system to keep our services smoke-free.
Thank you for respecting the health and comfort of all YRT/Viva passengers, contractors, and employees.
For more information, please see Regional Municipality of York By-Law No. R-1415-2005-028 available on the Transit Enforcement page.
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Transforming transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Keep up-to-date with the Government of Ontario’s transportation initiatives in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA):
Metrolinx
Metrolinx was created by the Government of Ontario to develop and implement an integrated multi-modal transportation plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) — the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Toronto, the City of Hamilton and the four surrounding regional municipalities (Durham, Halton, Peel and York). Its mandate includes providing seamless, coordinated transportation throughout this region, which is Canada’s largest and among North America's most rapidly growing. Click here to visit the Metrolinx website.
findtheway.ca
Your portal for transportation information in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
Click here to visit findtheway.ca
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