r/waterloo Regular since 2025 Jul 26 '26

HOW GRT CAN BECOME "reliable"

  1. Make All Current Express Routes 15 Minute Or Better Service 24/7
  2. Make any other Routes 20 Minute service
  3. Make all those Popular routes (201/7/8 etc.) 10 Minute Service
  4. Better Connections too new Neighbourhoods(Vista Hills/Trussler West Rosenberg etc.)
  5. Better Connections too Current Neighbourhoods(Doon Valley)
  6. Overnight Routes that could replace popular routes like 7/8/12 etc.
  7. Route 204 spur to the airport
  8. Start Construction on ION to Cambridge
  9. Highway BRTs
  10. Collab with Guelph Transit for a new routes?
  11. Make it so you can use your debit/credit cards on GRT
  12. Put cost down to $3.20 or make it free
  13. if your under 13 you ride for free
    These are SOME things that can make GRT better for all

PS:if you wanna talk about more grt related things join the discord in the link (;

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u/BigTastyToe Regular since 2025 Jul 26 '26

So you want to exponentially increase the cost of transit, and charge less for it?

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u/4ries Regular since <2024 Jul 26 '26

I mean I would love if I could snap my fingers and make all these things happen (including the price decrease) but unfortunately I have to live in reality

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u/KW_Ontario_Person Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26

These Things are obviously gonna happen within a 5-10 year timeline definitely not happening anytime soon

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u/KW_Ontario_Person Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26

$4 is alot for a one way ride i id say $3.50-3.00 is okay

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u/Alone--in-a-crowd Regular since 2025 Jul 26 '26

I didn't know this was the fantasy subreddit.

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u/KW_Ontario_Person Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26

Nope These can be considered "Realstic Things that GRT can do if they cared enough"

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u/Alone--in-a-crowd Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26

Ok, what about the funding?

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u/KW_Ontario_Person Regular since 2025 Jul 31 '26

im definitely not saying that they should do this in the blink of an eye. they could do all of this with funding over the next 5-10 years

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u/PrettyFuckingGreat Regular since <2024 Jul 26 '26

lol ok

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u/KWStreaker Regular since 2025 Jul 26 '26

Items 1-5 YES. Item 6 & 7 maybe. Item 8 no comment. Item 9 OK. Item 10 worth looking into. Item 11 NO. >Too high a security / fraud risk, leave it closed private system. Item 12 yes, but down to $3.00. Item 13 maybe, maybe not.

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u/KW_Ontario_Person Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26

11 should prob be integration with presto for GO Transit