BrandonC Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Gamer Studios said: or just drive Woah you just solved human mobility for everyone, forever. Good job. Pat yourself on the back. who knew the challenges of transportation had such an easy solution? Now every city on earth can cancel their orders of busses because every person who needs to travel can just drive their personal car which they own. Even the blind! You've really outdone yourself sir. Keep on eye out for the delivery man; Elon Musk just sent you a medal for your hard work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senzation#3 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 As expected, there were a lot of confusion and anger among majority of the passengers, even among the bus operators as well. There also a lot of questions asking which bus route will stop at a certain street among passenger. Bus stops didn't change nor removed! Management screwed up big time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, senzation#3 said: As expected, there were a lot of confusion and anger among majority of the passengers, even among the bus operators as well. There also a lot of questions asking which bus route will stop at a certain street among passenger. Bus stops didn't change nor removed! Management screwed up big time Huh. So they executed a plan that was not thought out and expected there not to be backlash? Hmmmm....it's almost like this was doomed from the start. Oh and what's this I hear about Durham Region using taxis and, in some cases SOMEONE'S PERSONAL VEHICLE for this OnDemand disaster!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Just watch, they’ll backtrack on the November and/or December boards probably 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newflyerinvero Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 12 hours ago, John Oke said: Just watch, they’ll backtrack on the November and/or December boards probably I really hope that's the case. However, if what 'triggers phase B' is doubled down by DRT management and will not be put in place, then it will be a LONG time before DRT even gets to Phase B, much less Phase C. However, if this is reversed, I'd love to see the following return to their pre-COVID services. 217, 219, 225, 226, 232; 301, 303, 304, 308; 408, 409 (or if the 409 can have two branches, replacing the 408?), 411, 412, 417, 420 (?) Not sure about Bowmanville, so I'll not comment. The 901 should at least start and end it trips at Onterio Tech. 910 should be back, unless if the 409 covers the majority of its routing along Thornton to Taunton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Gamer Studios said: Kind of expected it from Durham Region Transit. I'm STILL seeing buses around with promo signage on the front saying the August 24 route changes are postponed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 9:48 PM, Gamer Studios said: it happens alot on DRT buses... Not just those errors but those that have "J18708 Down" (or something like that). Recently, one of the LFSAs "next stop" displays having the c-h-i-l-l-s (Translation: one of the displays that scrolls the next stop having that "freezing effect" or "stuttering"). Sadly, I couldn't remember which fleet number of the LFSAs experience that issue.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Who knows, maybe possibly eventually we could see artics doing RAD's on routes like 915, 916 etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newflyerinvero Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, John Oke said: Who knows, maybe possibly eventually we could see artics doing RAD's on routes like 915, 916 etc Pardon the dumb question, but what does "RAD" mean? And anyone know of if/when DRT would be re-introducing some routes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue.bird.fan Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 4 hours ago, newflyerinvero said: Pardon the dumb question, but what does "RAD" mean? And anyone know of if/when DRT would be re-introducing some routes? RAD is an acronym for Run As Directed. I think they're standby buses that are deployed to fill gaps in service as needed instead of short turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 3:02 PM, John Oke said: Who knows, maybe possibly eventually we could see artics doing RAD's on routes like 915, 916 etc Not all transit systems have RAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2822 Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 Is DRT routes 889 and 890 on demand or RAD Buses? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 While I came home from the Oshawa Centre earlier today, I stumbled upon to find a little sign at the bottom of one of the "inactive" DRT bus stops. Do you know if this could be the precursor of relaunching the service in the future or will be part of the On-Demand service areas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 6 hours ago, 110B West Pickering said: DRT a has some announcement coming ”something they’ve never done before” Genuinely no idea what it is, but I assume we will know following the TEC meeting tomorrow If we look at their previous rationale it’s probably something about how to screw over passengers even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 10 hours ago, John Oke said: If we look at their previous rationale it’s probably something about how to screw over passengers even more They just posted this tweet. https://twitter.com/Durham_Transit/status/1334138506952777731 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 There we go. 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senzation#3 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 1:33 PM, 110B West Pickering said: DRT Does indeed have some service changes coming. effective December 7th 2020 Route 405 Wilson will see new 405C Branch serving the Delpark Homes Community Centre every hour, seven days a week. Effective January 3rd 2021 Routes 216 and 224 will reduce service to every 30 minutes in Peak from every 15 minutes. 902 and 915 will operate every 30 minutes from every 15 on Saturday mornings and Sunday’s. this means that on Sunday’s the 902B will not operate. Major changes: 403 Park will have a new 403C branch, operating from the South Oshawa Employment area in the late night to Downtown Oshawa. 901B PULSE Simcoe will now operate between Durham College and the Oshawa Centre, for service to Ritson, take route 407B and for service to Simcoe and Wentworth, take the 901 902B King will now operate to Courtice Road, then return to Trulls Road and King via George Reynolds Drive New Route 980 will provide Late Night service from the South Oshawa Employment area to Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering via Highway 2. on another note, no routes are otherwise close to returning, OnDemand zones have to reach 20 boarding/hour, currently Pickering West zone is nearing 7 per hour and south Courtice is at 4 My opinions on these service changes: Routes 403C and 980: these routes makes sense given that essential workers work during the afternoon and night shifts though I'm not sure if these routes are either one-way or two-way service 901B: Make sense given the assumption that post-secondary students were complaining having to transfer to a different route in order to go the Oshawa Centre. Especially when the 407B runs on Ritson between Bloor and Wentworth 902B: Also makes sense given the complaints from the riders where they're forced to get off the bus at Trulls Road and Hwy 2 Routes 216 and 224: Not sure but probably it's based on the adjusted schedule based on the GO trains during the pandemic 902 and 915: I assume that the service reductions is due to lack of demand 405C: I'm not sure why they a branch, but it would make sense if they add a branch when the covid vaccine is available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senzation#3 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 4:00 PM, DavidH said: There we go. Definitely a waste of money and a waste of time. They've could've use that money to enhance some current routes (Phase A) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newflyerinvero Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 What a joke! The expectation of having 20 people boarding for the OnDemand services seems like such lofty high standards to accomplish. 20 boardings per revenue hour equates to justify 30 minute, base maximum conventional transit service. That won't happen given that the convenience is no longer there. 7 to 8 boardings per hour constitutes to about hourly conventional transit service. I am taking a guess here as I haven't seen their service standards. Even Burlington Transit is doing much better than a large, regional-based system like DRT. Pre-covid, DRT was a forward-thinking, respectable agency that had great plans in place. We were laughing at YRT for their medaling in why they have historically bad ridership and those at the top who may those plans and the funding they receive wonder why? Now, they're region which I think is so much larger than York, has so much OnDemand. Not just in those rural areas where it can be more beneficial and cost-effective, but in urban areas where conventional transit service was there for so many years. Now, it's being treated in the same way as a rural area. Sure, ridership went down to covid, but going this far backwards to try to regain ridership is complete nonsense. It will be a very long time before even Stage A or B, or whatever stage it's in, to be advanced o the next stage. Not just with covid getting better, but passengers will take their time to get back to the system as they've lost trust in it. The 'new YRT' is DRT. Congradulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senzation#3 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, newflyerinvero said: What a joke! The expectation of having 20 people boarding for the OnDemand services seems like such lofty high standards to accomplish. 20 boardings per revenue hour equates to justify 30 minute, base maximum conventional transit service. That won't happen given that the convenience is no longer there. 7 to 8 boardings per hour constitutes to about hourly conventional transit service. I am taking a guess here as I haven't seen their service standards. Even Burlington Transit is doing much better than a large, regional-based system like DRT. Pre-covid, DRT was a forward-thinking, respectable agency that had great plans in place. We were laughing at YRT for their medaling in why they have historically bad ridership and those at the top who may those plans and the funding they receive wonder why? Now, they're region which I think is so much larger than York, has so much OnDemand. Not just in those rural areas where it can be more beneficial and cost-effective, but in urban areas where conventional transit service was there for so many years. Now, it's being treated in the same way as a rural area. Sure, ridership went down to covid, but going this far backwards to try to regain ridership is complete nonsense. It will be a very long time before even Stage A or B, or whatever stage it's in, to be advanced o the next stage. Not just with covid getting better, but passengers will take their time to get back to the system as they've lost trust in it. The 'new YRT' is DRT. Congradulations. I think the only time where OnDemand reaches 20 boarders per hour is when a vaccine is available and besides pre-covid, the majority of DRT's ridership contains the huge bulk of students (secondary and post-secondary) and rush-hour commuters who takes the GO train/bus. In other words we won't get to Phase B/C until a vaccine is available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2822 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Hopefully they can reconsider restoring the routes that were cancelled and run them hourly to start 6am-9pm at a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Oke Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 6100 also has a mask on it saw it earlier near Whitby Go, couldn’t grab a photo of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, 110B West Pickering said: DRT received a number of new low floor Arboc vehicles, there are at least 3 I’ve seen so far, 5103 is at Raleigh and 5104-05 are at Westney. Not sure how many total were getting, but they’re already in service. here’s a photo next to the older cutaways like the PULSE Novas, they’ve lost the grey skirting I wonder if the Arboc's are to be used for on demand as well as the mobility service. Are they receiving more ProMasters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Gamer Studios said: Hey @110B West Pickering, Do you know why the Conventional LFS's are sidelined this weekend...and even Pulse 7100-7103... Only their XD40s and D40LFs are out It's just how they are dispatched out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Gamer Studios said: @110B West Pickering @TTC 9701Turns out they are suffering a mechanical issue... Well there's ONE benefit to cutting 40/57 routes I guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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