[Coolibop]

We're in a period of austerity here at the regional level. The 2026 budget increases (transit) revenue hours only up 4.6 percent.

Haven't peeked at the full numbers yet, but doesn't look too promising...

 

[tmustudent9]

We're in a period of austerity here at the regional level. The 2026 budget increases (transit) revenue hours only up 4.6 percent.

Haven't peeked at the full numbers yet, but doesn't look too promising...

Really unfortunate most of the 2026 service plan isn't focused on increasing frequency. Running service later into the night + new routes is great, but when it's only every 30 minutes with questionable reliability, people are still going to get in their cars.

 

[APTA-2048]

Really unfortunate most of the 2026 service plan isn't focused on increasing frequency. Running service later into the night + new routes is great, but when it's only every 30 minutes with questionable reliability, people are still going to get in their cars.

Then they use the lack of usage as an excuse to give up.

 

[Northern Light]

We're in a period of austerity here at the regional level. The 2026 budget increases (transit) revenue hours only up 4.6 percent.

Haven't peeked at the full numbers yet, but doesn't look too promising...

Certainly, that's disappointing.

But I think its almost as important an issue, as noted by @tmustudent9 above is how they expend those hours.

I believe in network investment; but I also believe in driving ridership, which helps create the conditions for greater funding.

I don't' have the route by route numbers handy, but I'll wager the Pulse services and or two key routes pull the largest amount of ridership.

I think they should prioritize improvements that build on their strongest ridership base, as that's the fastest path to more riders and funding.

 

[tmustudent9]

Certainly, that's disappointing.

But I think its almost as important an issue, as noted by @tmustudent9 above is how they expend those hours.

I believe in network investment; but I also believe in driving ridership, which helps create the conditions for greater funding.

I don't' have the route by route numbers handy, but I'll wager the Pulse services and or two key routes pull the largest amount of ridership.

I think they should prioritize improvements that build on their strongest ridership base, as that's the fastest path to more riders and funding.

From this report, you're right. Although it's slightly dated, the cross-regional routes and those going in and out of Toronto account for half of all ridership. One can hope for 2027 that they focus on increasing service on these routes.

 

[ShonTron]

From this report, you're right. Although it's slightly dated, the cross-regional routes and those going in and out of Toronto account for half of all ridership. One can hope for 2027 that they focus on increasing service on these routes.

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901 isn’t cross regional as it is entirely within Oshawa, but it’s no surprise that it is the second busiest route because it serves Durham College/Ontario Tech and a lot of higher density areas in Oshawa.

The next busiest non-regional route there is 302, which is way down the list.