It’s More Than Buses

It’s More than Buses is a non-profit transit advocacy group in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our focus is to help promote efficient and accessible transit to residents and visitors of the Halifax Regional Municipality, by advocating for the elements of good transit.

Share Your Experiences Using Transit in HRM

Share Your Transit Feedback

We want to hear your experiences using Halifax Transit. Your feedback will be compiled and shared with HRM on where transit falls short alongside recommendations on how transit can be made a better experience for you and others. Use the form below to share any complaints, concerns, problems, etc. If you have any questions, please contact us at itsmorethanbuses[email protected] or read our frequently asked questions […]

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Overcrowded buses are a huge problem

Overcrowded buses are a huge problem

Overcrowded buses stink. Lots of riders have to stand. People are packed together, jostling each other when the bus hits bumps.. Getting on or off takes a long time. And when it rains, well, sometimes the buses literally kind of stink. Overcrowded buses are slow and uncomfortable – the opposite of good buses that people want to ride. Halifax Transit has an overcrowding problem. It’s […]

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Halifax Transit: Too Hard to Understand

Halifax Transit: Too Hard to Understand

Why does Halifax Transit provide so little information? Halifax Transit has a big problem: it is way too hard to understand. Look at the bus stop above: The sign tells you none of that critical information. It doesn’t say where the routes go or what direction they are travelling. It doesn’t say when the buses run or how frequently they come. The sign is also […]

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Fare Payment Failures

Fare Payment Failures

Everyone hates Halifax Transit bus tickets. Or more to the point, everyone hates that it’s impossible to know where to buy them. Bus terminals? Ferry terminals? Nope, you can’t get bus tickets there. That would be way too convenient. If you want bus tickets, you have to guess which grocery store or drug store sells them. And then you have to hope one of those […]

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