Good transfers mean opportunities

 Good transfers mean opportunities

Halifax Transit’s network doesn’t use transfers to open up new trip options. A better network would let people transfer more easily, making transit more convenient and attractive.

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Moving Forward Together Plan: Check-In

Moving Forward Together Plan: Check-In

It has been almost nine years since the first draft of Moving Forward Together Plan (MFTP), a revised transit network. It has been seven and a half years since Council approved MFTP, but Halifax Transit has not finished the MFTP changes. Like too many other projects, the Moving Forward Together Plan is delayed, with no clear end in site.

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Overloads and Crowding – First Steps

Overloads and Crowding – First Steps

Crowding and overloads are a critical problem for transit riders. Even though Halifax Transit is short on drivers, there are options to improve crowding. We are providing some first steps.

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Transit Staff: We can’t do much about overloads

Transit Staff: We can’t do much about overloads

The Transportation Standing Committee discussed the problem of overloaded bus routes at their October 26th meeting. There was a lot of back and forth, but the response from Halifax Transit staff at the 2:34 mark of the meeting was beyond disappointing. From the Executive Director:    “ … so a bit of expectation management maybe, so this is actually not a new issue. It’s an issue […]

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Fare Payment – Progress!

Fare Payment – Progress!

It looks like there’s progress on fare payment technology, but questions remain. Let’s make sure we move towards the best options to improve transit.

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How not to build a transfer-based network

How not to build a transfer-based network

Halifax Transit promised a transfer-based network. It failed to deliver on that promise, even by its own criteria.

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Overcrowding – Some Options

Overcrowding – Some Options

In our last post, we laid out a big problem for Halifax Transit – overcrowded buses. This has been a problem for years, but nothing is being done about it. Routes 1,3,4,8,9 and 90 are often overcrowded. Sometimes the buses are so full that no one else can fit. At a high level, sorting out overcrowding is easy: add more buses, add bigger buses, or […]

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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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