Comments on: Urgent: Speak Up to Stop Transit Cuts!

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:07:56 +0000

Looking to increase ridership?
I lived here for 2 years.. The same buses have seats falling apart, windows that do not stay shut, always late or breaking down..
Many of us are shift workers feeding the economy.. taking away services instead of improving is not ideal

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:33:26 +0000

U guy’s don’t get the true number of people that use the bus. On our connect pass card we have. Half the time when we try and tap the card. It doesn’t read them. So people are still aloud to get on. So with the college, university, student, and working people. So u don’t know how many people take the bus. U guys have cameras on the bus. Get some to watch the videos and count how many people really do use the bus. But I know that won’t happen

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:14:32 +0000

Heard from city council. Doug Ford gave city of Orillia 25 million dollars.
Part of it was supposed to be used for Orillia transit to buy more then 1 city bus.
But he still complaining about spending money on old beaten down busses.
Or was it used to help design the condominium at lake Couchiching. And redo the water front for the tourist.
Did they just use that money on them selfs for a bonus!

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:58:37 +0000

I am a handicap who has to take the bus to get to work at 7am. I see young middle age and Seniors. Everything day going to make minimum wage.
Now the mayor want us to lose hours because having the bus starting later. Or pay more money to get to work on time.
I wish I made the money they do. To sit on the ass all day long. This is my only affordable my to get to work. On minimum wage.
I do challenge the MAYOR and other Counsell. To walk from the south ward out to Walmart. When it snowing really hard out or when it’s pouring Rain. And be on time at 7 am.

By: Penny Kerr

Penny Kerr — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:09:07 +0000

I believe every modern city needs a bus service. However there are many ways that the service could be improved. Routes need to be under the microscope more. When riding the Laclie bus I’ve never seen anyone get on at the stops on Bay and Maple. Smaller buses could service the less used routes, while the West Ridge buses could increase and leave at times when students are needing transport from Lakehead and soon hydro workers from the new hub. Be flexible and please the constituent’s who voted you in.

By: Brant Mawdsley

Brant Mawdsley — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:48:41 +0000

Leave Transit service the way it is not everybody drives a car and there are people who work at night who depend on the bus so just leave it

By: Ellen Cohen

Ellen Cohen — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:17:12 +0000

Cutting transit is the beginning of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Cuts mean less service. Less service means fewer people using it. Fewer people using it means more expensive/user. Therefore, cutting service rather than improving it only means costs go up. What is City Hall thinking?

By: Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:52:26 +0000

What is there? 4 busses? Get rid of these gas guzzlers, get 8 electric smaller busses (half the size) and increase service and provide employment for 4 more buss drivers!

By: Lucia McGarvey

Lucia McGarvey — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:47:53 +0000

I strongly believe in public transportation. Sometimes a community must cater to their constituents that choose public transit over owning a car whether affordable or not. Orillia has invested in so many projects that have cost the tax payers millions without a second thought. We need more incentives to use public transportation rather than using our cars. Hybrid buses are used in many communities. Uber and taxi costs are very expensive. I have traveled on our city buses often enough to see there is a need to provide them. Students, seniors, everyday working folk and non drivers need dependable transportation. Please reconsider your decision till you get more feedback from all your community. Thankyou.