Taking Transit in Niagara Region
Happy Sunday! As many of you know, I take transit extensively in the Greater Golden Horseshoe - in Waterloo Region, in Guelph, in Peterborough, and more. However, there is one region that I seldom travel despite being more 'core' to the GGH, and that's Niagara Region. In the past couple of months, I have made a few trips out to Niagara Region and have been able to use Niagara Transit. What I have found is a system that is somewhat difficult to use, and has a lot of room for improvement in the near-term. In this blog post, I will speak a bit to some of my concerns with Niagara Transit, and how the system can improve. For full transparency, I have take Niagara Transit in St Catharines, Welland, Thorold, and Port Colborne. I cannot speak to the other municipalities, but I have found that opinion on the service is consistent region wide. Background 'Niagara Transit' is a relatively new concept - it was only introduced in 2023. Prior to this date, transit was relatively ...