Commuting by public transit

commuting by public transit
Public transit is available throughout the GTA.

We are fortunate to have access to public transit throughout the urbanized areas of the GTA. The agencies that provide public transit work hard to deliver reliable service in clean and comfortable vehicles, at an affordable price, to enhance commuting for their customers.

We invite you to visit these web sites for specific transit information:

Public transit in the Region of York, click here:

VIVA / York Region Transit (VIVA/YRT)

Public transit in the GTA, Click Here:
GO Transit (GO)

Public transit in Toronto, Click Here:
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

employer commute note For Employers

Public transit can benefit employers by:

    • providing a way for employees to arrive at work more relaxed,
    • freeing up parking spaces for your customers, and
    • reducing traffic congestion, which will help move your product and supplies faster.

There’s a lot you can do to encourage employees to take public transit. Here are some tips:

    • Provide public transit information to your employees, such as route maps and schedule timetables, by displaying it in the lobby or lunch room.
    • Ask for public transit that works for your employees if it’s not currently available at your location or the scheduled service times are not suitable for your work shifts. You can also contact us (click here for our handy email form), and we can help you work with the transit provider.
    • Ensure a direct and safe route to the transit stop for employees by having sidewalks in good repair, adequate lighting and no obstructive bushes or trees.
    • Ask the transit provider for a transit stop near your workplace if there isn’t one within 500 metres already.
    • Ask the transit provider for a shelter, if the transit stop at your location does not have one already.
    Adding a shelter can be costly so perhaps the cost could be shared with another nearby employer whose employees also use this transit stop.
    • Inform your employees about commuter parking lots should they wish to leave their car and continue their trip via transit.
    • Consider providing a private shuttle service between your workplace and the most convenient transit stop or station.
    • Make it easy to buy transit fares by offering transit fares through payroll deduction or inviting transit providers to sell their fare products (ticket, pass) onsite. Your local transit providers can set this up for you and may even offer transit pass discounts.
    • Offer your employees a transit fare subsidy. It may be cheaper than you think when you consider what you currently pay for parking lot maintenance.

Bicycles on Transit

YRT Policy (also applies for TTC routes operating north of Steeles):
You may take a bicycle on any YRT/Viva bus on a Saturday, Sunday, or statutory holiday. On weekdays, due to rush-hour crowding, you may not bring bicycles on YRT/Viva buses during the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

GO Transit Policy:
You may take a bicycle on any GO Train on a Saturday, Sunday, or statutory holiday. On weekdays, due to rush-hour crowding, you may not bring bicycles on trains scheduled to arrive at Union Station between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. or depart from Union Station between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bicycles are also prohibited inside Union Station during those times. Bicycles are not allowed on wheelchair-accessible train cars or on GO Buses (on GO Buses, a folding bicycle in a proper carrying case can be put in the under floor luggage compartment if the bus has one).

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