Here is a bit of an update on our guiding principles:
Community-Based Knowledge: We are currently looking into doing something in collaboration with YXE Voices to share what matters most to transit riders and what they see as areas of improvement. Check out their website: http://yxevoices.com/
Back to (Transit) Fundamentals: At the Growing Forward Public engagement session this past week, city planners were proposing a new vision for Saskatoon transit. A ridership based BRT model that will include transit ‘stations’ instead of hubs. Have your say! http://shapingsaskatoon.ca/surveys/growth-plan-to-half-a-million
Light, Quick, Cheap: We are hoping to do a few bus stop interventions were we hand out coffee, hand warmers and bring along some art. This will be an experiment how to make bus stops people actually want to come to ! Want to help? Drop us a line at bettertransityxe@gmail.com
Partnerships: We had a meeting with Sarina from Bus Riders of Saskatoon this week. We talked about areas for collaboration. More to come. In the mean time, check out their very active facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1461552260793413/?fref=nf
Mapping: We are scheming about possible mapping ideas to visualize the Saskatoon transit system. Like possible mapping access to transit stops via walking trails instead of ‘how to crow flies.’ Also mapping out places that are accessible within 5, 10, 20, 30, 1 hr from certain points in Saskatoon.
Place-Making: We have noticed that there are some second hand buses in circulation that have Calgary Transit colors. #thriftshopbuses Maybe this is what makes Saskatoon Transit unique.
Fun: What if Saskatoon bus drivers set up a twitter page like Bus Driver Al? https://twitter.com/ttcdriveral
Saskatoon-based: We have a puzzling question for Saskatoon Transit users and planners, why is the schedule for buses the same in the summer and winter? Everyone knows that driving in the winter is much slower.
For more of a description of all of these- check out our about page!
Sincerely, Shannon
Mapping out
Better Transit YXE 
I love your comment regarding summer and winter bus times! From what I understand, the bus schedule can only be changed on July 31. However if we got city council involved, perhaps that could change. I would love to have a faster system in the summer, and a more reliable system in the winter.
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