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On October 1, 2019, Wellington County launched a county wide, demand based, public transit service available to all residents and visitors. This five-year pilot is funded by the Government of Ontario and offers a safe, affordable option for people to move throughout the County.
RIDE WELL™ is a public transit service that uses a rideshare model of operation. The County has partnered with a technology company (RideCo) to provide on-demand shared rides. RideCo's software optimizes the rides such that as many people with as few vehicles possible are getting to their destinations in a reliable way. It provides an alternative option to owning and using a personal vehicle in a rural setting and for those who cannot access vehicles for regular needs.
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To assist the County of Wellington in understanding the potential demand for a public transportation service in our area, an online community survey was created. In total, 869 responses were received during the week the survey was open. The results confirmed community support, identified commuter patterns and substantiated the need in our community. Moving forward, additional community consultations will be held. Community Response Rates:
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Wellington County secures grant to develop ride sharing system June 21, 2018 by the County of Wellington The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has granted $499,950 to the County of Wellington to develop a demand-based ridesharing system that will service Wellington County. Wellington County looking at own public transit service February 9, 2018 by Guelph Mercury In municipalities of all sizes, not everyone has ready access to a vehicle, and that can cause problems when it comes to having to get to work, or a student needing to get to a classmate’s home to work on a project. Funding sought for transportation February 9, 2018 by The Wellington Advertiser In 2015 the county conducted a Rural Transportation Study with the Rural Ontario Institute to understand existing service providers and public transit demand levels across Wellington County. Read More |
