Summerside bus service not pulling big business
CBC News
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 6:20 PM AT
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2012 7:08 PM AT
Mike Cassidy, owner of Trius Transit, says bus service has been slow to start. (CBC)The owner of Trius Transit says the new bus service in Summerside isn't pulling in the numbers he expected, but Mike Cassidy is optimistic things will improve.
The new transit system started on July 3.
"When we started, we had lots of people waving at our driver, but no passenger fares. But one week later, we had 22 passenger fares," Cassidy said. "It was below what I projected, but when you stop and think about it, there was no real build up to the transit.
"It was announced on a Friday. So now I can understand to build up the awareness, to educate everybody that there is a bus system. Here is the schedule, these are the times. So I have to be patient."
Cassidy hopes to have 100 passenger fares a day within the next five weeks.
He said he's optimistic that will grow to 300 after the new Holland College Campus opens in Summerside this fall.
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