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Schedule
Changes for January 6, 2008
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Effective
January 6, 2008 minor schedule adjustments will
go into effect for Route 2 Argyle Park and Route
5 Uplands. Please check the schedule to ensure
you will arrive at your destination on time.
Changes affect the weekday schedule only. |
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In
response to requests from paratransit passengers
to have low floor buses assigned to specific
routes, a pilot project is being undertaken
by Regina Transit. Low floor buses will be used
exclusively on Routes 2, 7 and 9 from June 1,
2007 to July 28, 2007 and on Routes 3 and 4
from July 29, 2007 to September 29, 2007 to
give people an opportunity to try using the
buses. Usage of the buses on these routes will
be monitored to determine if there is significant
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Regina
Transit Centennial
- July 28, 2011
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Regina
Transit, the oldest transit system in Saskatchewan,
will celebrate it centennial on July 28, 2011.
 The
Regina Transit Centennial Planning Committee
is looking for memorabilia (pictures, uniforms,
tickets, transfers, pins, stories of special
passengers or events etc.) having to do with
transit service in Regina. If you or anyone
you know have anything to loan or donate to
the centennial celebration please contact the
Regina Transit Centennial Planning Committee
by emailing Dolores
at;
dm_tcrCommittee@accesscomm.ca
or phoning Sue at 306 777-7813.
Photo
courtesy of Mr. Robert Pittendrigh - Mr. Pittendrigh
is seen here after punching his time card in
the loop at the end of line at 13th. Avenue
and Edward Street in March of 1966, which was
also the end of the line for the electric trolley
bus in Regina. (Click image for larger picture) |
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2006
TAX CREDIT FOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT PASSES
One
of the measures announced in the May 2006
federal budget is a proposed new tax credit
for public transit use. You will be able to
claim the cost of transit passes of a monthly
(or longer) duration on your 2006 income tax
return. At this time you may not claim the
cost of purchasing transit tickets.
To
claim the credit you must:
All
other information required by the Canada Revenue
Agency (CRA) is printed on each pass.
If you hold a Senior Pass or an Employee Pass
Program pass, you will be issued a letter
from Regina Transit indicating the type of
pass, the amount paid for the pass during
the eligible tax year, and the name of the
payee. This letter will be accepted by the
CRA as an official receipt for your pass.
The credit will apply to the portion of a
pass used for travel on or after
July 1, 2006. The tax credit is a non-refundable
tax credit, which means that the amount you
claim is multiplied by the lowest personal
income tax rate for the year (15.25 per cent
in 2006) and is then deducted from your tax
otherwise payable.
You can claim this credit on behalf of your
spouse or common-law partner, and your children
under the age of 19, to the extent that these
amounts have not already been claimed.
For additional information on how to claim
the tax credit visit the Transitpass website.
Transit
Pass Tax Credit Link
2007
TAX CREDIT FOR
PUBLIC TRANSIT PASSES
You
can claim the cost of transit passes of a
monthly (or longer) duration on your 2007
income tax return. At this time you may not
claim the cost of purchasing transit tickets.
To
claim the credit you must:
All
other information required by the Canada Revenue
Agency (CRA) is printed on each pass.
If you hold a Senior Pass or an Employee Pass
Program pass, you will be issued a letter
from Regina Transit indicating the type of
pass, the amount paid for the pass during
the eligible tax year, the date(s) payment
was received and the name of the payee. This
letter will be accepted by the CRA as an official
receipt for your pass.
The credit will be available for the portion
of the pass that is used between January 1,
2007 and December 31, 2007 even if the pass
is purchased before that date.
For additional information on how to claim
the tax credit visit the Transitpass website.
Transit
Pass Tax Credit Link
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Regina Transit encourages both motorists and
buses to share the road
with their "Thanks for the Brake"
campaign, which begins March 17, 2003. Similar
campaigns are in use in British Columbia, Winnipeg,
and Quebec City.
The
"Thanks for the Brake" campaign encourages
motorists to brake and
slow down when a bus has its left-signal light
flashing, to allow buses
to change lanes or merge into traffic more quickly.
This will result in
fewer traffic delays and help motorists and
passengers to arrive on time
at their destinations, especially during rush
hour traffic. Bus
Operators may thank vehicles that yield by briefly
flashing their
four-way lights or waving out their window.
Regina
Transit thanks you for the "brake"
and for sharing the road.
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Step
on board Saskatchewan's oldest public transit
system - Regina Transit
At
10 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 1911, Regina Mayor
McAra and Saskatchewan's Lieutenant-Governor
Brown participated in the inaugural run of the
province's first public transit system, riding
from City Hall to the Exhibition Grounds and
then to the southern terminal at Albert and
16th Avenue. That first day, over 7,400 passengers
rode on the tiny four-streetcar system.
From
this humble beginning 90 years ago, Regina Transit
has grown to a fleet of 98 diesel buses which
carry approximately 6.4 million passengers on
ten integrated routes annually.
Check
out other important dates and facts about Regina
Transit here.
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