Ride Norfolk
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Ride Norfolk provides public transportation within the single-tier municipality of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
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Founded | 2011 |
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Headquarters | 95 Culver Street, Simcoe |
Service area | Norfolk County, Ontario |
Service type | bus service |
Routes | 5 |
Stops | Simcoe, Delhi, Port Dover, Port Rowan, Waterford, St. Williams, Langton, Walsh, Greens Corners, Bills Corners, Courtland, Vittoria, Turkey Point, Port Ryerse |
Daily ridership | 60 people per day[1] |
Operator | YourTaxi |
Website | norfolkcounty.ca/transit |
The program was originally classified as a "pilot project" and given the deadline of September 30, 2012 to prove its feasibility in the Norfolk County region.[2] It was declared a permanent fixture in the region on May 16, 2012 after being deliberated before city council.[3] Owing to its long-term status as a municipal program, Ride Norfolk (and Norfolk County Council) became eligible for nearly $90,000 per annum in gas tax subsidies.[3] It appears to serves as a spiritual successor to the now-defunct Simcoe Coach Lines; which operated in the 1950s and operated to four different communities including the hamlet of Vittoria.[4]
According to a past issue of the Port Dover Maple Leaf newspaper, Ride Norfolk has been approved to continue operations through the end of 2013.[5] All buses operating for Ride Norfolk operate on diesel fuel and were manufactured in 2011 by the Ford Motor Company.