Cornwall_2015_06_17

Communauté • Commun i ty

Clean Air Day ridership doubles

It seems that Cornwall residents are all for cleaner air in their city. Cornwall Transit’s annual Clean Air Day promotion was a real success, with ri- dership nearly doubling for the day. Transit recorded 5,638 passenger boar- dings on Clean Air Day, a sharp increase over the average boarding count of 2,848 for the previous three workdays. “The free ride promotion for Clean Air Day was aimed at getting people to give Cornwall Transit a try, and it was definitely worth the effort,” said Transit Manager Len “The free ride promotion for Clean Air Day was aimed at getting people to give Cornwall Transit a try, and it was definitely worth the effort.» Tapp. “The community has really come ‘on board’ and embraced the Clean Air Day promotion with enthusiasm.” According to Tapp, passengers have been contacting the Cornwall Transit office to express their appreciation for the free rides and great service. There were many riders who took advantage of the free ride day to explore the Transit service and the city they reside in. As part of the event, a series of mystery riders were handing out prizes to random riders on the buses throughout the day. “These mystery riders received many positive testimonials about Transit and the passengers expressed their appreciation for both the free rides and our great drivers,” said Tapp.

The ridership for this year’s Clean Air Daymore than doubled.Pictured are Councillor ClaudeMcIntosh, left, and Transit Manager Len Tapp presenting a gift to Transit passenger Claire Lebrun.

Murder Mystery donation for the Alzheimer Society

Once again this year, Cornwall Transit’s Clean Air Day promotion fit into the Active Transportation Challenge, a week-long event that encourages residents to leave the car at home and use alternate forms of transportation such as walking, cycling or public transit. “We are hoping that the high ridership we experienced on Clean Air Day will trans- late into more people riding our buses on a regular basis,” said Tapp.

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