Draft Recommendations - Transit Charters
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The following excerpt is from the Executive Summary of the Review of Services Report of Draft Recommendations. Detailed findings on this service are available in document downloads at right.
The City currently provides charter transit bus services. Their presence in the marketplace has been declining as a result of market forces and the presence of a number of private sector service providers. It is recommended that the City exit some services currently provided by the charter transit bus services such as local shuttle business for non-tourist related activities as there is sufficient private sector operators to provide this service and this is beyond the key public policy objectives.
The City should not compete where service needs can be met by the private sector in an efficient and cost effective manner. It is further recommended that the City charter transit bus services to shuttle City departments/Utilities only when the cost of service is less than that available by the private sector and/or when the service needs cannot be met by the private sector. The City should however maintain and clearly define operations/services that support tourism and economic development related activities for large special events that cannot be accommodated by the private sector.
