The Township of Centre Wellington, in partnership with their consultant Dillon Consulting, have completed a transit feasibility study to assess the feasibility of expanding transit services, including local services such as RIDE WELL and the Downtown Shuttle Program, and introducing a public transit service focused on the Township. The study also assessed enhancing regional transit to adjacent urban centres, and ultimately recommended the best servicing options, which included a financial and implementation plan.

The Process

The study was broken up into several phases, including: a background review to collect information on existing conditions and needs of the Township; public consultation activities; an analysis of future transit service opportunities and ridership forecasting; an evaluation of transit alternatives; a financial assessment and implementation plan and final report to demonstrate how the preferred servicing option was selected.

The study commenced in October 2025. The final milestones for this project is an update on the recommendations to Council, which took place on May 25, 2026, followed by review of the final Transit Feasibility Study for Council’s consideration in June 2026.

Consultation

Consultation with the public, stakeholders, Council, and Indigenous Communities was conducted to understand priorities and collect feedback on the study. Consultation and engagement activities included but were not limited to: open houses / public information centres, an online survey, technical advisory committee workshops, a targeted youth session and Indigenous invitation letters.

Recommended Service Model

The preferred service model recommended was based on a hybrid of fixed-route and on demand services. It was found this mixed service model would most effectively capture transit ridership demand while providing reliable and dependable service levels. The proposed transit servicing network can be seen below. Implementation of the full network will be phased over several years. Ongoing collaboration with the County of Wellington will occur to implement enhanced regional service between Fergus and Guelph, and on-demand service for areas of the Township outside of the fixed-route network.

For more information, contact information can be found under the "Who's Listening" tab on the right-hand side of this project page.