Peterborough City Councillor Live Tweets From Free Transit Bus On New Year's

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There was free bus transit service in Peterborough on New Year's Eve until 3:20 a.m. and city councillor Don Vassiliadis—Chair of Transportation for the City of Peterborough—rode the bus after midnight to find out how things went.

Vassiliadis on the bus on New Year's

Vassiliadis on the bus on New Year's

Vassiliadis, who worked long and hard to make this happen, tells PTBOCanada the night was a huge success: 

"Ridership exceeded my expectation," he tells PTBOCanada. "It was amazing to see firsthand the experience of taking the Peterborough bus on New Year's Eve 2015. I had a chance to speak to bus drivers throughout the night and all of them were very positive and happy to be there. Riders on the bus were grateful for the service and as they left the bus would say Happy New Year or thank you."

Vassiliadis live tweeted his night on the bus...

"The buses were being used all through the night," Vassiliadis tells PTBOCanada. "On my way home at the end of the night, my bus was full of people of all ages. It's great to see Peterborough go from no service last year to free service this year. This initiative provided a service that was safe and responsible."

The response to the free bus service, by all accounts, was great—including on Twitter...

We hope to see this free service again next year.

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