Stroller Policy
Notice
GOVA Transit will follow holiday routes and schedules on Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31. Buses on Monday, April 1 will follow a Saturday/Sunday service schedule. The Saturday transit schedule is unaffected by the holiday weekend.
The downtown transit hub kiosk will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31. Kiosk hours on Monday, April 1 will be 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. To view alternate bus pass vendors, visit https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/transit/fares-and-passes/.
Detours
A movie production crew will be filming in Copper Cliff on March 27, causing intermittent road closures between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. To avoid service disruptions, and in the interest of keeping our buses on time, we will be detouring the area for the duration of the filming. We will be avoiding the regular turn-around area at the top of Diorite and Domenico Streets. Buses will travel from Rink Street, right on Marconi Street, right on Union Street, left on Rink Street and resume regular routing.
Strollers do not need to be folded and children can remain seated in the stroller if:
- The stroller is no larger than 24 inches wide (61 cm) by 48 inches (122 cm) long and
- Priority seating is not occupied or needed by persons with disabilities.
- Double strollers are not permitted to be open in the priority seating area because they are too wide and will extend into the aisle.
Open strollers
- If priority seating areas at the front of the bus are not occupied by persons with disabilities, you may fold up a seat to make room for your stroller.
- Apply the stroller brakes, make sure your children are facing the back of the bus and hold the stroller tightly while the bus is in motion.
- If persons requiring priority seating board the bus, the last passenger to board the bus with a stroller must move to a regular seat. Strollers must be folded when in the regular seating areas.
- Children in accessible strollers may stay in the stroller if it is secured in the tie-down priority seating area.
Open strollers permitted in the priority seating area include:
- umbrella strollers
- travel system strollers
- tandem strollers
- three-wheeled strollers
- jogging strollers
Strollers that must be folded up
- Double strollers are not permitted to be open in the priority seating area because they are too wide and will extend into the aisle.
- Strollers larger than the maximum size are not allowed on board unless they are folded and stored out of the way of the bus aisle.
Tips for travelling with a stroller
- Allow passengers without strollers to board first.
- Make sure your child is securely buckled into the stroller. You assume full responsibility for the safety of your children.
- Ask the bus operator to lower the accessible ramp for boarding, if necessary. Operators cannot leave the driver’s seat to help you board.
- Bags and other items hanging from the handles of strollers cannot block the bus aisle.