{"id":4930,"date":"2017-03-15T15:15:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T20:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2017-03-15T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T20:15:39","slug":"as-technology-advances-every-little-step-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2017\/03\/15\/as-technology-advances-every-little-step-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"as technology advances, every little step counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4931\" href=\"http:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/2017\/03\/15\/as-technology-advances-every-little-step-counts\/blog_corp_2017_03_15_advancing_technology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4931\" title=\"as technology advances, every little step counts\" src=\"http:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog_Corp_2017_03_15_advancing_technology.jpg\" alt=\"as technology advances, every little step counts\" width=\"450\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog_Corp_2017_03_15_advancing_technology.jpg 450w, https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog_Corp_2017_03_15_advancing_technology-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are always amazed to see examples of technology that depart from the norm. Like this <a title=\"BBC video: Sky taxi to fly in Dubai 'from July'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-39003397\" target=\"_blank\">driverless drone \u201csky taxi\u201d<\/a> that will begin flying customers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this summer. If everyone had their own personal drone it would certainly change the daily commute!<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes though, it\u2019s smaller innovations that change transportation for the better for people. Bus rapid transit that rides in dedicated bus lanes is now part of the landscape in Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Newmarket. At the end of this year in Vaughan, the Toronto-York Spadina Subway will change how many people commute.<\/p>\n<p>Within a transit service there can also be improvements and innovations. YRT\/Viva\u2019s goal is to be emissions free by 2051, and their <a title=\"YRT.ca - 2017 Annual Service Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yrt.ca\/en\/about-us\/resources\/ASP2017\/ASP2017_07-2017-ASP-Goals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2017 Annual Service Plan<\/a> notes several pilot and trial programs underway, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electric Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial<\/li>\n<li>Alternative Fuel Study<\/li>\n<li>Small bus strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over time, these smaller changes can make a big difference. Just fifteen years ago, few people would have predicted that bus customers would be able to zip past congested traffic on Highway 7. And while subway extensions have been a priority for a long time, it\u2019s pretty amazing that residents of Vaughan will soon be living so close to a subway line.<\/p>\n<p>Dreaming about new innovations for the future is one thing; making it happen is definitely another. And in York Region we\u2019ve made these changes together. The future looks bright with more innovation to come!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are always amazed to see examples of technology that depart from the norm. Like this driverless drone \u201csky taxi\u201d that will begin flying customers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this summer. If everyone had their own personal drone it would certainly change the daily commute! Sometimes though, it\u2019s smaller innovations that change transportation for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[906],"tags":[908,911,39,706,910,907,27,708,909,707,6,7,253],"class_list":["post-4930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation-2","tag-alternative-fuel","tag-autonomous","tag-bus-rapid-transit","tag-driverless","tag-drone","tag-electric-bus","tag-environmentally-friendly","tag-innovation","tag-small-bus","tag-technology","tag-viva","tag-vivanext","tag-yrt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4930"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4935,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4930\/revisions\/4935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}