History
YRT was created by the regional government in 2001 to combine the five municipally-managed transit authorities in the region:
- Vaughan Transit, since 1973
- Markham Transit, since 1973
- Richmond Hill Transit, since 1960
- Aurora Transit, merged in 1999 with Newmarket Transit
- Newmarket Transit
In mid-2006, the York Region Transit (YRT) logo was modified to bear closer resemblance to the Viva logo and, by most of the YRT fleet and bus stop signs had their looks changed to bear the new colours.
Read more about this topic: York Region Transit
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