<p></p><p></p><h2><b>The Third Moving Forward Together Principle is: </b></h2><p><b>Invest in service quality and reliability</b></p><p>Investing in transit service quality and reliability means dedicating resources to maintaining existing service in good condition by addressing schedule adherence issues and overloads on an ongoing basis, as opposed to prioritizing the introduction of new services.</p><p>Throughout all public consultation activities in 2013, participants consistently indicated that both the maintenance of existing service and the introduction of new service were important, although many agreed that in the short term, Halifax Transit should focus on improving the reliability of the existing service. </p><p><b><b>This principle is reflected in the plan by: </b></b></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li>Address capacity, demand, frequency, and service span issues on existing routes</li> <li>Use route structures which support schedule adherence and shorter travel times</li> <li>Balance fleet improvement and fleet expansion</li> <li>Apply new quality of service guidelines </li> </ul> <p></p> <p><b>Have we met this principle? Tell us what you think below.</b></p>