Halifax Transit launches How to Ride campaign in multiple languages

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Halifax Transit launches How to Ride campaign in multiple languages

​As part of the municipality’s ongoing commitment to create an accessible and inclusive transit system for all, Halifax Transit is launching the How to Ride campaign, designed to help new riders and newcomers understand how to access and use the transit system.

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With the help of ISANS and the municipality’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion/ANSAIO, the campaign includes the launch of the How to Ride: A Guide to Using Halifax Transit, a collection of easy-to-follow guides and videos in multiple languages, covering information about how to access route maps and schedules, plan a trip, pay fares, transfer and ride safely.

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Printed guides will be available at Halifax Public Library branches in the coming weeks and can be also accessed and ordered online now, in the following languages

• English
• Arabic
• Farsi
• French
• Korean
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish

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Educational videos are now available here in the following languages:

• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​English
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Arabic
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Nepali
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Somali
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Swahili
• ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Tigrinya

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To learn more and to access the guides and videos, visit halifax.ca/howtoridetransit.