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Durham Region Transit (DRT) is looking for students to help develop a marketing campaign that highlights its accessibility features. The goal is to clear up common myths, make the service easier to understand, and encourage people to use transit. DRT is seeking fresh ideas for social media, digital content, and simple messaging that connects with the community.

 Host Department: Durham Region Transit

 Type of Collaboration: Open to collaboration type

 Anticipated Outcome: A marketing, advertising,...

Durham Region Transit (DRT) would like to quantify transportation costs for providing mobility to persons with disabilities and seniors.

Host Department: Durham Region Transit

Type of Collaboration: Open to collaboration type

Anticipated Outcome: A costing model for DRT

Deliverables: Data analysis, Jurisdictional scan, Business Case development, Trends analysis

Timeline: 4 months or longer

Desired Start Date: Fall Semester 2026

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This project invites students to explore how Durham Region, local municipalities, neighbouring jurisdictions, and provincial partners could collaborate more effectively. Students will examine how shared information systems, aligned processes, and formal agreements (such as MOUs) could improve service delivery in areas like court services, fine collection, tax roll information, and resident-facing workflows. Students may also design and analyze resident polling to understand public expectations...

As municipalities and broader public-sector organizations explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) to modernize services, improve decision-making, and reduce manual work, there is a growing need to understand how peer organizations are actually using AI, with a practical focus on Finance Department financial services activities and modernized water/sewer customer services, and what measurable outcomes (KPIs) are being achieved.

Host Department: Finance

Type of Collaboration: An unpaid...