In April 2007, the Durham Region Transit Executive Committee was created to take over day-to-day oversight responsibilities, with the full Commission meeting on a limited basis as needed.

[8] WAVE began service on November 8, 2021, using small, automated, driverless, electric vehicles.

The project partners included Metrolinx, Durham Region Transit and the City of Whitby.

[8] DRT Pulse is the brand name for bus rapid transit service operating in Durham Region and Scarborough.

Operating seven days per week, route 900 partly replaced GO Transit buses in the area.

The buses made limited stops, but initially operated entirely in mixed traffic.

[14] By 2015, Durham Region had installed reserved lanes on Kingston Road (Highway 2) in Ajax for DRT Pulse and GO Transit buses.

For customers paying a single ride fare by cash or PRESTO, the transfer is valid for unlimited travel on any DRT bus route in any direction for up to 2 hours from the time of issue.

The systems were transferred to the regional government along with the legal authority to operate public transit in the local municipalities.

DRT assumed its responsibilities and inherited the equipment and facilities of its predecessor systems effective January 1, 2006.

Public transit service in Durham Region has a long history prior to the creation of DRT, dating back to the 19th century.

The list below shows predecessor transit systems in each municipality: Pickering Ajax Whitby Oshawa Clarington