2012 Proposed Transit Service Improvements

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We Need Your Input

Thank you for attending today's public consultation centre for the proposed 2012 transit service improvements. We are planning improvements that will expand transit service to Doon South, improve travel times for neighbourhoods and workplaces in Cambridge, and provide more flexibility for travel by transit throughout the Region on weekends. We hope to hear your thoughts on the improvements proposed for 2012.

Thanks for Riding With Us!

More and more people are choosing transit as a travel option. Since the Regional transit system, GRT, was established in 2000, transit ridership has more than doubled from 9.4 million riders to about 19.7 million in 2011. All of these new riders have benefited from taking transit by:

  • Saving money on gasoline, parking, and other car expenses,
  • Improving their health through exercise, and
  • Gaining valuable 'down time' while not driving.

Every one of these riders has helped improve the quality of life in this community by:

  • Reducing traffic congestion,
  • Improving local air quality and reducing the impact of transportation on the environment,
  • Promoting a more sustainable region.

To continue this ridership success, the new GRT 2011-2014 Business Plan outlines proposed service improvements. For details, please see the report to Regional Council on the GRT website at www.grt.ca.

Transportation Choice

An important goal of the Transportation Master Plan is to provide better transportation choices by creating more opportunities to take transit, walk and cycle. Transit is an important component of active transportation and compatible with other elements such as cycling, walking, rideshare, and auto-sharing. The service improvement strategies included in the Grand River Transit (GRT) Business Plan would increase the attractiveness of GRT and encourage greater transit use, supporting the Region's goal of being a thriving and sustainable community.

200 ixpress Service Improvements

  • Extend 30 minute service on Saturday evenings from 9:00 p.m. to
    11:30 p.m.
  • Start 30 minute service Sunday mornings two hours earlier at 8:00 a.m. and extend 30 minute service from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Proposed Cambridge Area Sunday Service Levels

Extended morning and evening service on Sunday as follows:

51 Hespeler Road

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 30 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
30 minutes
 60 minutes

52 Fairview Park - Ainslie Street Terminal

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
30 minute
 60 minutes

54 Lisbon Pines

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
  
 
Proposed service

60 minutes
 

55 St. Andrews

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
60 minutes
 60 minutes

56 Dunbar

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
60 minutes
 60 minutes

58 Elmwood

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
 
60 minutes
 

59 Christopher

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
60 minutes
 60 minutes

60 North Acres

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
60 minutes
 60 minutes

65 Fisher Mills

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
 
60 minutes
 

71 Melran

 Service
 8:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m.
 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
 6:00 p.m. to
end of service
approximately
Midnight
Current service
 60 minutes
 
Proposed service
60 minutes
60 minutes
 60 minutes


East Cambridge Service Improvements

For 2012, service improvements in the Cambridge area will be focused on:

  • Improving service to east Cambridge residential areas currently served by Routes 60 and 75 by reducing the size of one-way loops and providing more two-way service where ridership is highest.
  • Improving service in the L.G. Lovell Industrial Park to reduce travel times for transit users.

Three options have been developed for your review:

Cambridge Option 1:

Route 60 Northview: Provide two-way service on Elgin Street, Glamis Road and Saginaw Parkway together with Route 75, described below. This route would operate from 6:00 a.m. to midnight on weekdays. On weekends, there are no proposed changes to Route 60.

Route 75 Saginaw: Replace peak-only BusPLUS service with full-size bus service. Provide two-way service on Elgin Street and one-way service on Saginaw Parkway, Burnett Avenue, Essex Point Drive and Green Vista Drive. This route would operate every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Route 67 Lovell Industrial: Provide two-way service on Pinebush Road between Conestoga Boulevard and Thompson Drive. Extend all trips to meet iXpress service at Smart Centres Cambridge. Hours of operation would remain the same.

NEW Route 68 Coulthard: Connects Coulthard Boulevard and Baintree Way residential areas to the Cambridge Centre via the L.G. Lovell Industrial Park on Sheldon Drive. This route would operate every 30 minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays only.


Cambridge Option 2:

Route 60 Northview: Provide two-way service on Elgin Street, Glamis Road and Saginaw Parkway together with Route 75, described below. This route would operate from 6:00 a.m. to midnight on weekdays. On weekends, there are no proposed changes to Route 60.

Route 75 Saginaw: Replace peak-only BusPLUS service with full-size bus service. Provide two-way service on Elgin Street and one-way service on Saginaw Parkway, Burnett Avenue, Essex Point Drive and Green Vista Drive. This route would operate every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Route 67 Lovell Industrial: Extend all trips to meet iXpress service at Smart Centres Cambridge. Hours of operation would remain the same.

NEW Route 68 Coulthard: Provide two-way service on Bishop Street & Can Amera Parkway; and one-way service on Baintree Way, Coulthard Boulevard and Arthur Fach Drive. This route would operate every 30 minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays only.

Cambridge Option 3:

Route 60 Northview: No change from current service.

Route 75 Saginaw:  Replace peak-only BusPLUS service with full-size bus service. Provide two-way service on Can Amera Parkway, Franklin Boulevard & Saginaw Parkway; and one-way service on Saginaw Parkway, Townline Road, Coulthard Boulevard, Baintree Way, Burnett Avenue and Essex Point Drive. This route would operate every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Route 67 Lovell Industrial: Provide two-way service on Industrial Road, Pinebush Road, Fleming Drive, Sheldon Drive and Conestoga Boulevard. Extend all trips to meet iXpress service at Smart Centres Cambridge. Hours of operation would remain the same. Late evening trips would remain one-way.

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Kitchener / Waterloo Service Improvements

New Route - Doon South BusPLUS

Implement new BusPLUS service to connect Doon South residents to Conestoga
College Doon Campus and Pioneer Park Plaza. Service would operate during
weekday morning and afternoon rush hour periods. Transfer opportunities would be available to Fairview Mall and Forest Glen Plaza at Pioneer Park Plaza and Conestoga College, and to Ainslie Street Terminal and Cambridge Centre at Conestoga College.

Doon South Option 1 (See map):

Two-way service through the Apple Ridge Drive area operating every 45 minutes during weekday morning and afternoon peak periods between Pioneer Park Plaza and Conestoga College Doon Campus.

Doon South Option 2 (See map):

One-way service through the Apple Ridge Drive and Autumn Ridge Trail area operating every 30 minutes during weekday morning and afternoon peak periods between Pioneer Park Plaza and Conestoga College Doon Campus. Direction of travel would be finalized following public consultation.

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Route 13 Laurelwood

Extend 30 minute service on Saturday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.


What happens next?

Your feedback will be considered when developing the final service plan. The 2012 Service Improvements will be recommended to Regional Planning and Works Committee in May, 2012.

If approved by Regional Planning and Works Committee, 2012 Service Improvements would be recommended to Regional Council in May or June, 2012.

If approved by Regional Council, 2012 Service Improvements would take effect on September 3, 2012.

We appreciate your input.

We would appreciate your comments on the proposed service improvements. Please submit your comments before Friday, April 13, 2012, using one of the following methods:

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