2013 Transit Service Improvements
As approved by Regional Council on May 8, 2013 the following Transit Service improvements are effective September 2, 2013.
These changes include modifications to existing service and approximately 48,000 hours of added service.
a) Implement a new 202 University iXpress route operating Monday to Sunday providing 15 minute peak and midday service and 30 minute off-peak frequency service;
b) Extend the existing 201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress from the Columbia Street West and Philip Street intersection to Conestoga Mall;
c) Reduce peak hour directional frequency on Route 29 Keats Way from 10 minute service in the peak direction to 30 minute service and reduce Sunday frequency from 30 minute to 60 minute service;
d) Modify and combine Route 5 Erb West and Route 6 Bridgeport to provide an east-west cross town route that travels via Erb Street between The Boardwalk and the Bridgeport neighbourhood, and name this modified Route 5 Erb;
e) Modify Route 35 Eastbridge to provide direct service between Downtown Kitchener, the Eastbridge neighbourhood, and Conestoga Mall. Implement extended evening service from 7:30 p.m. to midnight and provide Sunday service. Rename Route 35 to Route 6 Bridge;
f) Modify Route 31 Lexington to provide local service in the Eastbridge neighbourhood, extend service along Columbia Street West, and provide extended evening service from 6:15 p.m. to 10:30 pm. Rename Route 31 Lexington to Route 31 Columbia;
g) Redesign Route 13 Laurelwood to provide two-way service, an extension from the Erbsville Road and Columbia Street West intersection to The Boardwalk, and an extension into the Laurelcreek Village neighbourhood which would be dependent on the removal of on-street parking along Creekside Drive. Extend Sunday service on Route 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.;
h) Relocate Route 12 Conestoga Mall from Carter Avenue to the Lincoln Road area via Weber Street; and
i) Increase Route 9 Lakeshore midday service between University of Waterloo and Parkside Drive at Cedarbrae Avenue from 30 minutes to 15 minutes to improve schedule reliability and reduce over-crowding.
