miketoronto
08-11-2009, 12:53 AM
I am posting this here, because most regions in North America are obsessed with just building large projects like an LRT line, or a BRT route, or heritage trolley. And they forget about the basic service like buses that reach beyond the corridors of these grand projects.
Toronto is one of the few North American cities where not only are grand projects being designed for transit, but transit is also improving the basic services like local bus routes, etc.
The Northern suburbs saw massive increases in transit over the past 5 years, followed by Brampton in the last two years, and now Toronto's richest suburb Oakville is getting ready for a brand new redesign of their transit system that will start in Sept.
I feel it is important to highlight these changes, because these are the kinds of changes suburbs and cities around N.A. should be doing, but many are not.
Photos and info from Oakville Transit.
Starting this September, Oakville Transit is offering more convenience, more choice, and more connections than ever before. This is the first step in a multi-year plan to offer Oakville residents and visitors the type of transit system they have been asking for.
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/images/a-preview.jpg
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/images/575transitgridmap.jpg
Grid System
The new service introduces a transit pattern known as a grid system. Simply, it is a north-south and east-west set of routes that offer more direct travel across Oakville. This grid system will run every 20 minutes during rush hour, and every 40 minutes in off peak times - including weekends and holidays.
Local Service
Local service is the type of transit pattern we know today. These are the routes that travel around your neighborhood. Where some local service routes overlap with the new grid system we have combined the two routes. Some routes have been adjusted, others have been extended and yet others have been re-routed to other streets - so it may be that the route traveling through your neighborhood has a new name and/or number.
Late Night Service
Please note that Late Night Service is not changing. The four buses that provide drop off service only, from the Oakville GO Station at 12:25am and 1:25am will operate as usual.
Will these changes be the final changes to the system?
No. These changes are just the first step in service improvements for Oakville Transit. Over the next few years, we will continue to plan additional service improvements for the town. These future changes will build on the improvements we are making in September. As well, during the first few months of the new service, there may be a need to make small adjustments as the new service settles in.
For more information click on
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/881.htm
Toronto is one of the few North American cities where not only are grand projects being designed for transit, but transit is also improving the basic services like local bus routes, etc.
The Northern suburbs saw massive increases in transit over the past 5 years, followed by Brampton in the last two years, and now Toronto's richest suburb Oakville is getting ready for a brand new redesign of their transit system that will start in Sept.
I feel it is important to highlight these changes, because these are the kinds of changes suburbs and cities around N.A. should be doing, but many are not.
Photos and info from Oakville Transit.
Starting this September, Oakville Transit is offering more convenience, more choice, and more connections than ever before. This is the first step in a multi-year plan to offer Oakville residents and visitors the type of transit system they have been asking for.
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/images/a-preview.jpg
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/images/575transitgridmap.jpg
Grid System
The new service introduces a transit pattern known as a grid system. Simply, it is a north-south and east-west set of routes that offer more direct travel across Oakville. This grid system will run every 20 minutes during rush hour, and every 40 minutes in off peak times - including weekends and holidays.
Local Service
Local service is the type of transit pattern we know today. These are the routes that travel around your neighborhood. Where some local service routes overlap with the new grid system we have combined the two routes. Some routes have been adjusted, others have been extended and yet others have been re-routed to other streets - so it may be that the route traveling through your neighborhood has a new name and/or number.
Late Night Service
Please note that Late Night Service is not changing. The four buses that provide drop off service only, from the Oakville GO Station at 12:25am and 1:25am will operate as usual.
Will these changes be the final changes to the system?
No. These changes are just the first step in service improvements for Oakville Transit. Over the next few years, we will continue to plan additional service improvements for the town. These future changes will build on the improvements we are making in September. As well, during the first few months of the new service, there may be a need to make small adjustments as the new service settles in.
For more information click on
http://www.oakvilletransit.com/881.htm
