Sorry for the delay but here is part two of Halifax Transit upgrades.
Effective Monday, February 19th, the Alderney Ferry will run on 15-min frequencies from 7am - 8pm on weekdays. Evening runs after 8pm will have 30-min frequencies.
Halifax Transit - Service Adjustments
The Annual Service Plan for 2018/19 has been unveiled.
Halifax Transit - Proposed 2018/19 Budget (2018/19 Annual Service Plan in attachments)
The changes this year focus on the Fairview-Clayton Park-Bayers Lake-Timberlea area. All of the changes are planned to occur in August but in case they aren't there are four sub-groups that could be done separately.
Grouping A
- New corridor Route 3 Crosstown
- New local Route 28 Bayers Lake
- Route 52 Crosstown replaced by new Route 3 Crosstown, new Route 28 Bayers Lake & Route 64 Akerley
- Increase service on Route 64 Akerley
Grouping B
- New corridor Route 2 Fairview
- New local Route 30 Clayton Park West
- Route 2 Wedgewood replaced by new Route 30 Clayton Park West and new Route 2 Fairview
- Route 4 Rosedale replaced by new Route 28 Bayers Lake and new Route 2 Fairview
Grouping C
- New corridor Route 4 Universities
- New local Route 39 Flamingo
- Route 16 Parkland replaced by new Route 30 Clayton Park West and new Route 39 Flamingo
- Route 17 Saint Mary's replaced by new Route 4 Universities
- Route 18 Universities replaced by new Route 39 Flamingo and new Route 4 Universities
- Route 42 Dalhousie - Lacewood replaced with new Route 4 Universities
Grouping D
- New Express Route 123 Timberlea
- New Express Route 135 Flamingo
- New Express Route 136 Farnham Gate
- New Express Route 137 Clayton Park
- New Express Route 138 Parkland
- New Rural Route 433 Tantallon
- Route 21 Removal of Downtown portion
- Route 23 Timberlea/Mumford replaced by new Route 123 Timberlea
- Route 31 Main Express replaced by new Route 138 Parkland Express
- Route 33 Tantallon Express replaced by new Route 433 Tantallon
- Route 34 Glenbourne Express replaced by new Route 138 Parkland Express
- Route 35 Parkland Express replaced by new Route 135 Flamingo Express & new Route 136 Farnham Gate Express
And last but not least some preliminary plans for
BRT - Bus Rapid Transit have been developed and are out for public feedback.
Shape Your City - Bus Rapid Transit
My vote for the first to open is the Ridge Valley - Universities route. Granted I think until Armdale and Herring Cove Road can be made transit friendly I think it should terminate at Mumford Terminal for the time being. This route would utilize the proposed changes outlined in my previous post along Bayers Road - Young Street - Robie Street. All of the other routes would get stuck in major traffic jams unless some serious investment is put into road upgrades.