(03-29-2018, 08:30 PM)KevinL Wrote: I've just heard that the 205, the Ottawa street iXpress, will be getting an early launch in one month's time - April 30. Unexpected, but very welcome!

Quote:When it goes into Sunrise Center it is coming in by Casey's Restaurant and circle around and stop (temporarily) at the corner of the side street behind Home Depot. This is temporary until the new bus terminal is put in behind the Thai Sunrise restaurant. More buses will be serving in Sunrise Center by Fall as some of the other routes are reconfigured.

Quote:Originally there were a number of new signs to be installed in Fall 2017 upon completion of power hookups. The signs received from the vendor were not performing to our specifications so the installations have been delayed until the issues are resolved. We are very close to resolving the last issue with the vendor. Approximately 120 signs are slated to be installed in the next three months including the Queen/Woodside location. The Queen/Woodside sign has been one of our test signs so it will be included in the first batch of installations to occur.

Quote:The changes/extension of Route 73 runs along streets that are home to very few, if any public transit users. The residents of the neighbourhood enjoy the woods, being at the edge of Waterloo, the quiet and calm of being out of the core areas. Running a bus through the neighbourhood damages this tranquility. Conservation drive is the main street in the area - run the bus along that road: every residential dwelling in that area can walk to Conservation drive in 2-3 minutes. It is unnecessary to have the bus run through the area. I am dead against any bus route that travels down Pinery Trail in Waterloo between Lake Louise and Rideau River. The bus will increase traffic, traffic dangers, noise, pollution and will decrease the value of real estate on the street. Children play in the front of our homes: we do not need one single more vehicle. We also know that bus drivers are not perfect and this would increase the danger. In addition, other drivers get impatient behind buses and make passing or speeding decisions that are sometimes unsafe - we do not need this increased danger. Take the bus down Conservation drive as there are no homes fronting onto that street. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THE BUS DOWN MY STREET!

Quote:We have an issue with your bus route 73 travelling along Pinery Trail. Pinery Trail is a very quiet and narrow street with very few houses. Many of these house have small children. The street is also backed by a forest creating an almost park like setting. This quiet and idealic setting would be damaged with the addition of buses and their incumbent noise and air pollution. This change would be further aggravated by the added pedestrian traffic and the inherent issue of littering. The most important of all is the issue of safety of the many children. As well trained as bus drivers undoubtedly are dealing with the unpredictability of young children cannot be overlooked. Conservation Drive offers an ideal route alternative without the inherent safety or noise concerns. issues

There are some school buses that are already travelling along this street.