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RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 10-04-2016
(10-03-2016, 10:21 PM)KevinL Wrote: Curious that the signs are up before route numbers are applied. I guess they will do that in-place once service resumes?
Yeah, the numbers are just stickers applied after the fact. You can see it on other bus stops around town.
I guess that it is GrandLinq's job to replace the signs, but GRT is the one making the decisions about routes, so it's much easier to just have GRT come by and apply the stickers after the fact on their own schedule.
(10-03-2016, 11:03 PM)Pheidippides Wrote:(09-28-2016, 02:34 PM)Markster Wrote: My comments:
- 9 should stay on Hazel, as that is where the ridership is, now that the top end of the route has been split into the 19
It is interesting that on the 2017 map #9 is on Hazel, the 2018 map it is on Albert, and by 2021 it is back on Hazel.
I talked to them at the Waterloo consultation, and they said that the Albert routing was indeed an error. It was corrected to Hazel on the display board they had present.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-04-2016
This just popped up on Twitter - not sure how the user got it, as I can't find an official source.
![[Image: Ct8n-lzWIAAKpSI.jpg:large]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct8n-lzWIAAKpSI.jpg:large)
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 10-04-2016
204 bus shelter spotted in progress at Queen and Homewood:
RE: Grand River Transit - Coke6pk - 10-04-2016
(10-02-2016, 12:10 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(10-02-2016, 07:51 AM)KevinL Wrote: It's on the books as a long-term project, but I don't think we'll see it within 5 years. I think they just pulled out a base map with 'all planned roads' to put this one onto.
I think about three years ago it looked like a definite short-to-medium-term go, and that last year council went back and moved it to the "maybe, sometime in the future" category due to NIMBY concerns.
A good example of this might be the Westmount extension, which first entered the books sometime in the 70s and was finally built in the mid 2000s, also against much local opposition.
As a local resident there, I've heard nothing of the extension (nor any NIBMY from my neighbours). Personally, I'd love the bridge to come sooner rather than later...
Coke
RE: Grand River Transit - Elmira Guy - 10-05-2016
Yikes! That is not acceptable.
GRT investigating after bus spotted passing stopped school bus
http://www.570news.com/2016/10/05/grt-investigating-bus-spotted-passing-stopped-school-bus-cambridge/
RE: Grand River Transit - goggolor - 10-06-2016
A surprisingly positive article on the GRT in The Record today (and thankfully, no comments section - has The Record finally dumped comments?): http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/6897259-d-amato-like-a-bright-daffodil-new-bus-stop-emerges-from-king-street-chaos/
The interesting part is at the end, where the writer mentions the new GRT signs on King Street, but says "I'm told that it's there as a marker, and not to expect buses to come back to that part of King Street until next summer".
RE: Grand River Transit - nms - 10-07-2016
(10-04-2016, 04:36 PM)KevinL Wrote: This just popped up on Twitter - not sure how the user got it, as I can't find an official source.
This was featured in the most recent quarterly (?) Region of Waterloo publication that was distributed to households last week. Our comes with the Record or via Canada Post flyers. There is likely an online version somewhere.
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 10-07-2016
I stumbled across this timelapse video today of the #200 iXpress route as of September 2014. It is good to remember how far much has changed.
There are also videos of the 201 and 35 by the same user.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-07-2016
(10-07-2016, 01:51 PM)nms Wrote: This was featured in the most recent quarterly (?) Region of Waterloo publication that was distributed to households last week. Our comes with the Record or via Canada Post flyers. There is likely an online version somewhere.
Indeed, I spotted it in my 'Region News' yesterday!
RE: Grand River Transit - MacBerry - 10-10-2016
(10-04-2016, 05:27 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: 204 bus shelter spotted in progress at Queen and Homewood:
Could this be a "baby LRT station" being cultivated for transplanting in the future?
Naw JK
RE: Grand River Transit - MidTowner - 10-11-2016
(10-06-2016, 12:56 PM)goggolor Wrote: A surprisingly positive article on the GRT in The Record today (and thankfully, no comments section - has The Record finally dumped comments?): http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/6897259-d-amato-like-a-bright-daffodil-new-bus-stop-emerges-from-king-street-chaos/
The interesting part is at the end, where the writer mentions the new GRT signs on King Street, but says "I'm told that it's there as a marker, and not to expect buses to come back to that part of King Street until next summer".
I read until the end because you said it was positive, and that was surprising after a few of the first lines were "I enjoy travelling on the bus. Yes, it's slower than taking a car, which can be frustrating. With the construction creating so many detours, there are times when it's actually faster to walk. And in the winter it is very unpleasant to wait in the cold."
It's nice that Ms. D'Amato can tolerate taking GRT on a beautiful autumn day, though. I'm glad she doesn't have to all of the time.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-14-2016
Reminder: Today is the last day to provide comment on the 2017-2021 Business Plan, if you haven't already.
RE: Grand River Transit - yige_t - 10-20-2016
With the Franklin Blvd construction winding down and new sidewalks in place, 203 iXpress stops at Stafford, Raglin and Lindsay will be removed to speed up service. There will also be new stops along Maple Grove at Fountain EB and Boxwood.
http://www.grt.ca/en/routesSchedules/resources/Route-203-Stop-Notice.pdf
RE: Grand River Transit - Viewfromthe42 - 10-20-2016
Story in The Record today about GRT revenues being down $2 million. Between ION construction detours and delays, as well as continued above-inflation price increases, this isn't surprising. Wouldn't be surprised, either, to hear people calling for reductions to schedules, or slowing of investment plans.
RE: Grand River Transit - tomh009 - 10-20-2016
As long as the region doesn't kowtow to such demands we'll be fine.