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RE: Grand River Transit - Canard - 10-24-2016
Ottawa/Mill is essentially fully open so they can cross the tracks if they want!
RE: Grand River Transit - nms - 10-28-2016
I notice that one of the reasons that they cited for lower ridership numbers was changes in school board transportation policies. If the school boards shift more students towards free school buses and away from student GRT specials, does that influence long-term transit ridership growth? For instance, is a student with a GRT bus pass more likely to explore the GRT system outside of their typical route rather than a student who is more used to riding the school bus?
RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 10-28-2016
(10-28-2016, 12:19 PM)nms Wrote: I notice that one of the reasons that they cited for lower ridership numbers was changes in school board transportation policies. If the school boards shift more students towards free school buses and away from student GRT specials, does that influence long-term transit ridership growth? For instance, is a student with a GRT bus pass more likely to explore the GRT system outside of their typical route rather than a student who is more used to riding the school bus?
Were students able to use the pass for other routes? I know some places gave students restricted passes that only let them on the bus to/from school.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-28-2016
High schooler 1990-96 here. I had a 'school day only' pass valid any time of day, issued term by term.
RE: Grand River Transit - Viewfromthe42 - 10-28-2016
The extra bureaucracy seems like such a waste, and wasted opportunity. In Ottawa, I had a pass throughout high school. Used it to do a lot of things outside of school, freeing up my parents to do other things rather than drive me, and helped to make me a transit user instead of car driver to this day.
RE: Grand River Transit - Pheidippides - 10-28-2016
The planning and works agenda for next week says there will be a public consultation at UW on November 16 about the UW transit plaza.
Lots of other information related to other threads in that agenda too.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 10-29-2016
Just realized tonight - for the first time in over a year, the 3 is COMPLETELY off detour. It's taking Ontario-Charles-Benton-Courtland again!
RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 10-30-2016
Nice to hear that buses are finally using Charles/Benton again!
RE: Grand River Transit - dunkalunk - 10-31-2016
(10-30-2016, 07:38 PM)Markster Wrote: Nice to hear that buses are finally using Charles/Benton again!
I know not directly related, but has anyone heard word when GO will begin using their platform at Charles St Terminal?
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 11-16-2016
Just tweeted by GRT: a fresh diagram of the UW terminal layout.
![[Image: CxZDeo6WQAAsqlh.jpg:large]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxZDeo6WQAAsqlh.jpg:large)
RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 11-16-2016
There's also a public info session about it at the Davis Centre Library, from 2pm-8pm today.
RE: Grand River Transit - timc - 11-16-2016
From what I can tell, the best thing that 92 has going for it is it is a way to get from University to Columbia or vice versa, which I have often found to be quite difficult.
RE: Grand River Transit - KevinL - 11-16-2016
It's the planners feeling that there has to be a replacement for the 7D and 7E loops, and seeing the current 92 as an easy substitute. Not saying they're wrong, but that's the thought process.
RE: Grand River Transit - danbrotherston - 11-16-2016
(11-16-2016, 01:42 PM)KevinL Wrote: It's the planners feeling that there has to be a replacement for the 7D and 7E loops, and seeing the current 92 as an easy substitute. Not saying they're wrong, but that's the thought process.
It's also worth noting that the 92 was introduced specifically to address crowding on the 7D/E routes which ran with half the seats empty all the way up to University, then were crush load and leaving people behind after the turn onto Columbia or University with students trying to get to campus.
That demand probably still exists.
RE: Grand River Transit - Markster - 11-16-2016
(11-16-2016, 02:00 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: It's also worth noting that the 92 was introduced specifically to address crowding on the 7D/E routes which ran with half the seats empty all the way up to University, then were crush load and leaving people behind after the turn onto Columbia or University with students trying to get to campus.
The crowding on the 201 and 202 were also part of it. Those routes will see an increase in service (10 minute service at rush hour) to compensate the loss of 92.
The 92 is to replace the 7 on Ring Road, because when GRT proposed removing the 7 entirely from west Ring Road, there was a lot of public pushback about the loss of transit to the colleges. The 92 is going to be purely an accessibility measure.