2281 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 What does anyone think the final map for the 2015 transit changes for GRT will look like? Who knows, but I am more than confident that they will find a way to mess it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpd618 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I think 7, 8, 12 needs a major cleanup, but with the university petition, I don't think the 2015 service change (at least the cleaning up 7 part) will actually be put into place... which is kind of depressing because the petition is so misleading, yet 1,200 short-visioned students (sorry for the blunt word use here) signed it anyways... 7D/7E ending up staying means more and more complaints over the route... I think we and the planners know that students might be unhappy about slightly longer walks, but they will pretty quickly (in the timescale of GRT changes) learn and change where they live accordingly. It won't take very long. Lots of students are moving to Northdale anyway, and the 92 would serve that just fine, as would any of the other ten or so routes that travel University and Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 I do agree, the 92 and the other routes up in the Northdale community will continue to be serviced to the fullest, but, yes, there will be some longer walks, all in all, everything will work out just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 The St. Mary's school specials are cancelled. I had a feeling that was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredy_bus Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Bringing up the 92 to an all-day service could be a possible idea. One idea that I just thought of is to run the 92 around UW just like the 7D/E is currently doing until the LRT is up in service and then going back to the original circle. It would basically do a figure 8 with UW as the centre point. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpd618 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Bringing up the 92 to an all-day service could be a possible idea. One idea that I just thought of is to run the 92 around UW just like the 7D/E is currently doing until the LRT is up in service and then going back to the original circle. It would basically do a figure 8 with UW as the centre point. What do you guys think? That makes some sense to me. It's either that, or route the 92 just along the west side of Ring Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 The 92 should have all day service around the Universities and King Street to Columbia/University the peak-hour extension to Weber. That sounds very productive for the 92. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 > Announces "reduced service schedule" on route 7 for Christmas Day > Doesn't post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 only 4 7s today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Is it just me, or does NYE service get shittier and shittier every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 there is nothin wrong with the new years eve service clean your post sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 lol The delusion is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 at least you have new years service where i come from they dont and no full size buses please be thank full for what you have in a transit system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 He's right, we are very lucky to have GRT NYE service. Since I am currently visiting family in the USA, they don't get that service. The transit system down here is a mess, GRT is way better than what some systems in the US have. Count your blessings 2281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I was in Cambridge on Friday January 9 and I couldn't help noticing that Hendry Bus Lines still hasn't obtained delivery of its low floor cutaways. I say that as 70H was on route 72 when I got there. Can anybody confirm that they have gotten the new buses for BusPlus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think they are still on order. I have no heard anything regarding the new low-floor buses for busPlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 GRT budget goes in front of council tonight we should find out how many XD40s will be coming this year i am hearning a high number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpd618 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 GRT budget goes in front of council tonight we should find out how many XD40s will be coming this year i am hearning a high number. It's the first full draft being presented, so it's subject to refinement in the next few weeks or so. It calls for 12 expansion buses, which I believe should've gotten pre-budget approval last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 i am hearing 40 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I am hearing not enough, as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transit 21 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I am also hearing a total of 40 new buses. I watched the budget meeting last night, GRT expansion was not brought up. That means the next meeting (Feb. 11) should be the approval of the GRT expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylortbb Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 It's the first full draft being presented, so it's subject to refinement in the next few weeks or so. It calls for 12 expansion buses, which I believe should've gotten pre-budget approval last year. Unless an exception was made this year, the pre-budget approval is for the replacement buses and the expansion buses are ordered now. Because buses ordered now won't be delivered by September they defer retirement of some older buses to launch service in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj.surf.lfs Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 GRT will introduce a BusPlus service between New Hamburg, Baden and The Boardwalk as a one-year pilot project, pending community pilot grants from MTO: http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/PW/PA2015-0203.pdf (Page 37) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 lol Weekday rush hour busplus service to the middle of nowhere. I can see this taking off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 sir the 21 did and look at it now maybe you should start riding the bus more and see whats going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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