Grand River Transit

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[TransitIsMyThing]

Cool! Thanks

[Tilted_windows]

I have some ideas for the wiki page on Route 30... would it be ok to post them here?

[Stops At]

12 minutes ago, Russell Forbes said:

I have some ideas for the wiki page on Route 30... would it be ok to post them here?

If Route 30 exists.  The wiki can only have accurate information.

[Transit 20]

Route 30 ring road university of Waterloo.

[GMoldlook]

Any hints yet on what 2024 service changes will occur this fall?

[Transit 20]

yep when I find it I will post it.

21 to get later evening service and Sunday service cant remember everything else 

https://www.grt.ca/en/about-grt/budget-2024-and-transit.aspx

Edited February 28, 2024 by Transit 20

[brianc1981]

I saw someone say that Artics are not coming because terminals are to small? Well, in a lot of places I have lived when they get Artics, they sometimes reduce the number of bays in a terminal and then they can just double up some routes in a platform and then allow the Artics to use the new extended bays they build. Or sometimes a route that has Artics uses an on street stop just outside the terminal.

I am sure there are ways to get Artics in the region and on the busiest routes. Even if it means route changes and possibly merging routes together for the Artics to run more efficiently 

[Tilted_windows]

For the Route 30 Article:

Grand River Transit route 30 "Ring Road" is a conventional bus route operated by Grand River Transit, commissioned to serve the stops on Ring Road at the University of Waterloo.

Route 30 is part of the 13/19/30/9 loop at the UW Transit Plaza.

## History
Prior to 2023, Ring Road had been served by a number of local routes, which either used it as a turn-around point (Route 31 "Lexington") or a point to interline with other routes (Route 9 "Lakeshore" and 13 "Laurelwood").

After an incident where a student was struck by a bus on Ring Road, most of the local routes were removed from Ring Road, leaving only Routes 7D, 7E, 9, 13, and 200 serving the Davis Centre and other Ring Road Stops.

For the 2017 service improvements, Route 19 "Hazel" replaced the 9 from Parkside/Weber to UW, with the 9 rerouted through the David-Johnson technology park north of UW. Plans to build a terminal away from Ring Road were proposed in 2019 and the terminal, now called UW Transit Plaza was opened in 2023.

Route 30 interlines with Route 19 (inbound) and 9 (outbound) at the Transit Plaza, serving 5 stops along Ring Road. For 2024, service was reduced from 15 to 20 minutes to better line up with the other routes that Route 30 interlined with.

Re: Artics

On 3/1/2024 at 2:53 PM, brianc1981 said:

I saw someone say that Artics are not coming because terminals are to small? Well, in a lot of places I have lived when they get Artics, they sometimes reduce the number of bays in a terminal and then they can just double up some routes in a platform and then allow the Artics to use the new extended bays they build. Or sometimes a route that has Artics uses an on street stop just outside the terminal.

I am sure there are ways to get Artics in the region and on the busiest routes. Even if it means route changes and possibly merging routes together for the Artics to run more efficiently 

I think the problem wasn't necessarily the terminals as much as the repair bays. The GRT's older Bays are also a little strange (to me) because they're in like a zigzag pattern, so I don't know if doubling up is a possibility here (everywhere). That said, I'd still love to see Artics on the iXpress Routes (mainly 201 and 202).

[Articulated]

Is there a list available of which routes and which buses operate out of the new Northfield garage?

[Highway of Heroes]

Don't know if this is common or not but 22301 GRT Electric Novabus LFSE+ did morning runs on route 202 ixpress University this morning. 

[Transit 20]

it was on the short turn 202 that ends at 9.20 its just doing short turn peak hour as part of the testing.

 

last week it was doing peak hour 6-21 and 19s

[Stops At]

I noticed no Vicinity buses have been out for the past few days.

[Transit 20]

yep somthing major happend with them not sure what's going on

[TransitIsMyThing]

I guess someone bought this and is now reselling it? https://www.machinio.com/listings/92999517-2008-cummins-in-london-canada 

[Transit 20]

they also got a 2008 diesel for sale the hybrid is either 8023-8024-8026-8027

[TransitIsMyThing]

Saw 22317 on the 12 today, sorry for bad picture quality. 

[Transit 20]

it enter service last week I believe Thursday.

[TransitIsMyThing]

It doesn't have the hybrid decals yet, any idea when they will be added?

[Transit 20]

should be soon there are 5 more to enter service.

[TransitIsMyThing]

Does this mean that the 2008s will be replaced?

[fromthe905]

1 hour ago, TransitIsMyThing said:

Does this mean that the 2008s will be replaced?

It was posted earlier on this year that none of the 2008 and 2009 Novas will be replaced. They will recieve new engines this year.

[Transit 20]

they are getting engine rebuild they will be replaced when the final order of hybrids arrive in early 2025 that's 36 total 21 replacement 15 expansion.

 

22314 enter service this afternoon currently on the 23.

[GMoldlook]

So...what has actually happened to our little baby buses on the 27 and 28...I miss them already.

[Transit 20]

to be totally honest I have no idea what's going on with the 30 footers.