York Region Transit route 589/590 'Richmond Hill Local'
| 589 Richmond Hill Community Bus | |
|---|---|
| Number of Branches | 1 |
| Types of Buses Used | Overland ELF 
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| Division | Can-Ar (Vaughan) |
| 2007 Ridership | 39,066 (▲ 11.6% from 2006) |
| Jul 2008 Weekday Average | 119 |
Basic
589 Richmond Hill Community Bus is a route operating in Richmond Hill, ON. It serves Yonge St., Dunlop St., Major Mackenzie Dr. and Harding Blvd.
This route has 1 main branch:
- 589 Richmond Hill Community Bus (7 days a week)
Since the destination signs on the ELF buses are covered by a sticker, a piece of paper in the window beside the door shows passengers the route name and number.
This route serves Jubilee Gardens, Bernard Terminal, Upper Yonge Plaza, Richmond Heights Plaza, Central Library, Richmond Hill GO Station, York Central Hospital, Weston Produce Plaza, Hillcrest Mall and South Hill Plaza. It also serves many of the residences in central Richmond Hill.
Route 589 connects to VIVA Blue at Yonge and 16th/Carrville, Weldrick, Major Mackenzie, Crosby, Elgin Mills and Bernard.
History
Service was first operated on a community-bus type approach to the seinors in the central Richmond Hill area by Richmond Hill Transit. Orion IIs and/or SoLos were operating at this time. YRT inherited this from Richmond Hill Transit in 2001, and continued to operate it, with conventional low-floor buses (II, SoLo and now SLFs). YRT renumbered it to 89, keeping with the other Richmond Hill-area routes.
In 2005, routes 520 and 521 started operating in Newmarket, providing a similar service with similar name. However, route 89 was not immediately renumbered to the new 5xx category. Finally in September 2008 the number was officially changed to 589.
Starting in 2007, the vehicle type changed to the Mobility Plus ELF vehicles instead of conventional vehicles (by then SLF and EZ Rider IIs). This was to keep more in line with the other community bus routes, which also ran using ELFs. Since there were no destination signs on the ELFs, a sheet of paper describing the route was put in the windows of the vehicles.
In September 2008, along with a number change the routing was changed to better serve the community, by changing stops and removing unused ones.
Vehicles
ELFs provide all of the service along this route, as is the standard of community bus routes.
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