Bus Service Changes Take Effect Today

Sunday, January 02, 2011 03:47 AM

Prince George, B.C.- Starting today, Prince George commuters will be able to catch an earlier or later bus due to an expansion of select routes for the Prince George Transit system.

“Extending hours will mean that taking a bus is much more convenient for residents,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond.

“This initiative will allow us to better serve the citizens who utilize our transit service,” said Mayor Dan Rogers. “Working with BC Transit, our goal is to continuously examine our operations to find better solutions for the public, and we feel this will create better connectivity within our city.”

Morning or evening service has been extended on the following routes:

#1 Heritage ‐ one extra trip weekday evenings, with the last bus leaving an hour later at 10:17 p.m.

#11 Heritage – one extra trip weekday mornings, with the first bus leaving a half hour earlier at 7:00 a.m.

#5 Victoria/5th ‐ one extra trip weekday mornings, with the last bus leaving a half hour earlier at 7:00 a.m.; one extra trip weekday evenings, with the last bus leaving an hour later 10:14 p.m.

#55 5th/Victoria – one extra trip weekday evenings

#16 UNBC/College Heights ‐ one extra trip weekday evenings, with the last bus leaving a half‐hour later at 10:37 p.m.

#88 Westgate ‐ one extra trip weekday evenings, with the last bus leaving a half‐hour later at 10:37 p.m.

Other minor changes will be in effect in January, improving efficiency and safety.

"This expanded service will support the growing demands of our customers in Prince George and allows BC Transit to improve the way we link communities, businesses and support lifestyles,” said BC Transit President and CEO Manuel Achadinha. More service will help provide the transit opportunities the people of Prince George need now and in the future.”

Funding for the local transit system is cost‐shared between the City of Prince George and BC Transit.

Decisions about fares, routes and service levels are made by the City of Prince George, based on information and planning provided by City of Prince George and BC Transit.

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Comments

Posted by: chrislivingdowntown on January 2 2011 8:19 AM

Half hour service sucks that why I cycle year around. I have no patience to wait a half hour up to an hour for a bus. Ms Bond I challenge you to take a bus all over town. You will see it is a joke of a service. You can't take credit. Those buses are to big for starters. If you really wanted to get people on the bus it should be every 10 minutes a shows up and peak hours every 5 minutes. You have not done your research or you would know these things.

Posted by: chickenbus on January 2 2011 8:26 AM

Smaller buses are/have been used around the world for decades. They are efficient both environmentally and economically. In Mexico City, most Latin
American Cities and numerous cities throughout Asia little vans that hold nine people are used. They usually pass by any given point every 15 minutes or so and they cost very little. I'd love to see PG become a Canadian leader in this respect.

Posted by: Headshake on January 2 2011 12:43 PM

Makes sense, guys. I'm with you.

Posted by: BCBud on January 2 2011 1:39 PM

Prince George has the only full time 100% accessible fleet service in the Nation. If a person with a power mobility aid (42" length, 36" wide, all wheelchairs) needs to get anywhere in the city beyond their battery range, City Transit is there for them and you.

The sizes are a little larger then they need on some runs however much of the room is taken up with the "Disabled" section. Mobility devices, baby carriages, Customer large purchases ect take up the room. On the runs that have traditionally shown low use, there is a new accessible bus which is 40% smaller which will be used in the near future. The fleet could all be Bio-fueled, local restrictions (*availability) prevents the reality