doady
Senior Member
I saw MT has information about the September service changes at Square One so I just glanced the new schedule online and they are definitely a mixed bag. Since MT still has not posted the pamphlet online, but has posted the new schedules online, I will post the changes in detail.
The Good:
1. New pre-rapid transit 110 University, first all-day, everyday express route for MT
- 15 minute rush hour frequency, 30 minute at all other times
- stops at Clarkson GO, Sheridan Centre, UTM, South Common, Erin Mills/Folkway, Square One
- replaces routes 24 (good), 48 (not so good), 206 (not good at all)
2. Substantially increased frequencies on the following routes:
- 44 Mississauga Rd (rush hour)
- 4 Applewood and 44 Mississauga Rd (Saturday, probably no longer interlined)
- 20 Rathburn and 28 Confederation (weekends, definitely no longer interlined)
- 201 Dundas Express (rush hour)
- 13 Glen Erin (weekends)
- 48 Erin Mills (all days, at all times)
- 36 Vega Loop (Saturday)
3. Slightly increased rush hour frequencies for Confederation (why?); very slight increased frequency for Dixie/Lakeshore on Sunday
4. Updated routings in MCC
5. New Sunday service for the 48 (no mention of this at all in the pamphlet)
6. New accessible routes 26 and 36
The Bad (you should probably sit down for this):
1. No more express service for Burnhamthorpe (!!!)
- new non-express rush hour route 76 instead, east of Sq One
- severely reduced rush hour frequency west of Sq One
2. Erin Mills cut off at South Common (gone the way of McMurchy)
3. Vega Loop no longer synchronized to Burnhamthorpe (weekday)
4. Routes 9 and 44 no longer synchronized (weekday, Saturday)
5. Typical monthly reduced frequencies for several routes due to increasing travel times (see Guelph Transit thread). These routes are:
- Glen Erin (off-peak)
- Mississauga Rd (midday)
- Mavis (all day)
- Dixie and Lakeshore (Saturday)
- Confederation (midday)
The Good:
1. New pre-rapid transit 110 University, first all-day, everyday express route for MT
- 15 minute rush hour frequency, 30 minute at all other times
- stops at Clarkson GO, Sheridan Centre, UTM, South Common, Erin Mills/Folkway, Square One
- replaces routes 24 (good), 48 (not so good), 206 (not good at all)
2. Substantially increased frequencies on the following routes:
- 44 Mississauga Rd (rush hour)
- 4 Applewood and 44 Mississauga Rd (Saturday, probably no longer interlined)
- 20 Rathburn and 28 Confederation (weekends, definitely no longer interlined)
- 201 Dundas Express (rush hour)
- 13 Glen Erin (weekends)
- 48 Erin Mills (all days, at all times)
- 36 Vega Loop (Saturday)
3. Slightly increased rush hour frequencies for Confederation (why?); very slight increased frequency for Dixie/Lakeshore on Sunday
4. Updated routings in MCC
5. New Sunday service for the 48 (no mention of this at all in the pamphlet)
6. New accessible routes 26 and 36
The Bad (you should probably sit down for this):
1. No more express service for Burnhamthorpe (!!!)
- new non-express rush hour route 76 instead, east of Sq One
- severely reduced rush hour frequency west of Sq One
2. Erin Mills cut off at South Common (gone the way of McMurchy)
3. Vega Loop no longer synchronized to Burnhamthorpe (weekday)
4. Routes 9 and 44 no longer synchronized (weekday, Saturday)
5. Typical monthly reduced frequencies for several routes due to increasing travel times (see Guelph Transit thread). These routes are:
- Glen Erin (off-peak)
- Mississauga Rd (midday)
- Mavis (all day)
- Dixie and Lakeshore (Saturday)
- Confederation (midday)