1. I don't have to worry about getting tired
2. don't have a car payment or insurance
3. I get to enjoy spending time with my family
4. Meeting new people, because a STRANGER is a FRIEND you never met
5. Seeing new things we would like to visit, like the clay and glass museum.
6. Teaching our children about timing and routing with maps and schedules
7. We enjoy visiting friends and family via our transits
8. We often have packed snacks and enjoyed healthy snacks on the bus
9. Just taking the bus around town only costs $34 a month for hubby and me each...
10. The kids have their own tickets and love to put the ticket in the box and get their transfer
11. The city is going to put a Rapid trans in and that will make it even more effective to get around from our connecting cities too ...
12. The drivers for the most part are helpful and friendly
13. The number one reason I like taking the Transit is sharing God's perfect and pleasing word for us!!!!!!!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Part of Our Region
What are our Options for the Future?
The first step of the evaluation process considered two main strategic alternatives:
1. The Road Oriented Plan represents a continuation of the current trends of road
expansion with about four per cent of trips being made using transit.
2. The Transit Oriented Plan with Strategic Road Improvements includes a balance
of investment between road and transit improvements. New transit improvements
would build on and support the rapid transit system and strategic road
improvements would support transit and goods movement and address areas of
major demand where required.
These two options were screened against a series of criteria that reflect the goals of the Regional Transportation Master Plan. The results are shown in the table below.
Criteria Road Oriented Plan Transit Oriented Plan with
Strategic Road Improvements
• Consistent with Places to Grow,
Regional Official Plan
• Optimize the Transportation System
• Promote Transportation Choice
• Foster a Strong Economy
• Support Sustainable Development
The Transit Oriented Plan with Strategic Road Improvements was carried forward as it
met all the criteria. Three alternative networks were then developed that feature the
Council approved rapid transit system and include increasing conventional transit
service across the region and strategic road improvements. All three alternatives
include strategic road improvements to either support the transit system or provide
capacity where required to address operational issues.
Description of Transit Network Alternatives:
Alternative A - High Frequency, High Transfer Network:
• Most bus routes provide service every 10 minutes or better by 2031.
• Most routes feed into the rapid transit system.
• Provides direct bus service to the rapid transit route.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 6.5%
in 2021 and 8.3% in 2031.
Alternative B - Medium Frequency, Low Transfer Network:
• Some routes provide less frequent service compared to Alternative A, but many
more routes are then able to provide service every five minutes or better.
• More cross regional routes and more direct routes that reduce the need for
passengers to transfer from one route to another.
• More express routes.
• Provides more attractive service for transit trips in the suburban areas.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 6.9%
in 2021 and 13.8% in 2031.
Alternative C - High Frequency, Low Transfer Network:
• Improves on the previous network by increasing the number of routes with
service every five minutes or better.
• Provides some routes parallel to the rapid transit system with stops closer
together to attract riders that are beyond a convenient walking distance of a rapid
transit station.
• Additional routes could be implemented in the later years of the plan as the rapid
transit system matures.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 13%
in 2021 and 17.3% in 2031.
The first step of the evaluation process considered two main strategic alternatives:
1. The Road Oriented Plan represents a continuation of the current trends of road
expansion with about four per cent of trips being made using transit.
2. The Transit Oriented Plan with Strategic Road Improvements includes a balance
of investment between road and transit improvements. New transit improvements
would build on and support the rapid transit system and strategic road
improvements would support transit and goods movement and address areas of
major demand where required.
These two options were screened against a series of criteria that reflect the goals of the Regional Transportation Master Plan. The results are shown in the table below.
Criteria Road Oriented Plan Transit Oriented Plan with
Strategic Road Improvements
• Consistent with Places to Grow,
Regional Official Plan
• Optimize the Transportation System
• Promote Transportation Choice
• Foster a Strong Economy
• Support Sustainable Development
The Transit Oriented Plan with Strategic Road Improvements was carried forward as it
met all the criteria. Three alternative networks were then developed that feature the
Council approved rapid transit system and include increasing conventional transit
service across the region and strategic road improvements. All three alternatives
include strategic road improvements to either support the transit system or provide
capacity where required to address operational issues.
Description of Transit Network Alternatives:
Alternative A - High Frequency, High Transfer Network:
• Most bus routes provide service every 10 minutes or better by 2031.
• Most routes feed into the rapid transit system.
• Provides direct bus service to the rapid transit route.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 6.5%
in 2021 and 8.3% in 2031.
Alternative B - Medium Frequency, Low Transfer Network:
• Some routes provide less frequent service compared to Alternative A, but many
more routes are then able to provide service every five minutes or better.
• More cross regional routes and more direct routes that reduce the need for
passengers to transfer from one route to another.
• More express routes.
• Provides more attractive service for transit trips in the suburban areas.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 6.9%
in 2021 and 13.8% in 2031.
Alternative C - High Frequency, Low Transfer Network:
• Improves on the previous network by increasing the number of routes with
service every five minutes or better.
• Provides some routes parallel to the rapid transit system with stops closer
together to attract riders that are beyond a convenient walking distance of a rapid
transit station.
• Additional routes could be implemented in the later years of the plan as the rapid
transit system matures.
• The percentage of trips using transit is expected to increase to 6% in 2016, 13%
in 2021 and 17.3% in 2031.
Friday, April 16, 2010
P.A. Day fun
Today was so much fun, we took the bus to a friends place in the next city over.
The bus called the I Xpress which will one day be replaced by a Rapid trans (I hope). next post will be about the pro's to our city getting a train.
For today though we got up at a decent time and went to the chiro and then got some bagels for the kids they thouroughly loved picking them fresh from Rise N Shine ( they cook them daily ) you pay yourself on the honor system (their was a guy cooking but not paying too close attention to us!) I tasted from the kids picks but since i am trying to lose weight did not eat a whole one (thats equal to 4 slices of bread). Yikes !!!!
We took 5 buses when we counted in total. They were really good today lined up well, some days are frustrating if you don't meet your conection on time and that explains why so many rather drive. I sometimes wish I had a car but most of the time I am content with taking the bus.
The bus called the I Xpress which will one day be replaced by a Rapid trans (I hope). next post will be about the pro's to our city getting a train.
For today though we got up at a decent time and went to the chiro and then got some bagels for the kids they thouroughly loved picking them fresh from Rise N Shine ( they cook them daily ) you pay yourself on the honor system (their was a guy cooking but not paying too close attention to us!) I tasted from the kids picks but since i am trying to lose weight did not eat a whole one (thats equal to 4 slices of bread). Yikes !!!!
We took 5 buses when we counted in total. They were really good today lined up well, some days are frustrating if you don't meet your conection on time and that explains why so many rather drive. I sometimes wish I had a car but most of the time I am content with taking the bus.
We like having a snack on the bus and a nap too. 
We are enjoying the bus to the market and the one that connects to the other cities for one price now too. The kids are even learning the stops and the names and numbers of the buses. I grew up on the public transportation and we had a car too... we knew all the subway lines and there stop names in grade school.
I want the kids to know how to get around, so they can get jobs and not be nervous on the transit as well as be street smart.
I want the kids to know how to get around, so they can get jobs and not be nervous on the transit as well as be street smart.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
1 cab, 2 buses, 1 train return trip, and 2 more buses and we are home !!!!!!
Today was awesome we got up early and headed 1st in a cab at 7am and woke up friends by accident of course,
Then we got on our bus and headed to the uptown loop where we eventually met up with the friends we woke up lol
The special guest was ...
The Littleman all pooped out or should i say chugged out....
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