Grand River Transit

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I've been playing around on MyMaps with how to interface bus routes with the northern part of ION...
   
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I've included the ION route for clarity. For line clarity, I've omitted iXpress routes. I'm not sure if what's going on in Northwestern Waterloo makes the most sense. Trying to make bus routes that are both direct and have good enough service coverage in that area is a challenge.

Route Descriptions

1 Queen-River: Removed from Charles St Terminal
2 Forest Heights: Extended along Stirling, Borden, and East, and Frederick to serve The Aud, Frederick Mall, and businesses near Bruce/Victoria.
4 Glasgow-Union: Modified to serve Belmont  Shifts from Weber to Margaret
5 Erb-Bridgeport: No Change
6 Bridge St: No Change
7 King St: One branch along King St
8 Midtown Loop: Southern loop deleted (replaced by other routes). Northern loop truncated at Victoria and shifted from Belmont Ave to Park St in the west.
9 Hazel-Belmont: Orange Line on Map. Changed to serve Belmont, Uptown, Hazel, and Parkside. Some trips extended to Lake Louse Blvd.
11 Strasburg: Follows Courtland, Ottawa, and Strasburg Road. Replaces Part of Route 8
12 Westmount: Route Terminated at UW Ring Road
13 Laurelwood: Extended east along University and north on King to Conestoga Mall
15 Weber: Connects Northfield and King Central ION stations via Weber St. Runs on King through Downtown Kitchener and returns to Weber south of Frederick. This route would largely replace the function of Route 8 Weber.
18 Southdale-Vanier (NEW): Green Line running from Charles St Terminal. Largely replaces the function of Route 8 Courtland. Serves Highland Rd E and Vanier Dr.
20 Victoria-Frederick: No Change
24 Lakeshore: Largely replaces the role of Route 9. Route travels from UW Ring Road to Conestoga Mall
29 Keats Way-Lincoln: Extended roughly along former path of Route 12 through eastern Waterloo
31 Columbia-Eastbridge: No Change. Possibly could be diverted to directly serve the UW ION stop.