Grand River Transit

[plam]

TriTAG is proposing that, while connecting to the bus mall is preferred, but UW simply won't allow it, then the 202 should be rerouted to Seagram to connect with the Laurier stop.  But GRT's current plan, which is to do absolutely nothing, is not acceptable, if we're supposed to be building a transit network.

Considering that it is at the behest of UW that the Region chose to build a mid-block station, as opposed to ones at University and Columbia, it is unacceptable that UW should refuse the operational consequences of this decision.

I've been told that the negotiation between GRT and UW resulted in an agreement to not increase the number of buses going through Ring Road, which sounds reasonable considering the number of people on foot on Ring Road. (There are some other people-friendly conditions in the agreement as well). So I'm guessing that routing the 201 through the plaza offsets the elimination of the 200, but that adding 201 and 202 would constitute an increase. Probably the best thing is to route the 202 through Seagram station.