04-17-2023, 02:12 PM
(04-17-2023, 11:54 AM)SF22 Wrote:(04-14-2023, 09:58 PM)dunkalunk Wrote: There's nothing notable at King and Borden, except the Tim Hortons, a self-storage, and Grand River Rocks, not the type of land uses that would be friendly to people walking. Given the choice, I'd think folks on Route 2 would rather go downtown without needing to transfer. I think the main reason it continues along Ottawa is that the bus needs somewhere for the bus to park and for drivers to take a break. If this could be moved somewhere else, (say Sunrise Centre) then the route could be more useful.
There's definitely not much there right now, but there's at least 3 properties with plans to develop within a block or two of Borden Station. It feels a little silly to remove a bus line that's bound to get a serious influx of users in a few years; I'd be concerned that they wouldn't replace it when the demand shows up.
That’s the genius of it: the demand can’t show up if the route isn’t there! If they kept the route, it would get overcrowded and they’d pretty much have to increase it.