09-02-2015, 01:57 PM
(09-02-2015, 01:17 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(09-02-2015, 05:41 AM)rangersfan Wrote: I was very happy to see the stop for the 200 added to north end of Parkside, this should reduce my bus commute by at least 15 minutes!
I think this makes a lot of sense given the proximity to the Northfield Ion station.
Conversely, it is a source of continued frustration that the Grand River Hospital station is still not being served, and the 200 has no stop between downtown and uptown.
It's an unfortunate reality, but a reality nonetheless. The only way to serve GRH would be to take the same route as the 7, which currently sees a good deal of boardings (during my trips) at GRH. This would result in the Bridgeport-to-Water segment of the trip going from 10 minutes to at least 16, an increase of 6 minutes or 60% for this segment.
In reality, the 7 still comes more frequently, and virtually the same points at which you would get onto the iXpress to get to GRH will get you to GRH via the 7. I'm not sure there's any be-all, end-all reason to serve GRH during construction, much as it would be great for consistency.