Hospitals in KW

[danbrotherston]

I don't see why it would not receive good bus service, whether it's through an extension of an existing route or a completely new route: in addition to the patients, the hospital will probably have more than 5,000 employees, many of whom will use transit. Why would GRT ignore the new hospital in their route planning?

They will definitely not ignore it. It will doubtlessly up getting some transit service. Why not good service? Because it is not truly on the way between any other destinations, and will require a detour.

But I guess it depends what we mean by "good" service. Cambridge Memorial Hospital (a smaller hospital but still a major trip generator) has 20-minute weekday frequency from the 206 and half-hourly from the 50. That's not too bad. But part of the reason that can happen is because the hospital is on a logical direct route from Sportsworld through downtown Preston to downtown Galt. If it was the only thing on Coronation, and the bus diverted from Hespeler Road, I bet the service would be worse.

There’s no betting needed. A bus that has to make a detour is by definition worse transit because it is slower and takes more time.