01-29-2019, 04:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2019, 04:25 PM by robdrimmie.
Edit Reason: Windy clarification
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(01-29-2019, 04:01 PM)KevinL Wrote: Page 74 has the revised bus routes at Ion launch. Nothing too different from what we've seen; there's still no word on the 202 corresponding with Ion ('negotiations with UW continue') and there's a small revision to route 3 (between Alpine and Strasburg it diverts off Ottawa to take Kingswood).
The route maps on GRT's site have also been updated: https://www.grt.ca/en/about-grt/bus-serv...s-ion.aspx
That revision to route 3 is ultimately good I think - it's great for me personally, it will go right past my house - but I don't think it really satisfies the stated goal of maintaining service provided by the 11. I'm already pretty close to Alpine and Ottawa, and it's a mostly reasonably walk for the entire stretch of Kingswood already. The areas most impacted by removing the 11 are further down Kingswood closer to Block Line. They'll have to go up to Strausberg to get to the 16 and Selkirk is a long and windy* street. And f they're going downtown they'll have to transfer now, though they can hop on the Ion at Mill pretty easily.
Somehow I missed entirely how great Route 16 is going to be for me. I go to Belmont Village erratically and it's an irritating swap to the 8. And a direct ride to Uptown will occasionally be useful. It very much widens the areas of town that I can get to without transferring, so for me at least it's a very strong improvement.
It is absolutely the case that for the first little while at least I'll go out of my way to get to the ION to go uptown though.
* wine-dee like a coil, not win-dee like a breeze