Ottawa Rapid Transit Network developments

[eternallyme]

If the Westboro extension is implemented, here is how I would change the bus network:

Express service from the west and southwest - End all express routes at Westboro if they still exist. By 2011, I would eliminate all direct-to-downtown peak and express routes within the Greenbelt, with service beyond the Greenbelt coming later. In the construction stage, all the routes should operate along Scott Street.

Routes 95, 96 and 97 - End at Westboro (the 95 and 97 would be split, with the 97 between Hurdman and the Airport, 95 between Westboro and Barrhaven and between Blair and Orleans). In the construction stage, they would use Scott Street.

Route 87 - Remove from the west end (truncate to Hurdman in off-peak periods, downtown at rush hour). Route 159 would need to run all day to replace the 87 between Westboro and Carlingwood, and Routes 16 and 85 are also available.

Route 102 - No change.

Alternate Rapid Service - Since a transfer would be needed for a very short distance for those going to Tunney's Pasture from the west, I would create two new Rapid Transit bus routes from Barrhaven and Kanata that would focus on Park and Ride facilities and operate to Tunney's Pasture via the Queensway and Holland, similar to Route 102. They should be numbered 103 and 104 and run only during rush hours. They could be maintained until the LRT is extended to the suburbs if ridership is good.

Local Routes - Routes 6 and 176 should be extended to Westboro in order to improve transfer connections.