Northern Light
Superstar
The link has some sort of odd issue with it.
The actual underlying piece is not paywalled btw.
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The link has some sort of odd issue with it.
The actual underlying piece is not paywalled btw.
drum118
Superstar
It work fine for me and saying what I been saying for years. Quality of service goes a long way getting people to rider transit 7 days a week as well how routes are structure. Züm is a good marketing tool as well telling riders when an express/pre BRT bus is coming is coming to the fail Mississauga express style buses.
What Brampton Transit was 20 years ago is night and day today and is only going to get better in the coming years.
Transportfan
Senior Member
There's a chicken and egg thing too though; as a large captive ridership base generates a need for service.
ShonTron
Moderator
Wm Perkins Bull
Active Member
Significant ridership growth started in 2006 and remained reasonably robust until the pandemic, with several lull years.
APTA-2048
Senior Member
Argo and City of Brampton Announce $10.9 Million Smart Transit Partnership
/CNW/ - Argo Corporation (TSXV: ARGH) (OTCQX: ARGHF), leader in next-generation transit solutions, today signed and announced a $10.9 million 12-month pilot...
www.newswire.ca
Launching this summer, Brampton residents will be able to request on-demand rides near their door – all for a standard fare – with seamless transfers into Brampton Transit and GO Transit networks.
ownthesky
Active Member
Great to see more of those Karsan micro-buses in Canada!Argo and City of Brampton Announce $10.9 Million Smart Transit Partnership
/CNW/ - Argo Corporation (TSXV: ARGH) (OTCQX: ARGHF), leader in next-generation transit solutions, today signed and announced a $10.9 million 12-month pilot...
Launching this summer, Brampton residents will be able to request on-demand rides near their door – all for a standard fare – with seamless transfers into Brampton Transit and GO Transit networks.
JJTheJetPln
Active Member
This is really cool. I know there used to be a service similar to this in the Bramalea area back in the day, and some parts of Brampton... There's also a similar pilot project running for some parts of Bramalea called Dial-a-bus, but I don't know the specifics of that.Argo and City of Brampton Announce $10.9 Million Smart Transit Partnership
/CNW/ - Argo Corporation (TSXV: ARGH) (OTCQX: ARGHF), leader in next-generation transit solutions, today signed and announced a $10.9 million 12-month pilot...
Launching this summer, Brampton residents will be able to request on-demand rides near their door – all for a standard fare – with seamless transfers into Brampton Transit and GO Transit networks.
I'd love to learn more about this since I do frequently take transit.
ShonTron
Moderator
Yeah, dial-a-bus was Bramalea’s transit system until just after amalgamation; the current On-Demand service replaced the low-ridership Route 40 South Industrial, but it uses a conventional bus.
JJTheJetPln
Active Member
Rather than just take my drone out of storage, I decided it was time for an upgrade to the DJI Mini 4 Pro. Loving it so far. Here are some shots of the construction progress on Chinguacousy with a short description. There are other areas SB on Chinguacousy that I haven't yet taken a photo of, but that's mainly due to not much happening around there. I'll provide an update of the intersections next week or the following week depending on weather.
Chinguacousy / Fandor Way - Trenching was done previously for the TSP/EVP signalling for transit. Eventually the northbound section by the school will be re-done with signalling for cyclists and whatnot.
Chinguacousy / Fairhill (SB) & Chinguacousy & Duffield (NB) - new concrete poured for the stop on Fairhill with the pavers pushed back and a drain installed for the foileage. Chinguacousy / Duffield had a similar bump, so the concrete was raised to account for it. Both sides have had pipework trenched for future utilities. The sections for the crosswalk were also redone with rumble strips.
Chinguacousy / Sandalwood - Just last week, Rafat has been working hard to excavate, as well as pour gravel and concrete for the Sandalwood section.
Chinguacousy / Bovaird (NB/SB) - Both of these are essentially finished, the only thing missing now is the road markings for pedestrians / cyclists, as well as the signalling that I believe will be installed on Chinguacousy / Bovaird. I have to double check the shop drawings.
Chinguacousy / Fandor Way - Trenching was done previously for the TSP/EVP signalling for transit. Eventually the northbound section by the school will be re-done with signalling for cyclists and whatnot.
Chinguacousy / Fairhill (SB) & Chinguacousy & Duffield (NB) - new concrete poured for the stop on Fairhill with the pavers pushed back and a drain installed for the foileage. Chinguacousy / Duffield had a similar bump, so the concrete was raised to account for it. Both sides have had pipework trenched for future utilities. The sections for the crosswalk were also redone with rumble strips.
Chinguacousy / Sandalwood - Just last week, Rafat has been working hard to excavate, as well as pour gravel and concrete for the Sandalwood section.
Chinguacousy / Bovaird (NB/SB) - Both of these are essentially finished, the only thing missing now is the road markings for pedestrians / cyclists, as well as the signalling that I believe will be installed on Chinguacousy / Bovaird. I have to double check the shop drawings.
JJTheJetPln
Active Member
Looks like the City of Brampton is reviving the idea of a route Bramalea Zum 515 from Bramalea / Mayfield to Bramalea / Steeles. They're currently looking for engineering services to design the route stops and other things i.e. active transportation along the corridor.
Engineering Services for Detailed Design of ZUM Infrastructure on Bramalea Road from Steeles Avenue to Mayfield Road - Bids and Tenders Brampton
Of other note - It seems that Brampton Transit will be asking New Flyer to procure buses for them for another year - Though there is no specificity on what type of buses those will be.
Transit Buses for a One Year Period - Bids and Tenders Brampton
Engineering Services for Detailed Design of ZUM Infrastructure on Bramalea Road from Steeles Avenue to Mayfield Road - Bids and Tenders Brampton
Of other note - It seems that Brampton Transit will be asking New Flyer to procure buses for them for another year - Though there is no specificity on what type of buses those will be.
Transit Buses for a One Year Period - Bids and Tenders Brampton
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anb
Active Member
Zum is nice but they should really also consider investing in bus lanes too. If they can't do actual BRT aside from the Queen-Hwy 7 project, they should pull a RapidTO on some of these streets and convert a lane of traffic. Roads like Chinguacousy, Bovaird, Steeles, and Airport Rd that all have a 6 lane setup could easily be done with minimal disruptions. Not to mention they all are Zum corridors so there are major benefits to doing this.
JJTheJetPln
Active Member
I remember having a conversation similar to this a few posts back either here or on another topic. Bovaird would be ideal to have a similar BRT like Queen eventually will, and Chinguacousy would too if it meant moving traffic. There was something about needing transit times to be sub 5 minutes or less, but I didn't quite understand the context there.
As for Steeles, Sylvia, one of our transit/public transportation champions, believes that Steeles however should have a skytrain implementation.
Wm Perkins Bull
Active Member
She has also stated that bus lanes are a useful interim measure for Steeles. She has regularly exhorted Brampton City Council to start pursuing bus lanes in many locations.
ShonTron
Moderator
It might get easier once Brampton takes control of the regional roads like Steeles, Bovaird, and Airport.
Steeles Avenue would be a logical first implementation, especially between Sheridan College and Bramalea GO; long-term a median BRT would be best because of the truck traffic to/from Highway 410. The left turns to get into Gateway Terminal, Sheridan College, and Bramalea GO make a median BRT make a lot of sense, especially with signal priority.