- Peterborough Transit
Infobox Bus transit
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founded = 1978 (Originally 1893)
headquarters = 190 Simcoe Street
locale =Peterborough, Ontario
service_area =urban area
service_type =Bus service ,Paratransit
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routes = 12 main routes, 5 express routes
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hubs = Downtown Transit Terminal
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fleet = 47 buses
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fuel_type =diesel
operator = City of Peterborough
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website = [http://www.city.peterborough.on.ca/transit/ Official Site]Peterborough Transit is the public transport operator for the City of
Peterborough, Ontario ,Canada .The majority of their system consists of twelve regular routes within the urban area of the city. Four express routes go to
Trent University one of which also servesFleming College and another express route, which only operates weekday mornings and afternoons, serves the industrial area in the southeast. For those who are physically unable to use the regular transit bus there is a special Handi-Van paratransit service. Regular transit bus routes operate Monday to Friday between 6:00 am and 11:20 pm, Saturday from 6:40 am to 10:40 pm and Sunday from 8:00 am to 7:20 pm. [ [http://www.peterborough.ca/Living/City_Services/Transportation/Transit/Bus_Routes___Schedules.htm Peterborough Transit, Bus Routes & Schedules] ]Currently they are in the process of upgrading their fleet and expanding service.
History
Transit originally began in Peterborough as a
streetcar service with the "Peterborough and Ashburnham Street Railway Company", which was established in 1893 and operated until 1898. This was followed by the "Peterborough Radial Railway Company", which operated from 1902 until 1927. This ended the streetcar era in Peterborough."Cooney and Joplin" was briefly the only transit company in the city during 1927 after the Peterborough Radial Railway Company ceased operations. Later during 1927, "Border Transit Limited" started. They operated through until 1978 at which point the present day Peterborough Transit began operations and continues today. [ [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/peterborough-on.html Transit History of Peterborough, Ontario] ]
Routes
There are currently twelve main routes, four Trent Express routes, one other express routes and a
paratransit service.Main Routes
* 1 George North
* 2 Highland
* 3 Chemong
* 4 Jackson Park
* 5 Charlotte West
* 6 SSFC/Kawartha
* 7 Lansdowne West
* 8 Monaghan
* 9 Nichols Park
* 10 Collison
* 11 Ashburnham
* 12 Major BennettTrent University Express Routes* Trent Direct
* Trent Express
* Trent East Bank
* Trent-Fleming ConnectOther Express Routes
* Technology Drive
Fares
Sir Sanford students must pay $180.00 for a semester pass, while Trent Students have the cost paid for in their Tuition. In addition, a new day pass has been created allowing up to two adults and four children unlimited rides for a day.
Fleet
Criticisms
Many Peterborough Transit riders have criticized buses for being repeatedly late. Since 2005, Peterborough Transit has been slowly implementing changes to improve bus schedules. In 2006, buses began running every 40 minutes, rather than every 30 minutes, since buses would often run every 35-45 minutes anyway. This way, buses could at least meet their schedules.
Peterborough Transit is also frequently criticized for not having buses run late enough. During weekdays, the last bus departs from the terminal at 10:40, even though many riders need buses until around 1:00AM. Until recently, they were also criticized for not offering Sunday service, a problem that was fixed in 2006.Most of these operation problems are considered to be the result of the
Mike Harris Ontario Progressive Conservative Party transit cutbacks in 1996.ee also
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Coach Canada
*Greyhound Canada References
External links
* [http://www.city.peterborough.on.ca/transit/ Peterborough Transit]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/peterborough/index.htm Drawings and photos of Peterborough Transit buses]
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