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Transit riders in Saskatoon will see some improvements this fall as the city adds more buses and increases the frequency of popular routes.
The first phase starts on Sunday, when the city increases the frequency of routes 4, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in the areas of Evergreen, Willowgrove, Arbor Creek and 115th Street, while also increasing frequency on Route 17 from Stonebridge to the University of Saskatchewan.
Using larger, articulated buses on routes 10 and 43 will increase capacity by up to 50 per cent, the city noted, while the new Route 340 will replace Route 338 for students at Holy Cross and Walter Murray high schools.
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According to the city, the improvements are intended to address issues of overcrowding on buses and improve reliability, while also making life easier for students.
“These changes are a direct response to what we’ve heard from our riders,” Mike Moellenbeck, director of Saskatoon Transit, said in a statement.
“Improvements are focused on areas where customers were facing the greatest challenges with overcrowding, reliability and alignment with schedules, which were the routes with significant growth of high school and post-secondary students.”
The city noted that it expects to roll out further improvements to its transit network in October as an order of 10 new 40-foot buses arrive, including introducing an extra run on Route 17 for consistent, 10-minute frequency and adding an additional route for high school students. But in the meantime, there may be some temporary service interruptions for riders on certain routes.
“While we await the arrival of new buses, there are some short-term peak-time service reductions that will affect Routes 2 Meadowgreen (pm only), 22 Confederation and 55 Lakeridge/University. High school Routes 325 (am) and 336 will also be temporarily unavailable,” the city explained in a statement.
“When new buses are integrated into the fleet, these service adjustments will be restored.”
The city encouraged transit users to check the updated schedules and routes for September to ensure they’re up to speed on the changes.
Route information and trip planning tools can be found on the City of Saskatoon’s website.
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