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Guelph Transit Route Review

Guelph Transit started a full operational route review of its transit network in 2019 to look at individual routes and frequency to meet current and future customer needs, and to identify potential opportunities to move from its current system that requires customers to transfer buses at a central hub to a more grid-like system with direct routes.

The route review was approved by City Council as part of the Guelph Transit Business Service Review recommendations in 2019.

The route review outcomes were informed by data collection (e.g. ridership and stop activity data, and route-by-route on-time performance), industry best practices, and employee and public input.

The proposed transit system is a blended model that includes transit hubs, express routes, and routes that follow the city’s spine in a grid pattern as well as outer perimeter. It’s designed to get people to where they want to go with more route types (e.g. core, base, university express, on-demand, and industrial express), faster travel times, frequent service, and service reliability.

What we’re proposing for transit over the next decade allows us to deliver a more competitive, convenient, and reliable transit system that meets the community’s needs today and beyond. It also moves us closer to meeting goals set out in the City’s Strategic Plan by improving connectivity of the whole transportation system—making it easy for people to travel within city limits.

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Who's Listening

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Karissa Matson, Transit Development Specialist, Guelph Transit

Karissa.Matson@guelph.ca

Tracy Suerich

Tracy Suerich, Community Engagement Advisor, City of Guelph

tracy.suerich@guelph.ca

Phases

Phases overview
Research and review of past engagement
Developing proposed routes and implementation
Collect feedback on routes and implementation plan
Refine concepts
Presentation to council
Route 19 update

Route 19 update

January 10, 2023 - January 27, 2023

We're back to discuss the future of Route 19.

The Guelph Transit Future Ready Action Plan – Guelph Transit’s 10-year route plan that resulted from the Guelph Transit Route Review process– outlines that Route 19 Hanlon Creek is to be extended from the Hanlon Creek Business Park to Stone Road Mall in 2023, with the exact routing to be determined by community engagement.

The GTFRAP community engagement results from 2021 identified Woodland Glen Drive as a potential roadway to consider as we extend the route to Stone Road Mall. The alternate option of using the Hanlon Expressway was also added to the final list of routing options.

From January 10 to January 27, 2023, an engagement survey ran online asking for input on which path the Route 19 Hanlon Creek extension should take. The survey also gathered feedback on potential bus stop locations along the entire route extension. During this timeframe, two in-person engagement sessions were held at the Scottsdale Public Library (one day-time session and one night-time session) to discuss options with the public and field any questions.


Read the Route 19 engagement summary

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