Transit Essentials
#transitessentials
Frequent Service Who likes waiting for the bus? Who wants to plan their life around a schedule? Frequent service - every 15 minutes or better - is key to making transit appealing and convenient.
Benefits of Frequent Transit More convenient
Poor service - 3 routes but no frequency 10:35
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26 min. gap
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Quicker transfers and trips
Good service - 3 routes, 10 min. service
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Simplest service - 1 route, 10 min. service @morethanbuses
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Transit Essentials
#transitessentials
Frequent Service in HRM HRM has 32 km of frequent, all-day service - 15 min or better. Another 39 km of roads have at least 4 buses per hour, enough busses to provide 15 min service.
15 min service Portland/ Alderney MacDonald Bridge Novalea/ Gottingen Barrington (downtown) Coburg/ Spring Garden Chebucto/ North Oxford South Robie @morethanbuses /itsmorethanbuses
Frequent service - 15 min or better - is shown in red. Roads in green have four or more buses an hour, which is enough buses to provide frequent service.