Castanet Staff - Oct 4, 2011 / 5:00 am
Kelowna City Council has approved a proposal to expand transit service
for University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) and Okanagan College
students. The two additional buses are expected to arrive next week supporting the #97 Express and #8 University routes. “We heard the cry from students for more buses, and we’ve made the
adjustments,” says Jerry Dombowsky, Regional Programs Manager. Rising enrolment at UBCO and Okanagan College, coupled with increased
transit ridership has led to capacity issues on some buses. The two additional buses will add more than 100 hours of service each
month, significantly increasing the number of trips to UBCO and Okanagan
College each day. In September 2010, the #97 Express began operating between downtown Kelowna and UBCO as Kelowna’s first rapid transit line. With seven rapid transit stations and a dedicated high occupancy
vehicle (HOV) lane, UBCO students are able to travel from downtown to
UBCO in fewer than 30 minutes. With the inception of the #97 Express, the #8 University was re-routed
through Rutland to UBCO and both routes have experienced increased
ridership. Nearly half of UBCO students use transit as their primary mode of
transportation as a result of ongoing transit expansion and the
Universal Bus Pass (U-Pass). The U-Pass was voted in by UBCO students in 2007 and provides students a
semester pass at one-quarter the cost of a regular adult monthly pass,
working to ensure that transit improvements, such as this one, continue. In 2010, these improvements contributed to Kelowna achieving the third highest growth in transit ridership in Canada.
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Item 5.06 - Transit Expansion Request, Fall 2011 Passenger Overloads.pdf (1295kb) (2011-09-29)
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Don Quixote Note: This is nothing to do with the Route 90 — North Okanagan Connector To UBC from Vernon to UBCO. This is still under review and will be brought forward to the Regional District Partners for a decision on service level adjustment and funding allocation.
Kelowna City Council has approved a proposal to expand transit service
for University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) and Okanagan College
students. The two additional buses are expected to arrive next week supporting the #97 Express and #8 University routes. “We heard the cry from students for more buses, and we’ve made the
adjustments,” says Jerry Dombowsky, Regional Programs Manager. Rising enrolment at UBCO and Okanagan College, coupled with increased
transit ridership has led to capacity issues on some buses. The two additional buses will add more than 100 hours of service each
month, significantly increasing the number of trips to UBCO and Okanagan
College each day. In September 2010, the #97 Express began operating between downtown Kelowna and UBCO as Kelowna’s first rapid transit line. With seven rapid transit stations and a dedicated high occupancy
vehicle (HOV) lane, UBCO students are able to travel from downtown to
UBCO in fewer than 30 minutes. With the inception of the #97 Express, the #8 University was re-routed
through Rutland to UBCO and both routes have experienced increased
ridership. Nearly half of UBCO students use transit as their primary mode of
transportation as a result of ongoing transit expansion and the
Universal Bus Pass (U-Pass). The U-Pass was voted in by UBCO students in 2007 and provides students a
semester pass at one-quarter the cost of a regular adult monthly pass,
working to ensure that transit improvements, such as this one, continue. In 2010, these improvements contributed to Kelowna achieving the third highest growth in transit ridership in Canada.----------
Item 5.06 - Transit Expansion Request, Fall 2011 Passenger Overloads.pdf (1295kb) (2011-09-29)
----------
Don Quixote Note: This is nothing to do with the Route 90 — North Okanagan Connector To UBC from Vernon to UBCO. This is still under review and will be brought forward to the Regional District Partners for a decision on service level adjustment and funding allocation.
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