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Transit Essentials

Frequent ServiceWho 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.

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Benefits of Frequent Transit

More convenient

#transitessentials

Watch for Transit Essentials this

summer! It’s More than Buses will

introduce essential ideas for designing

fast, frequent and reliable transit.

Quicker transfers and trips

More people choose transit

Poor service - 3 routes but no frequency

Good service - 3 routes, 10 min. service

Simplest service - 1 route, 10 min. service

10:05

10:06

10:09

10:36

10:35

10:39

26 min. gap

10:05

10:15

10:25

10:45

10:35

10:05 10:15 10:25 10:35 10:45

Transit Essentials

Frequent Service in HRM#transitessentials

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15 min servicePortland/ AlderneyMacDonald Bridge Novalea/ GottingenBarrington (downtown)Coburg/ Spring GardenChebucto/ NorthOxfordSouthRobie

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.

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.