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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
@morethanbuses
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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.