Peterborough Transit
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Peterborough Transit is the public transport operator for the City of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Currently they are in the process of upgrading their fleet and expanding service.
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[edit] History
Transit originally began in Peterborough as a streetcar service with the Peterborough and Ashburnham Street Railway Company, which was established in 1893 and operated until 1898. This was followed by the Peterborough Radial Railway Company, which operated from 1902 until 1927. This ended the streetcar era in Peterborough
Cooney and Joplin was briefly the only transit company in the city during 1927 after the Peterborough Radial Railway Company ceased operations. Later during 1927, Border Transit Limited started. They operated through until 1978 at which point the present day Peterborough Transit began operations and continues today.
[edit] Routes
There are currently eleven main routes, four Trent Express routes, two other express routes and a paratransit service.
Main Routes
- 1 George North
- 2 Chemong
- 3 Highland
- 4 Jackson Park
- 5 Charlotte West
- 6 SSFC/Kawartha
- 7 Lansdowne West
- 8 Monaghan
- 9 Nichols Park
- 10 Collison
- 11 Ashburnham
Trent University Express Routes
- Trent Direct
- Trent Express
- Trent East Bank
- Trent-Fleming Connect
Other Express Routes
- Major Bennett Industrial Park
- Technology Drive
[edit] Fleet
Peterborough Transit currently has thirty-nine buses in their fleet, with nineteen more on order.
- 11 Nova Bus LFS (with 11 more on order)
- 9 General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H
- 7 Motor Coach Industries International Classics (with 8 more on order)
- 5 Ontario Bus Industries Orion I
- 4 Ontario Bus Industries Orion VI
- 1 Ontario Bus Industries Orion V
- 2 ElDorado National Amerivan PT
[edit] Fares
[edit] Cash
- Adults: $2.00
- High School, Trent and Sir Sanford Students: $2.00
- Seniors: $2.00
- Children (2-12): $2.00
- Children under 2: Free
[edit] Passes
Passes can be used on any regular and express routes, as well as Handi-Vans.
- Adult 30 Day: $50.00
- High School Student 30 Day: $45.00
- Senior 30 Day: $30.00
- Children (2-12) 30 Day: $30.00
$10.00 cards are also available, with 5 rides for all users. Seniors can purchase annual and semi-annual passes for $180.00 and $110.00. Sir Sanford students must pay $180.00 for a semester pass, while Trent Students have the cost payed for in their Tuition.
[edit] Criticisms
Many Peterborough Transit riders have criticized buses of being repetitively late. Since 2005, Peterborough Transit has been slowly implementing changes that improve bus schedules. In 2006, buses began running every 40 minutes, rather then every 30 minutes, since buses would often run every 35-45 minutes anyway. This way, buses could at least meet their schedules.
Peterborough Transit is also frequently criticized of not having late enough hours. During weekdays, buses only run until 11:20PM, even though many riders need buses until around 1:00AM. Until recently, they were also criticized of not offering Sunday service, a problem that was fixed in 2006.
Most of these operation problems are the result of Mike Harris Ontario Progressive Conservative Party transit cutbacks in 1996.
