Annual Report 2000 - Halifax Regional Municipality

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Transit
Services
ublic transit strengthens
the local economy, and
addresses environmental
concerns. It contributes to
social equity by providing
safe, reliable, affordable
transportation to
residents, regardless of age,
income or disability.
Transit Services is
responsible for providing
public transit within the
municipality. It is
delivered through five
different avenues:
Conventional Transit or
fixed route transit,
provides a service between
6:00am and 12:30am,
seven days a week on 47
fixed transit routes. It
transports on average
50,000 passengers per day;
Ferry Service provides two
ferry landings on the
Dartmouth side and one
on the Halifax side. It is
fully integrated with the
public transit system and
transports on average
2,000 passengers per day;
Access-A-Bus provides
transportation services to
individuals who, because
of restricted mobility, are
unable to use the
conventional transit
service; Charter Service
provides services on
conventional transit,
Access-A-Bus and Ferry
Service to private groups,
cruise ships, sightseeing
tours, conferences and
conventions; and
Community Transit
provides transportation
alternatives to residents
living in rural areas that
do not have the population
to support conventional
transit service.
Accomplishments
Metro Transit
Transported 11,960,000
passengers in 1999/00.
Access-A-Bus &
Contracted Service
Transported 118,000
passengers in 1999/00.
Community Transit
Transported 49,224
passengers in Beaver Bank
and Porters Lake in 1999/00.
Special Events
Coordinated transit
support for special events
i.e., Natal Day, Canada
Day, Shearwater Air Show.
Ferry Service
Transported 1,480,000
passengers in 1999/00.
Current Initiatives
Transit Study
Conduct a
comprehensive Transit
study that will
recommend a strategic
direction for public transit
in the municipality.
Transit Shelters
Install 10 new shelters
throughout the transit
service area.
Park & Ride
Expand parking capacity
at the Cobequid Terminal.
Low Floor Buses
Introduce wheelchair
accessible, low-floor buses
on Routes 3 (Manors) and
7 (Gottingen).
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At a glance...
• 32,000 calls per week on the
Go-Time public information
system
• 275 full time bus operators
• 177 buses
• 16 Access-A-Bus vehicles
• 4 Community Transit Buses
• If the 5,000 peak hour
passengers Metro Transit
carries to Peninsula Halifax
used private automobiles, an
additional twenty acres of
parking and two new road
lanes would be required
• 14 Low floor accessible buses
• 3 ferries
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