Peterborough Blogs
Changes To Peterborough Transit Will Be Effective On Sunday To Serve Increased Fall Ridership
/Peterborough Transit is making seasonal adjustments to some routes starting Sunday to serve increased ridership for the fall.
Photo by Luke Best.
Changes include increased frequency during peak commute hours, the return of extended evening hours on some routes, and trip time adjustments to improve connections for riders who make transfers between routes, as well as shifts to on-demand services on Saturday evenings.
Updated routes are posted online at www.peterborough.ca/TransitRoutes or by phone at 705-745-0525.
Saturday Evening Changes
Peterborough Transit’s on-demand service called PTBOnDemand will be expanded to operate across the entire transit system area on Saturday evenings between 8 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., using ride-share technology to provide a direct ride without the need to transfer. To increase efficiency, the on-demand service will replace traditional route service on Route 2 Chemong, Route 3 Park, Route 4 Weller, Route 7 Lansdowne, Route 8 Monaghan and Route 9 Parkhill, which will end at 8 p.m. On-demand buses will serve Trent University along the Bata (west) side of the campus.
In addition to the on-demand service, regular service will continue to operate Saturday evenings on Route 5 The Parkway and Route 6 Sherbrooke with trips operating every 30/60 minutes between Trent Bata, Peterborough Terminal, and Fleming College.
How to use PtboOnDemand
Riders can download the PTBOnDemand app and create an account or call Peterborough Transit at 705-745-5801 to book a same day trip.
When the rider requests a trip, system will look for the next trip available based on the rider’s trip pick-up and drop-off locations and number of people travelling together.
Riders who book their trip using the PTBOnDemand app are able to track the real-time location of the vehicle including information on when they will be picked up and dropped off.
Standard fares and payment options apply.
Please visit the Peterborough Transit website www.peterborough.ca/OnDemand for additional details about PTBOnDemand.
Route 2 Chemong
Weekday 20-minute service will start one hour earlier at 11:15 a.m.
Route 3 Park
Weekday 30-minute morning rush service returns.
Weekday midday and afternoon rush time improves to 30-minute frequency.
Trips will be adjusted to operate 5 minutes earlier than currently scheduled to improve reliability with connections at the terminal.
Route 5 The Parkway
Weekday 30-minute midday service returns.
Late evening service returns.
Route 6 Sherbrooke
Most eastbound trips during the daytime will depart from Fleming College 5 minutes earlier through to Peterborough Terminal to improve reliability with connections at the terminal.
Late evening service returns.
Route 7 Lansdowne
Weekday 30-minute service returns for the morning and afternoon rush periods between Willowcreek Plaza and Trent Gzowski (Route 7A).
Weekday westbound trips from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. will operate 5 minutes earlier from Fleming to Trent Gzowski to improve reliability.
A new morning and afternoon Route 7B Willowcreek Plaza trips have been added to resolve overcrowding.
Route 9 Parkhill
Weekday 30-minute service returns for the morning and afternoon rush periods.
New short-turn extra trips between Parkhill at Hedonics and Trent Gzowski (Route 9A) have been added weekday mornings and afternoons to resolve overcrowding.
The first morning weekday westbound trip will operate 5 minutes earlier from Trent Gzowski to Fleming to improve the transfer with Route 8 trip.
Route 10 Technology Drive
On-demand Pink Community Bus zone will be expanded to include the Technology Drive and Neal Drive areas.
More travel options are available with new midday, later weekday afternoon rush and new weekends options
Weekdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early afternoon rush hour trips are cancelled and will be served by the on-demand service. There are no changes to weekday morning rush service.
Route 11 Water
Weekday service returns:
Route 11 – Peterborough Terminal will operate every 15-minutes during peak periods and every 20-minutes during midday and evenings.
Route 11A – Traill College will operate every 20-minutes during peak periods and midday, and every 30-minutes in the evenings.
There will be no changes to the Community Bus schedules.
Customers with questions on the route schedules can contact Peterborough Transit directly by phone at 705-745-0525 or by email at transitoperations@peterborough.ca.
Maria Street Bridge To Be Closed End of Month For Repairs
/The Maria Street Swing Bridge is closed to all traffic from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 - 31 for repairs from Parks Canada.
File Photo.
The bridge is located on Maria Street between Armour Road and Ashburnham Drive.
Traffic control measures and detour routes will be in place during the work.
Local access to businesses in the area will be available.
Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for PTBOBuzz newsletter here.
Metrolinx Cancels GO Train Trips Due To Staffing Issues
/Due to staff shortages, Metrolinx has cancelled several GO Train trips that could go into next week as a result of staff sicknesses announced on Monday.
Three Go Bus stops are in Peterborough at Crawford Drive, Trent University and the Peterborough Bus Terminal. Photo by Luke Best.
GO Transit has released the following statement regarding the cancellations:
“We are sorry to advise that due to staff illnesses we will need to cancel some train trips this week. Please check the service updates page before travelling, check the departure boards at your station, or follow our GO bus and train line Twitter handles for the status of your trip.”
Several routes including Lakeshore West with Union Station roundtrips to West Harbour GO; Lakeshore East from Oshawa to Union Station and back and Union Station to Kitchener are cancelled.
Buses from Oshawa GO to Peterborough and back are running as scheduled.
Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for PTBOBuzz newsletter here.
New Transit Garage Approved For Former Canoe Museum Site
/Peterborough City Council approved selecting 910 Monaghan Rd./575 Romaine St. as the planned future location for a new Transit Garage at Monday nights council meeting.
Before this decision was made, the city was considering two locations for the future transit garage; 910 Monaghan Rd./575 Romaine St. (the current location of the Canadian Canoe Museum, which will be relocating to a new building it is constructing on Ashburnham Drive next to Little Lake), and 420 Ashburnham Dr., which is a property already owned by the City on Ashburnham Drive south of Neal Drive.
Peterborough Transit has outgrown its outdated bus garage facility on Townsend Street. The current storage garage is only able to accommodate indoor parking for 42 conventional buses out of the current fleet of 55 buses, meaning some are left outside at night.
The current transit garage lacks modern service areas for washing, fueling, interior cleaning, cash handling, and minor repairs which results in inefficient processes and higher costs to maintain the fleet.
The bus maintenance facilities and equipment are outdated and approaching the end of their service life, as are the existing building systems for heating, plumbing, security, and lighting.
Indoor parking of transit buses is critical to preserving the life of the vehicles. With outdoor parking, especially in winter, vehicles cannot be properly washed and cleaned at the end of a shift, as the interior surfaces and advanced accessibility features (kneeling buses and accessible ramps) are subject to freezing during the winter. As well, it is difficult and potentially unsafe to undertake minor repairs to buses in poor weather conditions when parked outside. The inability to properly service and maintain buses reduces the life expectancy of the asset and increases longer term maintenance costs.
Outdoor storage also results in the need for excessive idling of buses on cold winter nights and upon start up in the morning to allow them sufficient time to properly warm up prior to being introduced into service for morning runs, increasing emissions.
Construction and site preparation costs for the new Transit Garage are eligible for reimbursement under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) - Transit Stream with the Federal Government funding a 40% share and the Provincial Government Funding a 33.3% share. As of May 2022, the City still has approximately $50.9 million out of its total allocation of $57.2 million in Federal and Provincial ICIP funding that has not yet been committed.
The City portion of project costs to support construction will be included in future capital budget requests, along with detailed recommendations on the sources of funding.
The construction of the new Transit Garage is estimated to cost between $47 million and $53,165,100 depending on the final site approved by Council.
Maria Street Bridge Closed For Repairs This Thursday
/The Maria Street swing bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians for repairs under Parks Canada’s advisement for this Thursday.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Boat traffic will not be affected by the closure according to Parks Canada.
Detour signage will be posted at Parkhill Road East (via the Warsaw Road swing bridge) or Lansdowne Street.
Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for PTBOBuzz newsletter here.
Peterborough Police Accepting Bicycle Registration and Licensing
/With summer in full swing, Peterborough Police Service is taking free applications for bicycle registrations and licensing to aid in returning them in case of being lost or stolen announced on Thursday.
Photo by Luke Best.
A licence sticker must be obtained to register online. They are available at bicycle retailers or at the front counter of the Peterborough Police Service headquarters 24/7. Other stations may have more restricted hours.
Bicycles must be brought to the station for in-person registrations.
The police accept online bike registration with the following conditions:
Once you have obtained a licence sticker
Anyone registering must have a valid e-mail address and have the bike’s serial number
For any bicycle bearing a serial number
For one or more bicycles owned by you or the family members residing in your residence. Every bicycle registered requires their own registration form
Most bicycles with a serial number from the manufacturer. You can engrave an identifying number on the frame if the bike does not contain one. Cyclists can put the same number on the wheels and other components.
Warsaw Road Swing Bridge Closed For Construction This Week
/The Warsaw Road Swing Bridge, located on Parkhill Road East between Armour Road and Television Road, will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting on Monday until Friday mid-day.
File Photo.
Traffic control measures and detour routes will be in place for the duration of the work.
At this time, selected grating panels of the metal bridge deck will be removed, repaired and reattached to the bridge to reduce the noise caused by vehicles using the bridge. Following an observation period during the summer months, similar work may be completed on the remaining grating panels in the fall.
The repair work will not impact navigation along the waterway.
Peterborough Transit Makes Temporary Seasonal Changes To Route Schedules
/Peterborough Transit is making a temporary seasonal adjustment to some route schedules starting Sunday to reflect reduced ridership during the summer.
Photo by Luke Best.
The adjustments mostly affect some early morning and evening service along with reduced frequency on some mid-day trips on some routes. Times for certain trips on Route 2 Chemong and Route 7 Lansdowne will be adjusted to improve connections with other service.
Route 2 Chemong
Times on Route 2 Chemong trips have been adjusted to improve connections with Route 6 Sherbrooke at the Peterborough Terminal.
Southbound trips departing from the Terminal before noon and after 6:30 p.m. will operate two minutes later between the Terminal and Lansdowne Place.
Southbound mid-day trips to the Terminal from Rowberry to Broadway between 12:35 p.m. and 5:55 p.m. will depart three minutes earlier.
Northbound trips from Lansdowne Place to the Terminal will operate two minutes later.
Route 3 Park
Weekday morning service will operate on an hourly frequency.
Route 4 Weller
Weekday service will operate on an hourly frequency:
Westbound from the Museum to Parkhill at Chandler between 8:23 a.m. and 1:23 p.m.
Eastbound from Parkhill at Chandler to the Museum between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m
Route 5 The Parkway
Weekday service will operate on hourly frequency:
Southbound from the Terminal to Fleming College between 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Northbound from Fleming College to the Terminal between 9:10 a.m. and 2:10 p.m.
Route 7 Lansdowne
Weekday morning and evening service will operate on an hourly frequency between Willowcreek Plaza and Trent University at Gzowski College. Service along Lansdowne Street between Fleming College and Willowcreek Plaza will continue on a 30-minute frequency.
The weekday trip from Trent Gzowski at 5:05 p.m. will operate up to five minutes earlier through some intermediate locations to Fleming College.
The weekday trip from Willowcreek Plaza to Fleming College at 5:40 p.m. will depart five minutes earlier at 5:35 p.m.
Route 9 Parkhill
Weekday morning and evening service will operate on an hourly frequency.
Route schedules will be updated in September when ridership is expected to increase.
There will be no changes to the Community Bus schedules. On-demand service continues to be available throughout the summer.
Customers with questions on the route schedules can contact Peterborough Transit directly by phone at 705-745-0525 or by email at transitoperations@peterborough.ca.
Service Updates
Customers are encouraged to check their schedules and stay up-to-date with adjustments to Transit routes, including weather delays, service interruptions and cancellations:
Follow Peterborough Transit on Twitter: @ptbo_transit
Subscribe to text/SMS or email updates through MyBEAT
Visit the service alerts webpage for real-time Twitter Timeline updates on peterborough.ca/TransitServiceAlerts
City Of Peterborough Begins Annual Road Work Program
/Peterborough Residents will experience closed roads, lane closures and flagging operations as part of the City of Peterborough’s annual road work program, beginning mid-May.
Photo courtesy of The City of Peterborough.
The work is anticipated to be finished by November.
Using condition rating information, City staff have identified 10 of the highest priority streets that require pavement preservation treatments in 2022.
Seven roads will receive new surface asphalt paving:
Fairbairn Street between Wolsely and Hillside streets
Ford Street between Chamberlain and Lansdowne streets
Langton Street between Hilliard and Water streets
Lansdowne Street West between Monaghan Road and Park Street South
Monaghan Road between Edison Avenue and Riverside Drive
Sherbrooke Street between Bethune and Reid streets
Woodglade Boulevard between Glenforest and Kawartha Heights boulevards
Two roads will receive full-depth asphalt pavement structures:
Parkhill Road East between Television Road and the Trent Canal
Television Road between Parkhill Road and the CP Rail tracks
