Temporary Changes to Late Service on Some Peterborough Transit Routes During Armour Road Construction

The City of Peterborough announced on Tuesday that overnight road work at the intersection of Parkhill Road East and Armour Road will affect some Peterborough Transit routes from Wednesday to Friday.

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Routes 6C, 7A, and 9 will be on detour after 9 p.m. between Parkhill and Trent University.

The Armour Road bus stops at Parkhill Road, at Dunlop Street, and Vinette Steet will be temporarily out of service. Customers should proceed to the corner of Armour Road at Spencleys Lane for service.

Route 6C and Route 9 trips will not be able to access Armour Road. These trips will continue to serve Trent University at Gzowski.

Route 6C Sherbrooke

Late night Route 6C Sherbrooke trips will not be able to access Armour Road. Eastbound Route 6C trips will travel on Water Street from McDonnel Street to Nassau Mills Road, turn right and travel over the bridge to resume the regular route to the Gzowski loop bus stop before heading back to Trent at Bata.

For Route 6C trips, a shuttle will be available from the transit stop on Water Street opposite Tim Horton’s south of Nassau Mills Road for customers to access Armour Road.

Route 7A Lansdowne

Eastbound Route 7A Lansdowne trips will travel north on Armour Road to Swanston Avenue, turn right to Snelgrove Road, turn left to Parkhill Road, turn right to Leahy’s Lane, turn left to Spencelys Lane, turn left to Armour Road and then turn right to resume the regular route. Westbound trips will follow the same routing in the reverse direction.

Route 9 Parkhill

Route 9 Parkhill trips will not be able to access Armour Road. Eastbound trips will travel east on Parkhill Road to Water Street to Nassau Mills Road, then turn right and head over the bridge to resume the regular route to the Gzowski loop bus stop.

Westbound trips will leave Trent at Gzowski following the normal route out to Armour Road and continue over the bridge at Nassau Mills Road to travel south on Water Street. Continuing south on George Street, trips will proceed through the Parkhill Road intersection and then turn left at Antrim Street to Water Street, turn left to Parkhill Road, and then turn left to resume service at the westbound bus stop on Parkhill Road before George Street.

Customers with questions about these changes can contact Peterborough Transit directly by phone at 705-745-0525 or by email at transitoperations@peterborough.ca.

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Changes for Peterborough Transit Routes Taking Effect in September

Peterborough Transit is making adjustments to some route schedules to reflect a return to more regular ridership and traffic conditions announced Friday.

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The changes will take effect starting Sept. 5.

Schedules and maps with the adjustments are posted at peterborough.ca/transit. Customers are encouraged to check timetables. The Google Maps trip planner is also available.

Most regular routes will operate on at least a 30-minute frequency on weekdays. Late-night service on routes 5 and 6 resume. A new route, Route 11 – Water, has been included to provide direct service between the downtown terminal and Trent University.

New Route: Route 11 – Water

This is a frequent weekday-only service with two variants, primarily operating on Water and George Streets. Both routes will serve all designated bus stops on route.

Route 11 will provide direct service between Trent University and the Peterborough Terminal.

Route 11A will provide direct service between Trent University and Traill College.

Route 2 – Chemong

This route has been changed and will no longer operate across the top of the city to Trent University. This route will focus on the shopping corridor and now terminate in the new Broadway Boulevard subdivision in the north end. Please refer to Route 6 for service on Hilliard St and Cumberland Avenue.

This service has been improved to operate at a 20-minute frequency from 12:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., seven days a week. It will continue to operate at a 30-minute frequency at other times of the day.

Route 4 – Weller

This route is adjusted in the west end to extend service to the Chandler Crescent area replacing the Trans-Cab connection. From Weller Street, the adjusted route will operate in a counter-clockwise direction using Fair Avenue, Ravenwood Drive, Parkhill Road, Brealey Drive, Glenforest Boulevard and Fair Avenue and back to Weller Street. These trips will no longer operate on Ireland Drive Some bus stop locations will change on Fair Avenue and Glenforest Boulevard to the other side of the road.

Route 5 – The Parkway

Route 5 The Parkway will resume 30-minute frequency on midday trips.

Late night Route 5A service resumes.

Route 6 – Sherbrooke

This route is adjusted in the north end, with trips operating on Hilliard Street and Cumberland Avenue to replace the Route 2 Chemong change. These trips will continue to serve Trent University. These trips will no longer operate on Marina Boulevard.

Late night route 6 and 6C service resumes.

Route 7 – Lansdowne

Southbound trips will operate approximately five minutes earlier to improve reliability at key transfer locations. Some early morning eastbound trips were also adjusted to operate five minutes earlier.

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Peterborough Transit Implements Google Transit

Planning your trip on Peterborough Transit? Now, you can just Google it as they have joined Google’s Transit Partner Program with its routes and schedules integrated into Google Maps.

“This is a great step for Peterborough Transit and for the residents of Peterborough,” says Councillor Kemi Akapo, co-chair of City Council’s Transportation portfolio. “Thanks to all the Transit, technology services and mapping staff who worked tirelessly to make using transit more accessible.”

“I’m happy to hear that Peterborough Transit will now be able to offer its riders Google Transit,” adds Councillor Don Vassiliadis, Transportation portfolio co-chair. “This will help the City create a more convenient and reliable transit system.”

To use Google Maps to plan your route and times for Peterborough Transit services, click google.ca/maps, enter in your starting point and your destination, select the transit icon, then hit Enter.

Google Maps will show you the location of the nearest bus stop, what bus to catch to get to your destination, the route it will take, and any recommended transfers. To plan ahead of time for a later departure, simply change the Leave Now setting to either Depart At or Arrive By to customize your schedule.

“Our customers have been eagerly anticipating the launch of Google trip planner, and this is the first exciting step on our way to real time bus tracking,” says Laurie Stratton, Manager, Transit.

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Peterborough Transit Drivers Kept More Than 3,000 Customers Safe On Roads On New Year’s Eve

Peterborough Transit drivers kept over 3,000 customers safe on the road this New Year’s Eve, as free transit was provided for a fifth consecutive year thanks to the sponsorship of Wolfe Lawyers.

"Peterborough Transit is a safe, reliable way to get to where you’re going and then back home, which is why it’s such a great service on New Year’s Eve,” says Councillor Don Vassiliadis, Co-chair of Transportation. “I would like to thank the transit drivers, staff and transit riders for helping to make the transit service so successful.”

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“It’s exciting to see people out enjoying the city on New Year’s Eve, knowing that they don’t have to worry about arranging for a ride thanks to the free transit service,” adds Councillor Kemi Akapo, Co-chair of Transportation. “We appreciate the ongoing sponsorship from Wolfe Lawyers to make it possible.”

Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area and its member businesses partnered with the City this year to help promote the service, increasing awareness of the transit option for residents on New Year’s Eve.

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