Changes to transit

By James Tubb on September 26, 2023.

City Transit is transitioning back to more traditional routes for its “On Demand” service is some areas of the city on evenings and weekends as ridership returns, the department announced on Monday.

That means that beginning on Oct. 2, those commuting between the north and central zones will have to book separate trips and transfer at the downtown terminal.

“This change allows us to maximize our capacity, ensuring that we can accommodate more riders as the demand grows,” said Gord Dykstra, transit manager. “Additionally, it’s vital to reacquaint our loyal commuters with the pre-Covid travel patterns, providing a seamless transition as ridership picks up.”

The MHTNow service was introduced as a way to reduce costs and avoid buses travelling an entire length of a looped routes when relatively few riders required pick-up or drop off as fewer locations.

It is now available weekdays from 6:45 to 10:45 p.m. and on Sunday’s from 8:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in northern and central transit zones of the city.

Trail repair

Work to stabilize portions of the city’s trail network this fall will close pathway near the South Saskatchewan River from Fifth Avenue in Riverside to nearly the TransCanada Bridge.

Work that was scheduled to begin on Monday will also close a mid-point connection to Third Street in the western portions of the central community.

Crews will correct and shore up points in the 800 Block of the trailway that is subject to erosion due to the nearby river bank as well as overland drainage, state officials.

The work, which is partly paid for with funds from the TransCanada Trail program, will continue until mid-October.

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