Entry #63 Cambridge Proposed Service Changes 2022

With the province of Ontario and Waterloo Region lifting COVID-19 restrictions, it was back to work for the planners to revisit the 2020 Cambridge service improvements. Local routes 50 Dundas, 53 Franklin, 54 Lisbon Pines, 56 Dunbar, 58 Elmwood, 59 Christopher, 60 Northview Acres, 63 Champlain, and 64 Langs have been up for redesign. The link for the proposed service improvements will be included in this blog. 

Route 50 Dundas-Myers (Route 50 combined with routes 54 Lisbon Pines & 59 Christopher) 

Extended route to Ainslie Terminal via Dundas Street, Myers Road and Water Street. Route 50 would continue to service the Lisbon Pines neighbourhood until the completion of Wesley Boulevard and Faith Street are linked to Myers Road. 

Monday to Sunday service every 30-minutes, 60-minute evenings on Sundays

Route 53 Franklin 

Extended route along Christopher Drive  Champlain Boulevard to Franklin Boulevard. 

New evening and weekend service every 30-minutes, 60-minute Sunday evening service 

Route 54 Lisbon Pines

Discontinued, combined with route 50 and 63

Route 56 Langs-Rose 

Combined routes 56 Dunbar and 64 Langs that connects Cambridge Centre Station and Downtown Preston along Langs Drive, Concession Street, Hamilton Road, Rose Street, and Eagle Street. 

Route 56 would continue to service the Argyle and Laurel Street communities in one direction. 

30-minute Monday to Sunday and 60-minute Sunday evenings

Route 58 Elgin North (Formerly named Elmwood) 

Extended route to Cambridge Centre Station along Beverley Street, Elgin Street North, Franklin Boulevard, and Bishop Street. Route 58 would operate Monday to Sunday every 30-minutes and 60-minutes Sunday Evening 

Route 59 Christopher

Discontinued, combined with routes 50 & 53

Route 60 Burnett

Rerouted route 60 as a one way loop connecting Cambridge Centre Station along Dunbar Road, Can-Amera Parkway, Saginaw Parkway, Cowan Boulevard, Burnett Avenue, Essex Point Drive, and Green Vista Drive. Service has been removed from Munch Avenue, Elgin Street, Glamis Road and Robson Street. Passengers can still have bus service, along Hespeler Road (Route 51), Elgin Street (route 58), and Franklin Boulevard (Route 53). Route 60 would propose to operate Monday to Saturday every 30-minutes, No Sunday Service

Route 63 Champlain 

Modified route 63 to operate from Ainslie Street Terminal and the South Cambridge Centre along Centre Street, McKay Street, McDonald Avenue Champlain Boulevard, Elgin Street, Concession Street and Franklin Boulevard. Monday to Saturday every 30-minutes, No Sunday Service. 

These are quite a bit of changes for the city of Cambridge, but keep in mind, these are all proposed, nothing is set in stone, I will post about the preferred service changes in a later blog in April. 

https://www.grt.ca/en/about-grt/resources/Cambridge_2022_Network_Map.pdf