HALIFAX TRANSIT CHANGES: SACKVILLE [8]

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MAJOR CHANGE SUMMARY:

[80] is renamed the [8]SACKVILLE

[82] is split into two separate routes: [85]MILLWOOD and [82]FIRST LAKE.

[83]SPRINGFIELD now travels north up Old Sackville Rd before connecting to Sackville Rd

[84]GLENDALE has become a regular route.

[87]DARTMOUTH now travels down Sackville Drive instead of Glendale.

[88]BEDFORD COMMON now Starts at Sackville Terminal and travels south on Old Sackville Rd

[185] is being absorbed into Express Versions of [83,[85] and [89].

[400] is renamed [89]BEAVERBANK and stops at Kinsac Community Centre.

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Routes before: 7 All-day/9 Rush-hour

[80]SACKVILLE

[82]MILLWOOD

[83]SPRINGFIELD

[84]GLENDALE EXPRESS

[85]DOWNSVIEW EXPRESS

[87]GLENDALE

[88]BEDFORD COMMONS

[185]SACKVILLE LINK

[400]BEAVER BANK COMMUNITY TRANSIT

Routes after: 8 All-day/10 Rush-hour

[8]SACKVILLE

[82]FIRST LAKE

[83]SPRINGFIELD/[183]SPRINGFIELD LINK

[84]GLENDALE

[85]MILLWOOD/[185]MILLWOOD LINK

[87]DARTMOUTH

[88]BEDFORD COMMON

[89]BEAVER BANK/[189]BEAVER BANK LINK

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Route Changes:

[80] < [8]

The 80 becomes the 8, and beyond the number change it appears at first glance not much has changed besides the baseline numbers.

[83]

The major change to the Springfield bus is that it no longer routes through Sackville Drive along the same path as Millwood. Instead, it starts from Sackville drive and goes Northward up Old Sackville Drive, turning at Melham Drive and continuing onwards. This, as well as the 88, serve the entirety of Old Sackville Rd.

[84]/[85] < [84]

The Express Busses of 84 and 85 seem to have merged together, handling Glendale at peak efficiency and now continuing throughout the day. The route still heads into Halifax and ends at Scotia Square, but it will continue through the day, allowing a hopefully quicker way to get to and from downtown Halifax during the weekend.

[82]< [82]/[85]

The Millwood bus got butchered right in half:

-The beginning half of the route no longer fully goes down the length of Millwood, continuing towards Beaverbank. Instead, it goes to Jackladder and down Rossing before routing through the Beaverbank Crossroad and looping around. It is renamed the 85 accordingly.

-As for the First lake portion, the bus begins at Sackville terminal, routes through Beaverbank road and turns down Stokil drive, continuing that part of the former 82 Route towards Cobequid Terminal.

[87]

The biggest change is the removal of its travel down Glendale (now handled by the 84) and instead travelling down Sackville Drive. This results in a second bus going down the major stretch of road. The bus still goes to Cobequid Terminal and is unchanged from there on.

[88]

Those that live on the Old Sackville Road are getting a lot of government love with this bus. The major change to the bus is that its route is extended to start at the Sackville Terminal, routing through Old Sackville Rd before connecting back into Sobequid Terminal. The rest of the route is the same as before.

[400] < [89]

The route seems to be benefitting from a more smoother bus service but at two big costs: The bus will no longer be bringing kids from BBM Elementary to the Trailer park and vice versa, and the bus now stops at the Kinsac Community Centre before turning around. These are two very important notes to make, as it appears people farther up will be asked/expected to park-and-go.

[84]/[85]/[185] < [183]/[185]/[189]

The biggest change is that during rush hour, there will be additional routes operating under the designation as "Link Busses." The busses appear to use a fusion of the bus routes [84] and [85] of current transit and the [185]. This does mean the [185] link is permanently going away as a functioning quick-go-to for people from Sackville terminal to Scotia Square, but it also means you can get to downtown halifax from Springfield, Millwood, and Beaver bank. And I think that is a very nice change everyone can agree to celebrate about.

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OVERALL:

-The addition of the wider reach of express busses will make it a lot nicer for those in the more rural parts of Sackville to get into the downtown Halifax core during early mornings and afternoons. This allows people living in these areas to much easier work in Halifax.

-The now-servicing of Old Sackville Rd by both [83] and [88] mean even more people can access the bus system, which they were probably already paying into taxes for anyway.

-All roads seem to connect to Halifax, which is still a very good constant. The idea of taking one bus to get to the core is an idea very strong in this bus plan.

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CREDITS:

Compiled by: Olivia Jacquard

Jacquard@hotmail.ca

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