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6 - WATERLOO CHMNIQE t Wednesday, September 4. 2013 New iXpress bus service starts in Waterloo this week thuaslaason manager of transportation planning with Each stop will also have uniquely of the new route, the 202 iXpreas will be free ' Chronicle Surf the region. "We've had routes that have done branded shelters. real-time bus information every Friday from Sept. 6 to Dec. 27. a it in pieces. but not the whole length." displays and bike racks “We want people to try it out on a Friday, tarting this week. transit riders in the The goal is to provide a direct route At Conestop Mail. the 202 will continue and ifit works forthem thean start taking S City of Waterloo will have access to a through some of the areas with the highest on as the 201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress â€" it on Monday,” saidCicuttin. new east-west bus link. ridership demand in the city. The ultimate which is being «resided from Wllfi-id iaurier The 202 iXpress service is just one of sev- The iXpress route 202 began operating goal is to integrate the entire system with the to the mall â€" and provide connections to era] changes made to Grand River Transit ; Sept. 2 and will run seven days a week with upcoming light rail transit system. Part of eight local routes serving the surrounding service and approved by council in May. lSâ€"minute peak service and 30â€"minute offâ€" that involves building ridership on the residmtialandemployment areas Several routes have been modified to allow peak services Buses will travel from The whole transit system At The Boardwalk, the 202 will connect more efficient travel, and others have had Boardwalk at lra Needles, along University There will he 23 stations spaced out along with burbcal routes. their operating times admitted to reflect the Avenue past RIM Park and through the the entire route, with an average spacing of The new route will cost about 54.2 mil- evolvingneedrofrideta L BlackBerry campus. then along Northfield 800 metres between them, compared to 250 lion annually and planners project 2,100 A total 0:48.01» new hours of service are Drive to Conestoga Mall. metres for local routes and the goal is the daily riders in the first year of operation. being added through these changes. 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