South Macleod Route Review
We’re making some changes to bus routes in the area, to improve their coverage and efficiency. These changes are intended to ensure our bus routes are meeting your needs by providing the right amount of service in the right areas of the community.
The routes that will be impacted by the changes are:
- Route 11 - Southwest Loop
- Route 12 - Southwest Loop
- Route 15 - Millrise
- Route 78 - Sundance/Chaparral
- Route 402 - Silverado
- Route 167 - Walden/Legacy
- Route 168 - Walden/Legacy
- Route 178 - Sundance/Chaparral
- Route 444 - Chaparral Valley/Walden
Changes will begin on December 19, 2022. Take a look below to see what’s happening with your route.
Route 11/12 – Southwest Loop
What’s happening?
- The route is realigned from Midpark DR to Midpark BV
Impacts
- Improved efficiency in Midnapore by consolidating coverage into one route.
- Some customers on Midpark DR may have a longer walk to access Transit
Route 15 – Millrise
What’s happening?
- The route is removed and replaced with Route 102
Impacts:
- Improved frequency
- More direct connectivity to the Shawville BV commercial area.
- Some reduced connectivity to Fish Creek Station
- Service in Millrise and Shawnessy is one-way only.
- Some customers along Millrise BV may have a longer walk to transit (<300 m )
Route 78 – Sundance/Chaparral
What’s happening?
- The route is extended to serve Belmont and Yorkville
Impacts:
- Improved frequency
- Two-way service in Sundance
- New service introduced to Belmont and Yorkville
- Increased trip time to Somerset Station from Chaparral
- Some customers in Sundance may have to take a different route on Sun Valley BV SE
- Some customers on Suncrest WY may have a longer walk to Transit (<400 m).
Route 402 – Silverado
What’s happening?
- The route is removed and replaced with Route 102
Impacts:
- Improved access to Shawville BV commercial area
- Customers will use different numbered route
Route 167 – Walden/Legacy
What’s happening?
- The route is realigned from Legacy BV to Legacy GA
- The route is realigned from Walden DR/Chaparral BV/Sun Valley BV to Macleod TR
- Route to pass by Legacy Town Center in two directions.
- Midday and weekend service added
Impacts:
- Improved peak frequency
- Midday service added
- Weekend service added
- Faster inbound trip to Somerset-Bridlewood Station
- Some Legacy customers may have a longer trip through the community since route 168 is removed.
- Some customers along Walden BV may have a longer walk to Transit
Route 168 – Walden/Legacy
What’s happening?
- The route is removed and replaced with Route 167
Impacts:
- Improvements to Legacy service (see Route 167 section)
- Some Legacy customers may have a longer trip since Legacy service is one-way only.
- Some customers along Walden BV may have a longer walk to Transit
Route 178 – Sundance/Chaparral
What’s happening?
- The route is removed and replaced with Proposed Route 78
Impacts:
- See Route 78 section
- Some customers in Chaparral may have longer trip since Chaparral service is one-way only.
Route 444 – Chaparral Valley/Walden
What’s happening?
- The route is removed and replaced with Route 194
- Service extended to Wolf WIllow
- Midday service added
Impacts:
- Midday service added
- New service provided to Wolf Willow
Overall area coverage
Existing area coverage:
Proposed area coverage:
What’s happening?
- Existing service is being redistributed to provide broader coverage throughout the area.
Impacts:
- New communities will have better access to service
- Reduced duplication of routes
Engagement – Closed September 2022
In August and September of 2022, we conducted engagement on these changes. The goal was to provide transit customers with the opportunity to learn about the proposed changes and to gather input to ensure that the new or modified proposed bus routes would meet their needs.
Over the course of the full engagement period, we held an online survey, which allowed customers to review the proposed changes and submit feedback on whether the new network would meet their needs.
Click here to view the What We Heard Report.
Overall impact to the area
Take a look at the map below to see how the changes will impact the broader area.
- You can use the slider to compare how the area is served now with service after the December 19 changes are made.
- The blue and green shading indicates the frequency of service. Darker shading means service is more frequent.
- The orange circles show the current ridership in different parts of the community. We used this ridership information to determine where frequency and service should increase.