Bob Bell

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Current Ward Issues

Transit

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Councillor Bell's position on the current state of Transit:

With the rush to access Provincial and Federal funding through the ISF Program many important attributes (heated areas, washrooms, greenspace) of the transit hub were omitted and the business issues concerning the closure of Carden St. were ignored. With the announcement of a 7 month ISF funding deadline extention, Councillor Bell continued his efforts to include this attributes through motions to reconsider the design. At no time would the ISF funding have been at risk

Too see his motions at council click here

"Reconsideration"

"Hub Design"

"Bus Bay Reduction Methods"

Guelph Mercury Articles:

"Councillor rebuked, shot down in attempt to modify transit terminal",Guelph Mercury/Scott Tracey, Dec 21, 2010

"Bell’s transit terminal proposal a good idea, a little too late",Guelph Mercury/Scott Tracey, Nov. 25, 2010

"Councillor will ask new colleagues to revisit proposed transit terminal design",Guelph Mercury/Scott Tracey, Nov. 25, 2010

"Big changes proposed for Guelph transit",Guelph Mercury/Kim Mackrael July 21, 2010

"Guelph transit terminal design changes irk some councillors",Scott Tracey/Guelph Mercury June 23, 2010

"Councillor takes aim at transit system",Scott Tracey/Guelph Mercury March 05, 2008

"City eyes 20-minute bus service",Laura Thompson/Guelph Mercury September 13, 2007

October 2009

Preliminary route design is nearing completion, committee being formed to comment on proposal

June 2008

Council approves $250,000 to develop new routes and intercity transit initiatives.

For the same old transit routes click here:

Routes

February 2008

City Council has approved an increase in the frequency of service to twenty minutes from 7.00 am to approximately 7.00pm to beginning in September 2008. There will be no change in the route design.

Express routes will not be included in this new initiative.

Operating costs are expected to rise over 20% while ridership in expected to increase less than 5%

This will probably increase the rate of subsidy to transit to almost 60% which would make our system the most inefficient in the province.

Our old transit routes have remained unchanged for almost 40 years while the city has grown enormously.

Bob believes that the continuous improvement of transit is an important obligation of municipal government.

Improvement means:

Faster travel times for people commuting to work throughout the city, not just downtown or the university.

Bus stop times posted on bus stop signs

Route schedules that are maintainable every day.

Increasing the percentage of people using transit.

Reducing to level of fuel consumed.