Provide transit cervice to areas currently not served. These
include River Springs and Eagle Ridge in Coquitlam and
Victoria Drive, Pitt River and Woodland in Port Coquitlam

Reduce transfers between local routes and C€astbus routes hy
extending Local routes to Vancouver during peak periods

Introduce a marketing program designed to increase peak
period ridership in accordance with the ridership target

The service plan will be developed in two stages. Pnase I is
propesed for implementation ‘in. March 1985, while Phase II is
proposed for September of the same year. The route layout
described below is preliminary, and is intended for budgeting
purposes (see Figure 4.1). Actual routes will be finalized in
conjunction with the municipalities and the MTOC during the fall

of 1984.

4.2.3.1 Phase I Changes for March 1985

#160~Barnet

It is proposed that the #160-Barnet be rerouted from the
Barnet Highway to Glen Drive, Lansdowne, Guildford Way and
Ioco Road. The new route will serve 1,650 persons in the
Eagle Ridge neighbeurhosd as well as providing direct service
to Bagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody. Although the revised
reuting provides service to only 50% of the Eagle Ridge area,
additional service cannot be provided at this time owing to
limitations in the local street network.

In Port Coquitlam it is propesed that the #160-Barnet be
rerouted southbound via Pitt River Road, Pooley to Eastern
The new routing will provide service to an additional

450 persons living east of Mary Hill.

Drive.

The revised routings require field testing by transit
vehicles which cannot be completed during the present
labour dispute. As a result both changes are contingent upon

Satisfactory operating conditions.

The #160 route would operate every 30 minutes during the
mid-day and every 15 minutes during the peak periods.
Additional peak period service hetween Vancouver and the
Northeast Sector will be provided by routes #162, 163, 164

and 165.

#162~River Springs (Peak Periods Only)

The #162-River Springs is a new peak period service designed
to serve the River Springs area in Coquitlam and the Woodland
area of Port Coquitlam. In total an additional 3,025 persons
will be served by the new route. As in:the case with the
#160, several street changes including construction of a

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