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#169 Port Coquitlam Centre/Lougheed Park & Ride/New Westminster Staticn

The #169 weekday peak period service will be extended to operate between
Port Coquitlam Centre and New Westminster Station via Pitt River Road,
Citadel Drive, Mary Hill Road, the Mary Hill By-pass, Mayfair Industrial
Park, Lougheed Highway, Lougheed Park & Ride lot, RBrmette Avenue and
Columbia Street. The new route will improve service coverage to the Citadel
Heights neighbourhood and Mayfair Industrial Park. The #169 will operate
every 15 minutes in between the Park & Ride and New Westminster and every 30
mimites between the Park-Ride and Port Coquitlam Centre.

Off Street Transit Exchange

The development. of a full regional bus terminal complete with a park n' ride
facility is proposed for the fall of 1990. The facility is required to meet
the growing demands for transit in this area. As well it reinforces
Coquitlam Centre as a regional town centre.

Costs and Ridership Impacts

It is estimated that the proposed changes will result in an additional 5,500
service hours in the 1990/91 fiscal year and 9,700 service hours on an
annual basis. Based on a variable Operating cost of $42.00 per hour, the
additional cost to the transit system is estimated at $230,000 for 1990/91
and $405,000 per annum. Ridership is expected to increase by 175,000
annually as a result of the proposed changes.

4.5.2 Richmond Service Chances

Richmond can be best
commnity offering a variety of jobs to its
residents, achieving a balance between labour force
Opportunities.

the first phase of the
Phase 2 will be implemented in the 1991/92
fiscal year and Phase 3 in the 1992/1993 fiscal year.

1990/91 Strategies for Richmond

The Municipality of Richmond has previously requested inmroved inter
Municipal linkages as well as an of “street transit exchange. To fulfill
these requests, as well as meet the suburban ridership targets, the
following enhancements are proposed:

° Introduce a new peak hour service between Richmond Town Centre and UBC.