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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 Read,
Citadel Drive, Mary Hill Road, the Mary Hill By-pass, Mayfair Industrial
Park, Lougheed Highway, Lougheed Park & Ride lot, Brunette Aveme and
Columbia Street. The new route will improve service coverage to the Citadal
Heights neighbourheod 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 Certre.

The development o¢ a full regional bus terminal complete with a park n' vide
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 Dspects

It ig estimated that the proposed changes wili 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

Setting

The Richmond transit area is located between Vancouver and the residential
bedroom canmmities south of the Fraser River. Richmond can be best
described ag a diversified commmity offering a variety of jebs to its
residents, achieving a balance between labour force and employment
opportunities.

While the transit system has undergone a number of minor changes in receret
years, a camplete review of Richmond service has not taken place since
1977. Changes proposed for 1990/91 constitute the first phase of the
Richmond Transit Area Plan. 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 previcusly requested improved inter
municipal linkages as well as en off-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.

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