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THE CORPORATION OF THE ciTy OF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

Works and Services Committee . March 12, 1994

FYE. Peters, P, Eng.,
City Engineer

New Bus Routes in Port Coquitlam

Into

@/Hastings
Tation of the naw + Other phone
h of the routes ‘anges are betng made,
disagreement with the introduction of New routes or with
Ops. This Committee wil| have to consider whether it fs
implement the new routes In the face of this Opposition,

indicates that 914 of the

Another way of looking at this jg that

would like to have tt , bus route. One

must consider why buses are Into an area, [+t fs commen knowledge that

People prefer to use their cars it ts practical +o do so, Those that US® buses

are usually these who do not have access to a car or who do not wish to drive thelr

(car into Vancouver, {+ would he unfortunate If those who have cars and wish to use

them are able to Prevent those who do not have cars trom getting around the

Neighbourhood. [+t is Unlikely that In any rasidentia| neighbourhood in the City

YOu would get more than 10% of the residents using the bus. Yet we provide buses
for these 10% because it is the accepted thing to do,

The three new routes in the City provide Significant benefits to certaln
areas. The Hastings Street route starts at River Springs and serves both the
Westwood and Hastings Schools, The school children In River Springs will now be
able to catch the bus rather than walkin Ir parents,
the case of the Victoria Drive route, i 6 entire length
of Victoria Drive is being provid Virtually no increase in cost
because the two isti é Sent around a loop instead of

' buses and drivers are being
- In the case of the Pitt River Road loop, all of the residential area east of
Pitt River Road is now within walking distance of the bus service,

The taxpayers {n the City Support a Police Department and Fire Department

which most of them never Many people Pay for schools who do not have schoo}
children. In a sim} is o net use buses to put
Up with them j ave that service, | do

not recommend nsit will be implementing
on March 22nd,

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‘Fee. Peters, P, eng.

City Engineer