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Decreasing ~ ridership
coupled with a growing de--
mand for service in outlying
areas — it sounds contra-
dictory, but it describes the
overall picture for Greater
Victoria. And it has BC
Transit looking at its game
plan.

The answers to the prob-
lems, especially on the
Saanich Peninsula, are an
example of the change in
thinking that Transit has
had to make.

“We're planning to put
double decker bus service
on the highway this. sum-
mer, and perhaps putting
smaller buses on the rural
routes to extend our. ser-
vice,” said Mike Davis, Act-
ing Division Manager, Plan-
ning and Marketing, when
he spoke: to. Sidney Town
council on June 21.

Sidney council had al-.
ready asked that the town
be used as a terminal for the

Peninsula. And. they had

suggested that smaller

~ buses would be less expen- +
--Sive to use on the outlying
LE routes. Passengers would

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Group turns is Beacon Ave.

be transported to a central
bus terminal in Sidney and,
from there, to Swartz Bay or
into Victoria.

Across the region, ser-
vice between the Greater
Victoria municipalities will
be better linked, and wait-
ing times will be addressed
in some areas.

It’s all part of a master
plan being developed by BC
Transit to move its annual
17.9 million passengers
more efficiently and to stay
close to its current $249 mil-
lion budget. Funding for the
service is largely subsidized
by the passengers (40 per
cent), and through the
provincial government (32
per cent). Local taxpayers
ante up for service to the
tune of $27 per average
household, and. 2.5. cents
per litre for gas goes into’
the Transit coffers.

- Sidney Councillor Jack

Barker suggested that the. |
bus service could. be ex-"
tended to. the west side of

the highway, into.the indus-

‘trial area, in heavy traffic pe-
riods, such as 7 to 9 a. m.

and 4 to 6 p.m. .
“We've got a severe ark:

ing prapien there, andno..

and. unharmed lo
Wednesday, June 23.

Lochside Drive has been

cemented i in place, who :
will be perpetually on

into market square —

Colorful: booths, music

and entertainers will add up
toa festive atmosphere in
Sidney in August.

People looking for fresh

- produce, or who are in the

market for artwork, will be
able to wander down Bea-
con Avenue to take their.
pick of locally-grown goods
and to watch artists at work.

The opportunity © will
come — every Thursday
evening in August, 5:30 to
830 p.m., when the Sidney

Business Association spon-

Bertha Ricard R.D.

- DENTURISTS -

sors ‘the: Sidney Summer
Market.

Organizers are arranging

~buskers and entertainment,
and have asked Peninsula
vegetable and organic

growers to join in the activ-

ities, along with local crafts-
people. And they'll be work-
ing with local businesses to
ask that they remain open
to shoppers on that night.»

Those wanting to rent a

"space and/or a table for the

evening can call Reg

Teeney at 655-1808,

Edwina Clausen R. D.

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bus service,” Barker said.

“I was very surprised by
the growth. there,” said
Davis.

“It's definitely something
we'll be looking at.”

‘There is also a plan to im-
prove the HandyDART and
Taxi Saver service for peo-
ple with disabilities. The

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The handyDART service
is one that has seen a sharp
increase — 7.6 per cent
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