Fredericton Transit proposes route changes and increased service – New Brunswick [Video]

At a Mobility Committee meeting on Sept. 3, Fredericton Transit manager Charlene Sharpe proposed increasing service to several city routes.

Her proposed changes included half-hour service all day for routes 12 to 15, and the south sides of routes 16 and 17.

It also included buses coming every 30 minutes for an additional hour for routes 116 and 126 during their evening peaks.

“So essentially this expansion would be 40 extra service hours per day,” she said, adding that the changes would require six additional employees.

Covering the cost

As for the additional cost, she said there’s currently no plan or proposal to increase fares.

“We’re hoping that the revenue generated from new users taking the service will help offset a lot of the cost,” she said.

The committee’s chair, Coun. Bruce Grandy, said covering the cost of additional service is part of upcoming municipal budget conversations.

“We have to take projected revenues into account, see what the difference …