OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, August 13, 2009 · 8 Vision To be the most livable town in Canada Starting September 6, Oakville Transit is offering more convenience, more choice and more connections than ever before. This is a first step in a multi-year plan to offer Oakville residents and visitors the type of transit system they have been asking for. Our vision is to be the most livable town in Canada and at Oakville Transit that means offering services that make taking public transit your number one choice. What is changing? Grid System The new service introduces a transit pattern known as a grid system. Simply, it is a north-south and east-west set of routes that offer more direct travel across Oakville. This grid system will run every 20 minutes during rush hour and every 40 minutes in off peak times including weekend and holidays. Service on Trafalgar Road is every 20 minutes during the day, Monday to Friday. Local Service Local service is the type of transit pattern we know today. These are the routes that travel around your neighbourhood. Where some local service routes overlap with the new grid system we have combined the two routes. Some routes have been adjusted, others have been extended and yet others have been re-routed to other streets so it may be that the route traveling through your neighbourhood has a new name and/or number. Zone Express Zone Express will be replaced with regular fixed route service seven days a week including holidays. That means now you can enjoy regular transit service along routes previously only serviced by Zone Express. Late Night Service Late Night Service is not changing. The four buses that provide drop off service only, from the Oakville GO Station at 12:25 a.m. and 1:25 a.m., will operate as usual. Are the new grid routes express routes? No. Regular bus stops will be placed along the grid routes. Can I transfer from local service to the grid routes? Absolutely. The plan is to improve transportation service within the town, so customers will simply ask for a transfer if they wish to move between one route and another, including the grid routes. How do I get more information about my route and schedule? You can visit our website, call us or stop in anytime! Website: www.oakvilletransit.ca Email: info@oakvilletransit.ca Phone: 905-815-2020 Transit Office: 480 Wyecroft Road, Oakville Other improvements