Stittsville transit meeting - Shad Qadri

Stittsville 

Public Transit Meeting 

April 10, 2007

Background 

• Consultation on funding options, spring/summer 2005 

• Council decision to create new Town Transit Area for 

Stittsville – July 13, 2005 

• Consultation on service changes – November 14, 2005, 

and March 22, 2006 

• Service changes in place – September 2006 

• This meeting is to provide updated information and to 

address several points that have been raised in the last 

year 

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Topics this evening 

1. Overview of current service 

2. Possible all-day service for Timbermere 

3. Possible peak-period service for Fringewood 

4. Possible service between Richmond and Stittsville 

5. Current service on Route 96 east of Shea 

6. Future service integration with Kanata West 

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Current Transit Service 

Route Area Served Service Level Leaving Stittsville Arriving Stittsville 

Route 96 

Monday-Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Stittsville to 

Downtown via Kanata 

and Bayshore 

Every 30 min 

(60 min late 

evenings and 

Sundays) 

First trip 5:40 a.m. 

(7:20 Sat, 8:20 Sun) 

Last trip 11:30 p.m. 

(6:50 Sat, 5:20 Sun) 


(9:00 Sat, 10:00 Sun) 

Last trip 12:30 a.m. 

(Midnight Sat, 8:15 

p.m. Sun) 

Route 261 

Monday-Friday 

Jackson Trails, West 

Ridge, Abbott, and 

Granite Ridge to 

Downtown 

4 morning trips 

4 afternoon trips 



First trip 4:18 p.m. 


Route 262 

Monday-Friday 

West Ridge, and 

Timbermere to 

Downtown 







Route 263 

Monday-Friday 

Kimini, Main Street, 

Wyldewood, and 

Amberwood to 

Downtown 







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Current 

Transit 

Service 

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Stittsville Transit Ridership, 2002-2006 

Route 2002 2003 2004 2005 

2006 

Route 96, Monday-Friday 

Route 96, Saturday 

195 

Not 

300 

170 

420 

175 

445 

195 

735 

320 

available 

Route 96, Sunday No service No service No service No service 165 



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No service 

50 

No service 

No service 

No service 

No service 

No service 

No service 

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150 

165 

250 

195 

285 

235 

345 

230 

330 

220 

Annual ridership on bus routes in 


Stittsville residents at Kanata park 

and ride lots 

141,000 209,000 246,000 267,000 384,000 

33,000 33,000 41,000 43,000 43,000 

Total annual ridership to/from 


174,000 

242,000 

+39% 

287,000 

+19% 

310,000 

+8% 

427,000 

+38% 

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Operating costs for Stittsville services 

Route Days Cost/day Fares/day Net 

cost/day 

Net 

cost/year 

Route 96 Mon-Fri $3,618 $957 $2,661 $671,000 

Route 96 Saturday $2,062 $415 $1,647 $87,000 

Route 96 Sunday $833 $216 $617 $37,000 

Route 261 Mon-Fri $1,223 $398 $825 $208,000 

Route 262 Mon-Fri $1,969 $1,036 $933 $235,000 

Route 263 Mon-Fri $1,367 $692 $675 $170,000 

Total 

$1.4-million 

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Service Changes in September 2006 

• New Express Route 261 

• Express Routes 262 and 263 – Improvements 

• Express Route 262 – More trips 

• Route 96 – Evening and Sunday service 

• Route 96 – More frequent service 

• Route 96 – Extension to Abbott/Iber 

• Projection was for +90,000 customer-trips/year by 

September 2007 

• Actual ridership is +124,000 customer-trips/year by 

February 2007 

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Town Transit Area Taxes for 2005-07 

• Property taxes in Stittsville cover: 

• Net operating costs for transit service only from Stittsville (estimated 

$1.0 million in 2006) 

• Same contribution to capital costs (bus fleet expansion, park and ride 

construction, etc.) as rest of urban area (estimated $477,000 in 2006) 

• For a typical Stittsville residence assessed in 2005 at $279,000: 

• 2005 – $192 

• 2006 – $228 (Increased service Sept-Dec, capital funding for full year) 

• 2007 – $300 (Full-year effect of funding and service decisions) 

• These figures are approximate and the 2007 numbers are not yet 

final 

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2. Possible all-day service for 

Timbermere 





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Possible all-day service for Timbermere 

• Three options evaluated 

• Option 1 – New east-west bus route 

• Timbermere to Terry Fox via Maple Grove 

• Options 2A and 2B – Branch of Route 96 

• Customers east of Stittsville Main Street would have 60 min 

service 

• 2A – Via Beverly and West Ridge 

• 2B – Via Fernbank and West Ridge 

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– Option 1 

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– Option 2A 

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– Option 2B 

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• Option 1 – New east-west bus route 

• Timbermere to Terry Fox via Maple Grove 

• No effect on current customers 

• Net cost for Stittsville TTA $1.1-million in 2007 

• Net cost for Stittsville TTA declines to $530,000 by 2009 with 

continued development of Kanata West 

• Lower-cost options with less frequent service or shorter hours 

of service 

• No effect on current customers 

• Significant operating costs 

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• Option 2A – Branch of 96 via Beverly and West Ridge 

• Shorter walk for 110 customer-trips/day 

• Longer wait for 500 customer-trips/day 

• Expected reduction in ridership of 45 customer-trips/day 

• Option 2B – Branch of 96 via Fernbank and West Ridge 

• Shorter walk for 135 customer-trips/day 

• Longer wait for 300 customer-trips/day 

• Expected increase in ridership of 45 customer-trips/day 

• Significant effect on current customers 

• No change in operating costs 

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3. Possible peak-period service for 

Fringewood 




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Possible peak service for Fringewood 

• Option is to re-route Route 261 via Fringewood instead 

of via Harry Douglas 

• Four morning trips to downtown, four return trips in 

the afternoon 

• Shorter walking distance for 14 customer-trips/day 

• Longer walking distance for 4 customer-trips/day 

• No significant change in operating cost 

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Possible peak service for Fringewood 

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4. Possible service between Richmond 

and Stittsville 



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Possible service Richmond-Stittsville 

• Some people have expressed an interest in a transit 

route between Richmond and Stittsville 

• Primary users would be students from Stittsville 

attending South Carleton and students from Richmond 

attending Sacred Heart 

• Service did operate September 2003 to June 2004 

• Ridership was very low; service did not meet financial 

expectations 

• Still feasible to operate 

• Cost would depend on number of trips 

• Staff do not recommend 

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Possible service Richmond-Stittsville 

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5. Current service on Route 96 east of 

Shea 


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Current service on Route 96 east of Shea 

• Service east of Shea began in September 2006 

• Primary users are travelling to/from Specialty Care 

Granite Ridge long-term care facility and to/from 

residential areas along Granite Ridge and Harry 

Douglas 

• Currently carries 100 customer-trips/day Monday- 

Friday, 60 on Saturdays, 30 on Sundays 

• 80 percent of ridership is to/from stops on Abbott 

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Current service on Route 96 east of Shea 

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6. Future service integration with Kanata 

West 

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Future integration with Kanata West 

• Development has begun in Kanata West area 

• Adjacent to Stittsville 

• Growth in Kanata West and Stittsville will support 

more frequent transit service west of Terry Fox 

• Growth in Kanata West will reduce costs to be funded 

from Stittsville Town Transit Area 

• Route 96 will serve Hazeldean commercial area 

• Possible new east-west route on Maple Grove 

• Longer-term growth in Fernbank CDP area 

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Future integration with Kanata West 

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Review 


• Routes 96, 261, 262, 263 

• Ridership now up to 384,000 per year 


• Options via Maple Grove or branch of Route 96 


• Change to Route 261 


• Low ridership, high cost, not recommended 


• Used for 600 customer-trips each week 


• Route 96 and possible route via Maple Grove 

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Comments? 

• Speak to representatives here tonight 

• Comments on policy or the future – to Councillor’s 

office 

• Write to shad.qadri@ottawa.ca or call 613 580-2476 

• Comments on current operations – to OC Transpo 

• Visit octranspo.com for contact form 

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