KELOWNA – UBCO students have another reason to celebrate the start of the school year; on September 2, 2012 transit is coming to Quail Ridge. BC Transit and the City of Kelowna are responding to requests from students and other transit riders to link the popular neighbourhood with the university.
The route #13 Quail Ridge bus is neighbourhood friendly sized and will run every 30 minutes between 7 am and 10:30 am and again from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Additional system service enhancements include adding extra runs on the #1 Lakeshore to improve reliability and late night Friday and Saturday service on the #97 between Downtown Kelowna and UBCO. Routes #4 and #6 will be reinstated after a summer hiatus and other routes will return to their full fall schedule.
The Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has partnered with the City of Kelowna to provide high quality bus stops on Airport Way.
Lake Country – The #23 Lake Country route will see a dramatic 33% increase in weekday service which includes a doubling of midday service and 15 minute service in the afternoon peak. The #23 continues to provide service into UBCO and beyond as well as links with the #90 North Okanagan Connector into Vernon.
West Kelowna – The popular #97 Express that currently runs from Downtown Kelowna to UBCO will cross the bridge to West Kelowna this fall. The extended #97 Express will run between the Westbank Exchange at Elliott Road and UBCO via Queensway Exchange. In addition to the stops on the Westside which are currently served by the #21, the #97 will serve the Westbank First Nation Office.
The #97 Express is one more step to full RapidBus in West Kelowna. BC Transit, with funds from the Federal Government and the Government of British Columbia, land from the District of West Kelowna and the support of the Westbank First Nations; will build RapidBus stations and other amenities to support RapidBus BC. The project is expected to be finished by fall 2014.
Some transit routes and schedules in West Kelowna have also been revised.
For more information on September schedules in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country please consult the website https://www.bctransit.com/regions/kel/.
Media Contact:
Meribeth Burton
Corporate Spokesperson | BC Transit
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meribeth_burton@bctransit.com
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