As the impact of excess vehicle use is increasingly felt in our cities and towns - rush hour jams, traffic accidents, suburban sprawl, road rage, tax dollars for road building and repair, dying city centres, poor air quality - public transit systems are being recognized as important to community vibrancy and growth.

• For every $10 million invested in transit, over $15 million is saved in transportation costs to highway and transit users.
• Taking transit is approximately 10 times cheaper than owning and operating a car - an economical option to replace a second car. - www.region.york.on.ca

Transit-use benefits can have a far-reaching impact on our local economy. Public transportation systems spur millions of dollars of economic activity through jobs created, sales and purchases, and the economic activity of transit riders. The more people that ride the bus, the less traffic congestion produced, increasing mobility for all. Public transit connects people to jobs, medical centres, shopping areas, schools, recreation facilities and tourist sites. Transit provides independence for our seniors, disabled and youth. It enables those with lower incomes to access increased opportunities and a better quality of life.

Public transit is an inexpensive, safe, efficient and important method for moving citizens. In Peterborough, public transit systems are available for both local and intercity travel.

LOCAL - Peterborough Transit

Peterborough Transit serves the City of Peterborough with regular and Handi-Van transit services. For detailed information about fares, hours of operation, routes and schedules, and how to use the Handi-Van, go the Peterborough Transit website. Information is also available at the Peterborough Transit bus terminal located in downtown Peterborough on Simcoe Street (between George St. and Aylmer St.).

It is the City of Peterborough's goal to increase ridership on Peterborough Transit. Some small but important improvements were implemented in March 2005 and these will be followed by major improvements later in 2005. For example, dial-a-bus has been replaced with regular evening service.

 Website: www.city.peterborough.on.ca/transit
 General Information: 745-0525
 Special Needs Information: 745-5801

Did You Know?

• Peterborough Transit has 36 buses in its fleet!
• Peterborough Transit operates 11 public transit routes as well as express routes to Trent U and SSFC and the industrial parks!
• Peterborough Transit employs 55 full and part time transit operators!
• Peterborough Transit accommodates over 2.1 million passenger trips annually!
• Peterborough Transit travels over 1,300,000 kilometers per year!
• Peterborough Transit provides over 64,000 annual vehicle hours of service!

Transit travel in Peterborough accounts for 5% of travel by all modes! It is the City of Peterborough's goal to increase this share of inexpensive, less polluting travel!!

INTERCITY

Greyhound
The Greyhound Bus Terminal is located in downtown Peterborough at 220 Simcoe Street (at Aylmer ) - 743-8045

Coach Canada (formerly Trentway-Wager)
Coach Canada runs regular buses to Kingston (with stops in Port Hope and Cobourg). Coach Canada also runs the decades old "workers bus" (started up to serve employees from General Electric, Westclox and Outboard Marine) to Havelock, Lakefield and Curve Lake - with numerous stops between. Call 743-1590 for information or Search the Commuter Routes.

Go Transit
Avoid the 401. Drive to the nearest Go Transit station and take the bus/train from there. Check the Go Transit Route Map.

City of Peterborough Transit Route Maps

Peterborough Transit

The Canadian Urban Transit Association

Center for Transportation Excellence

Greyhound

Go Transit