Fredericton Master Plan

Fredericton Transit is researching ways to improve the quality of transit services and increase the ridership on its fleet of buses. Through a new strategic master plan, focus will be on a range of options which include developing new routes.

There is room for expansion. Suburbs in Springhill and New Maryland are developing new apartment buildings.

The Transit Department could extend the Lincoln service to the airport which would increase the frequency of buses to that area.

Fare structure across age groups is another important issue which will be addressed. The current structure has children over the age of six years paying a flat rate of $2.75, the same as adults will see children pay lesser fares.

Developing park and ride facilities on the edge of the city is also a viable option which is aimed at targeting more passengers from the Greater Fredericton Area.

The Transit Service is also considering educating potential new passengers on how to use buses.

“One of the incentives to lure new passengers will be to launch a passenger awareness campaign downtown at the Officer’s Square in the near future that will also include a free bus ride,” according to Meredith Gilbert, Manager of Transit and Parking.

Information on Fredericton bus schedules and timetables can be obtained from http://www.fredericton.ca/en/transit/schedule.

Riders can download a ReadyPass app on their smartphones to track the current location of buses in service, available routes and how to use the services.

It will take time for these implementations to be put into effect. Guided by union agreements, City management will have to wait until the next round of negotiations with the drivers take place in the fall of 2019.