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How do students get from Cornell to Bur Oak High School?
I have received the following information from York Region Transit for student transportation between Cornell and the new Bur Oak High School.
YRT operates Route 18 – Bur Oak which operates via Bur Oak Avenue between Markham-Stouffville Hospital and Angus Glen Community Centre. In the AM, there is a Route 18 – Bur Oak trip departing Markham-Stouffville Hospital at 7:37am which arrives at the school at approximately 7:52am. Students can board this bus at the hospital stop or along Bur Oak Avenue.
Route 9 – 9th Line (currently Route 9A. As of September, Route 9A will be re-numbered to Route 9): Effective September 2nd, there will be a Route 9 – 9th Line trip departing Markham-Stouffville Hospital at 7:30am. Students have the option of taking this 7:30am Route 9 – 9th Line trip which operates along 9th Line and then transferring onto Route 18 at 9th Line and Bur Oak Avenue.
In the afternoon, students can take Route 18 – Bur Oak (eastbound service to Markham-Stouffville Hospital) to travel back to Cornell. There is a Route 18 trip at the school at approximately 3:10pm. This trip arrives at the hospital at 3:28pm. Students can either walk home or connect to Route 85 – 16th Ave which operates along 9th Line between Church St and 16th Ave. The connecting Route 85 trip from the hospital departs at 3:40pm.
The September schedules and maps will be posted on the YRT website approximately 2 weeks prior to September 2, 2007.
York Region Transit Route Change for the Fall.
Several YRT/Viva service changes will be going into effect on September 2, 2007. Below is a summary of the changes for your municipality. All revised schedules are available at www.yrt.ca under the Service Updates section. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact transitinfo@york.ca or phone 1-866-668-3978. (York Region Transit has posted the following note, so they must have had response problems. " If you have a spam filter, our response may end up in your junk mail folder. Add transitinfo@york.ca to your address book to ensure a response to your inbox.")
Markham Service Changes – Effective September 2, 2007
• Viva green
- Viva green will now only operate during weekday peak periods.
- Service will be discontinued for weekday off-peak periods, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Peak period service will operate to the McCowan vivastation and will not service Unionville GO Station.
• Route 1 – Highway 7
- The 3:15 p.m. trip departing Markham Stouffville Hospital will start from Markham District High School at 3:05 p.m.
• Route 2 – Milliken
- Minor weekday schedule adjustments.
- All weekday trips will service the Eastvale Drive loop.
• Route 2A – 14th Avenue
- Minor weekday peak period schedule adjustments.
- To connect with the 7:40 a.m. Route 85 westbound trip from Markham Stouffville Hospital, the 7:00 a.m. eastbound Route 2A trip from Woodbine Ave. and John St. will depart five minutes earlier.
- This trip will not operate the Wootten Way diversion.
To serve Markham District High School (MHDS):
• A new a.m. eastbound trip will depart McCowan Rd. and 14th Ave. at 7:10 a.m. This trip will operate the Riverwalk Dr./9th Line and Wootten Way diversions.
• The 3:00 p.m. westbound trip departing Markham Stouffville Hospital will start from MDHS at 3:00 p.m. This trip will operate the Riverwalk Dr./9th Line diversion.
To serve Father McGivney Catholic Academy:
• The 7:40 a.m. westbound trip from Markham Stouffville Hospital will operate the Riverwalk Dr./9th Line diversion.
• A new p.m. eastbound trip will depart McCowan Rd. and 14th Ave. at 2:47 p.m. This trip will operate the Riverwalk Dr. diversion, arriving at 14th Ave. and 9th Line at 3:12 p.m.
- Service along Riverwalk Dr. is temporary until Cooper Creek Dr. and 9th Line are constructed.
• Route 8 – Kennedy
- Minor weekday schedule adjustments.
- The southbound a.m. trips from Kennedy Rd. and Major Mackenzie Dr. at 8:35 a.m., 8:50 a.m. and 9:05 a.m. will depart five minutes earlier.
- The southbound p.m. trips from Kennedy Rd. and Major Mackenzie Dr. at 4:30 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 5:50 p.m. will depart five minutes earlier at 4:25 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 5:25 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
• Route 18 – Bur Oak
- Minor weekday schedule adjustments.
- The 3:57 p.m. westbound trip departing Markham Stouffville Hospital will now depart at 4:00 p.m.
- The 4:25 p.m. eastbound trip departing Angus Glen Community Centre will now depart at 4:28 p.m.
• Route 85/85A/85B – Rutherford/16th Ave.
- Minor midday schedule adjustments.
- Service will operate into Rutherford GO Station in the a.m. and p.m. peak periods only.
- Midday, evening, Saturday and Sunday service will remain on Rutherford Rd.
School Specials
• Route 400 – Brother Andre, Route 413 – St. Robert
- These YRT School Specials will be reinstated for the new school year. No schedule changes since spring 2007.
• Route 401 - Brother Andre School Special via Bur Oak
- Route 401 will be discontinued due to low ridership.
- For alternate service to Brother Andre, please see Routes 41, 85, 400 and TTC 102D
• Route 404 – Father McGivney School Special
- To accommodate new bell time, the a.m. trip will depart Kennedy Rd. and 14th Ave. at 7:45 a.m. The p.m. trip will depart at 2:45 p.m.
• Route 409 – Markham District High School via Bur Oak
- To serve students living near Markham By-Pass and 16th Ave., Route 409 will divert along 16th Ave., Markham By-Pass and White’s Hill Ave.
• NEW Route 410 – Markham District High School via Hollingham, Raymerville
- This new school special will serve Markham District students formerly transported by York Region District School Board.
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