{"id":93626,"date":"2021-01-15T09:45:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=93626"},"modified":"2021-01-15T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T14:45:52","slug":"district-introduces-new-weekly-east-west-bus-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/district-introduces-new-weekly-east-west-bus-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"District introduces new weekly east-west bus routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A message from the District of Muskoka<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through funding provided by the Government of Ontario, and in partnership with Hammond Transportation Ltd., the District Municipality of Muskoka (the District) is excited to announce a new transportation service for Muskoka.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p> The new service, called Rural and Community Connection, connects Muskoka communities east and west while providing timed connections to other transportation networks within and beyond Muskoka. The new service launches on Tuesday January 19, and will operate on two different routes running east and west. Each route is operated one day per week\u2014Tuesdays and Thursdays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday\u2019s route<\/strong> runs return trips from MacTier to Port Carling, Milford Bay, Bracebridge, Baysville, and Huntsville. The <strong>Thursday route<\/strong> runs return trips from Midland to Port Severn, Honey Harbour, Bala, Gravenhurst, and Bracebridge. For riders needing to travel north and south, connections will be made in Bracebridge and Gravenhurst to the District\u2019s Corridor 11 Bus. The schedule also establishes connections to the Simcoe County LINX service in Midland for riders travelling to Barrie. In addition, the schedule has been coordinated with other local service providers to the extent possible including the Wave in Bracebridge and Huntsville Transit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can\u2019t Get to One of the Route Stops? Request a Flex Stop!<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIn addition to providing designated stops, the new Rural and Community Connection service schedule has also been designed to accommodate what is known as a \u201cflex stop.\u201d A flex stop allows riders to request a pick-up and\/or drop off spot that is located within a five-minute return trip from the existing route. Flex stops aim to support those who may not be able to access one of the existing schedule stops and must be requested 24 hours in advance of your trip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do You Require an Accessible Vehicle?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nAn accessible vehicle is available should a rider require one. Requests for the accessible vehicle must also be made 24 hours ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fares<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nDue to difficulties related to the safe collection of fares during the ongoing pandemic, rides are complimentary until further notice. Riders are asked to limit their travel to essential trips only. When fare collection resumes, it is anticipated fares will range from $5-$15 and will be proportional to the distance travelled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you! The new Rural and Community Service is a pilot project to be delivered until 2023. We want to ensure that it is meeting the needs of residents and to do that, feedback is important. Let us know about your experiences with the new service and share any thoughts you have for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the new Rural and Community Service, including schedules, flex stops, and accessible vehicle requests can found on the District\u2019s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/ruralandcommunityconnection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/ruralandcommunityconnection&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610741103596000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH992Dh5VaSc4A9q8nNNBsZq_SxhA\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/<wbr \/>ruralandcommunityconnection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from the District of Muskoka Through funding provided by the Government of Ontario, and in partnership with Hammond Transportation Ltd., the District Municipality of Muskoka (the District) is [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":93631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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