New Accessible Lindsay Transit Bus Stops Will These Help You?

Lindsay Transit Introduces Accessible Bus Stops

Tomorrow I'm taking my first ride on the Rural Transit system into Lindsay from Omemee. With Transit being offered for free until December 17th in Lindsay and on Rural Transit routes,it is a perfect opportunity to check it out. A few months ago, this would have been impossible, for although the rural busses are accessible, and the bus goes right past my door, the walk to where I would have to catch the bus was definitely beyond my physical abilities. Thankfully, I received a healing, and I am now able to walk much further, so  I'm looking forward to reviewing the Rural Transit and Lindsay Transit System. Will you be on the busses too? Please help improve our transit system by sharing any insider info with others.

I am pleased to see Lindsay Transit is adding accessible bus stops to its routes, but it makes me shake my head in disbelief that they had accessible busses without accessible stops. Does this not strike anyone else as odd?

Accessible Lindsay Bus Stop Details

Here are the details of the accessible bus routes in Lindsay.

From the City of Kawartha Lakes Website:

December 5th Lindsay Transit will start using ramps at several accessible bus stops which will be noted by the universal blue wheel chair logo on the bus stop sign. In total there are 22 accessible stops with plans for more in the future.

“This is the beginning of our plan to be fully accessible by 2025,” said Transit Supervisor Todd Bryant.

The accessible stops can be found at:

The Blue Route: William @ Kent, St Paul @ Flynn, Colborne Extenda Care, Queen @ HWY 36, Kent St @ Mill, Russell @ St Lawrence, Russell @ Lindsay St, Kent @ Cambridge, Adelaide @ Bond, Caressant Care McLaughlin, Lindsay Square Mall and Kent @ A&W.

The Red Route: William @ Kent, Lindsay @ George, Victoria Manor, Lindsay Square Mall, Kent @ A&W, Georgian @ Melbourne, Russell @ Lawrence, Russell @ Lindsay

The Green Route: William @ Kent, Kent @ Armoury, Giant Tiger, Angeline @ Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay Square Mall, Kent @ A&W, Adelaide @ Bond.

Lindsay Transit and the Rural Transit Routes are offering free transit until December 17th.
See the Lindsay Transit pdf map and Schedule

Source: http://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/news/lindsay-transit-introduces-accessible-bus-stops

What do you think of the stops they chose to make accessible? Are there others you might have made a greater priority?

Suzanne for @KawarthaMums