Metro Link (Halifax) - Impacts

Impacts

  • The route 185 Sackville Link has improved transit connections to downtown Halifax from Lower Sackville, since standard bus service on routes 87 & 1 takes 43 minutes in optimal conditions, and bus service on the route 80 (which travels via Bedford) takes 1 hour 10 minutes.
  • Both routes 159 Portland Hills Link and 185 Sackville Link saw unprecedented ridership in the first few months of service. Initial rush hour schedules saw both routes running on 15-minute frequencies, however within months this was changed to 10-minutes. Also, both Portland Hills Terminal and the Sackville Terminal recently underwent expansions to their parking lots, bringing the combined capacity of both lots to 545 cars. Still, both parking lots are frequently full, with people parking on the driveways to the lots.

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