urban17 Jul 2008 03:05 pm

New Community Shuttles - BC Transit - C20, C22 UBC routes - Day 1

Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
New Community Shuttle - Day 1


Yesterday was the first day of new community shuttles for the BC Transit systems. If you notice there is not yet any advertising on the new community shuttles.

As luck would have it, both were used on the 2 routes (C20 and C22) on my campus at the University of British Columbia. I had a chance to interview both bus drivers following my trip yesterday and learned about the differences between the new community shuttles and the older community shuttes (both Ford and GMC). Comments from both are bullet points below.

Community Shuttle - BC Transit UBC C20 C22 route
Older Community Shuttle - Ford

  • first day used by BC transit - route used C20 and C22
  • GMC buses with a GMC base, they are bigger and higher
  • the older Ford Community buses (above) have a Ford truck base and then the shuttle shell was added on top


    • Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
    New Community Shuttle - Day 1

  • better suspension even compared to the other GMC community shuttles that are 6 months old (not shown)
  • only had 3000 km (believed they were transported from somewhere else)

    • Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
    Inside of Community Shuttle - Day 1

  • seats are bigger & more comfortable - both driver and passengers, more air in driver seat



    • Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
    New Community Shuttle - Day 1


    Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
    New Community Shuttle Day 1

  • use GPS system that are becoming more common in the larger buses that are linked to dispatch
  • They tell the bus driver where all the bus stops are and can call out the different stops over the loud speaker - this feature had not yet been activated on the community shuttles


    • Community Shuttle - BC Transit - Day 1 - C20 C22 UBC route
    GPS System for New Community Shuttle

    These photos are available on my flickr account under a creative commons license.

    Relevance: I wonder whether new technologies will be tested on these community buses such as mobile WiFi.

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