{"id":42597,"date":"2022-09-01T13:38:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T20:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?p=42597"},"modified":"2022-09-01T14:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:24:45","slug":"bus-service-increases-safe-commutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/bus-service-increases-safe-commutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus service increases &#038; safe commutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SchoolZone-690.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42598 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SchoolZone-690-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SchoolZone-690-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SchoolZone-690-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SchoolZone-690.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For those who are driving around our community, a friendly reminder that school zones will be back in effect, starting Tuesday September 6<sup>th<\/sup>. Please drive with care as crosswalks and drop-off zones will be busy while we all get back into our school routines.<\/p>\n<p>For those who use buses to commute to or from school, we wanted to make sure you know about increased Translink bus services that will start on Monday. The two most significant changes in our community are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Route 128 \u2013 22<sup>nd<\/sup>Street Station \/ Braid Station<\/strong><br \/>\nIn peak commute hours, including in the before and after school windows, the frequency of the 128 will change from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes, which will result in there being an extra bus on the route each hour. This will better support students and staff transferring from higher frequency Queensbourgh routes, and it improves access for all those who use this cross-city route along 8<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Route 104 \u2013 Annacis Island \/ 22<sup>nd<\/sup>Street Station<\/strong><br \/>\nTo support the busy morning commute window, an additional trip (which runs through Queensborough) will leave Annacis Island at 7:11am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on bus service changes that will start on September 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0can be found on the Translink website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.translink.ca\/news\/2022\/august\/translink%20boosting%20service%20on%20september%205\">https:\/\/www.translink.ca\/news\/2022\/august\/translink%20boosting%20service%20on%20september%205<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to acknowledge the students, families, staff, trustees and others who advocated for increased services. We will continue to work alongside all our stakeholders as Translink assesses how these changes address the needs of students, families and staff trying to access our schools.<\/p>\n<p>For those travelling to school on foot, the City of New Westminster\u2019s Transportation Department has safety tips and walking routes* mapped out for each school here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwestcity.ca\/transportation\/getting-around\/school-travel-planning#best-walking-routes-to-school\">https:\/\/www.newwestcity.ca\/transportation\/getting-around\/school-travel-planning#best-walking-routes-to-school<\/a><br \/>\n<em>*Note that these were produced in 2018 and Skwo:wech Elementary is still listed as McBride<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re walking, biking, driving or busing next week, we look forward to welcoming you back,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New Westminster Schools team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who are driving around our community, a friendly reminder that school zones will be back in effect, starting Tuesday September 6th. 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