Codiac Transpo

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Codiac Transpo
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Buses at the (former) Highfield Square hub
Founded1980
Headquarters140 Millennium Blvd
Locale Moncton, NB
Service area Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe
Service type Bus service
Routes19
StopsApprox. 654 [1]
Hubs CF Champlain
North Plaza
1111 Main Street
Avenir Centre
Riverview Place
Daily ridership6,497 (2024 average) [2]
Fuel typeDiesel
Operator City of Moncton
Website www.codiactranspo.ca

Codiac Transpo, officially Codiac Transit Commission, is the urban transit service of the City of Moncton, operated on behalf of Moncton, the City of Dieppe, and the Town of Riverview in New Brunswick, Canada. [3] The transit system provides local bus service for the residents of the Greater Moncton area and charter service throughout the southeastern area of the province. New charter services are currently suspended as Codiac Transpo obtains more buses but existing obligations are still taking place. Maritime-wide bus service is provided by private company Maritime Bus.

Contents

The name Codiac Transpo first appeared on their website in November 2011. [4] Previously the name Codiac was used. [5]

Employees of Codiac Transpo are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1290.

History

Moncton Transit Limited

Owned by the Pettipas family, notably Gus Pettipas (co-owner and manager), Moncton Transit Limited provided transit service to the City of Moncton. Transit operations were sold to the City of Moncton under the Codiac Transit Commission on 1 August 1980. [6] Moncton Transit Limited continued to operate charter buses as Tours to Remember and school buses as Metro School Bus. They lost the school bus contract for New Brunswick School District 2 in June 2002, and ceased operations in December 2007. [6] [7]

Services

Fares

Current fares can be found at https://www.codiactranspo.ca/moncton-transport/fares

Children 11 years old and under ride for free. Individual and Group Day passes are purchased on the bus. Current locations for remaining passes are found at https://www.codiactranspo.ca/moncton-transport/where-buy

Wi-Fi

Codiac Transpo offers free wireless Internet on all its buses. [8] Initially, four buses on the Express route were equipped with onboard broadband Internet and marked with lime green Wi-Fi signage. Wi-Fi access was later expanded to the entire fleet.

Codiac Transpo App

Codiac Transpo operates a real-time bus location tracking system, allowing customers to determine bus wait times. [9] Through modernization methods, they primarily provide this service through their Codiac Transpo App available at app.codiactranspo.ca or through major app stores like Google Play and Apple App Store. [10] Their app allows users to view real-time bus times, track buses via GPS, use the 'Plan a Trip' feature, view the route map, view updates and news, check current fare prices, and more.

Codiac Transpo services also includes cell phone SMS feature that allows users to text their stop number and route number to a phone number to get the next departure times for their bus. [11]

Accessibility

All Codiac Transpo buses are equipped with wheelchair accessible spaces for riders. These buses offer curb level entry, ramp access, and rear-facing wheelchair secure spaces. Though many of Codiac Transpo's buses offer two spaces for wheelchair users, some older buses in Codiac Transpo's fleet only have space for one, notably their 500 and 600 series buses. Only select routes are currently considered accessible routes by codiactranspo.ca though every route currently offered is able to reasonably accommodate wheelchair using riders.

Request A Stop

Bus drivers of Codiac Transpo will accommodate requests by riders after dark to be let off the bus between bus stops. Riders must make this request to the driver when getting on board. [12]

Bike Racks

All Codiac Transpo buses are equipped with bike racks located at the front of the bus. Most buses in their fleet may only accommodate two bicycles at a time, though some buses have space for three. Bike racks remain on the buses all year round.

Routes

Routes (primarily their timings) are updated on an approximate quarterly basis through deliberations from city/town councils and their staff of Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe, Codiac Transpo administration staff, drivers, and committee members with considerations from transit users. Codiac Transpo currently operates 19 regular routes, [13] of which, most are Monday to Saturday with reduced hours on Sunday.

Current Routes (September 1 2024 - November 16 2024)

#Route NameNotes
16Hennessey
50Red Line(Major line with up to 3 buses active during peak days/hours)
51Green Line(Major line with up to 7 buses active during peak days/hours)
60Bessborough
61Elmwood
62Hildegard
63Lewisville
64Hospitals
65Killam
66Caledonia(Route to Moncton High School Mon-Fri at 1230hrs & 1825hrs) - No Sunday service
67Edinburgh(67 Edinburgh & 68 Salisbury are at times operated by a single bus and may switch upon arrival to Avenir Centre)
68Salisbury(68 Salisbury & 67 Edinburgh are at times operated by a single bus and may switch upon arrival to Avenir Centre)
81RiverviewWeekend service only except single night run Mon-Fri
82Riverview PlaceWeekend service only
85Riverview ConnectorNo weekend service
86PinewoodNo weekend service
93Champlain
94Centrale
95Amirault

Past Routes

#Route NameNotes#Route NameNotes
1Northwest Centre21AmiraultCurrently #95
2Northwest Centre22Universite
3HildegardCurrently #6223Pinetree Estates
4Connaught24Dieppe Express
5Elmwood A52Blue Line
6Elmwood B53MapletonDiscont. 31/08/24 - Extra time given to 50 Red Line
7LewisvilleCurrently #6361BElmwoodRenamed to 16 Hennessey
8Harrisville70FramptonRenamed to 70 Mapleton
9BessboroughCurrently #6070MapletonMerged to 50 Red Line
10Arlington71ColiseumMerged to 50 Red Line
11Whitefrost72Universite
12Riverview East73West Main
13MID Park74Commerce
14Riverview West75Magnetic Hill
16Riverview Express80Gunningsville
17Crandall University83Sussex
19Royal Court90Express Dieppe
20ChamplainCurrently #93Express

City of Moncton Lockout of ATU Local 1290 - 2012

Codiac Transpo bus services halted on 27 June 2012 when the City of Moncton locked out members of ATU Local 1290. [14] The labour dispute was a result of a two year expired collective agreement and negotiation windfalls wherein the City of Moncton wouldn't meet ATU's wage upkeep demands, (which still would be less than Saint John's and Halifax's wages at the time [14] ) resulting in the City of Moncton locking out members. Codiac Transpo service resumed after a settlement with the union was reached on 28 November 2012. [15] Due to route changes during the lockout, drivers had to be retrained on new routes. This resulted in a delayed return to service after the dispute. [15]

Moncton City Council Approves 10 new 40-foot Buses - 2024

All three municipal governments have purchased new buses in attempts to meet rising demand in ridership. All buses ordered are from NovaBus, 4 for the City of Moncton, 1 for the Town of Riverview, and 5 for the City of Dieppe. [16]

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