Cornwall Transit
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Cornwall Transit serves the City of Cornwall
, Ontario
, Canada
with 24 buses that transport about 538,833 passengers per year. Founded in 1971 and originally operated under contract by A.J. McDonald Limited the system has been city run since 1974.
A comprehensive service review conducted in 2000 focused on the needs of three specific groups: students, industrial employees, and seniors. The report, based on one primary principle: transit should directly and conveniently take passengers where they want to go, was approved by council in November 2000, and many of the recommendations were immediately implemented. Several types of service are now provided, including conventional bus routes, community bus, paratransit
service, supplementary industry area service and charters.
, Orion V
and Eldorado National
buses, and totals 24 buses. Some of the Orion buses, comprising about one third of its total fleet, run on Compressed Natural Gas.
on the interiors and exteriors of the buses. The interiors have the standard 11 inches (279.4 mm) track system near eye level. Depending on the type of bus, the exteriors have space for King Signs (139 by 30 in (3,530.6 by 762 mm)), Busboards (70 by 21 in (1,778 by 533.4 mm)) and Custom Signs (55 by 36 in (1,397 by 914.4 mm)). The City of Cornwall
generates revenue by tendering
the exclusive right to place the advertising on the buses to a contractor
.
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with 24 buses that transport about 538,833 passengers per year. Founded in 1971 and originally operated under contract by A.J. McDonald Limited the system has been city run since 1974.
A comprehensive service review conducted in 2000 focused on the needs of three specific groups: students, industrial employees, and seniors. The report, based on one primary principle: transit should directly and conveniently take passengers where they want to go, was approved by council in November 2000, and many of the recommendations were immediately implemented. Several types of service are now provided, including conventional bus routes, community bus, paratransit
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
service, supplementary industry area service and charters.
Services
- Conventional fixed route service
- 1 Pitt Street
- 1 McConnell Avenue
- 2 Riverdale
- 2 Sunrise
- 3 Brookdale Avenue
- 3 Montreal Road
- Handi-Transit paratransitParatransitParatransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
service for physically challenged individuals
- Community bus service
- Eastern Route, Bus # 61
- Western Route, Bus # 62
- Industrial Area service
- Supplementary 1 (A.M. & P.M.)
- Supplementary 2 (A.M.)
- Supplementary 3 (P.M.)
- Supplementary 4 (Midnight)
- Charter services within the city
Fleet
The fleet consists of MCI Classics, Orion IIOrion Bus Industries
Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975...
, Orion V
Orion Bus Industries
Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975...
and Eldorado National
ElDorado National
ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...
buses, and totals 24 buses. Some of the Orion buses, comprising about one third of its total fleet, run on Compressed Natural Gas.
Advertising
Cornwall Transit allows bus advertisingBus advertising
In bus advertising, buses and their related infrastructure is a medium commonly used by advertisers to reach the public with their message. Usually, this takes the form of promoting commercial brands, but can also be used for public campaign messages...
on the interiors and exteriors of the buses. The interiors have the standard 11 inches (279.4 mm) track system near eye level. Depending on the type of bus, the exteriors have space for King Signs (139 by 30 in (3,530.6 by 762 mm)), Busboards (70 by 21 in (1,778 by 533.4 mm)) and Custom Signs (55 by 36 in (1,397 by 914.4 mm)). The City of Cornwall
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
generates revenue by tendering
Request for tender
A request for tender, commonly abbreviated to RFT, is a formal, structured invitation to suppliers for the supply of products or services. In the public sector, such a process may be required and determined in detail by law to ensure that such competition for the use of public money is open, fair...
the exclusive right to place the advertising on the buses to a contractor
Independent contractor
An independent contractor is a natural person, business, or corporation that provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract or within a verbal agreement. Unlike an employee, an independent contractor does not work regularly for an employer but works as and when...
.
History
Timeline of public transportation in Cornwall.- 1896 to 1902 - Cornwall Electric Street Railway Company
- 1902 to 1970 - Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited
- 1971 to current - Cornwall Transit