By Shaun Penner

County Connector

Public input helping shape future of County Connector

Aug 20, 2019 | 5:30 AM

The County of Grande Prairie is looking to continue shaping the direction of the County Connector bus service through public feedback.

The County will be offering their second survey next month, as they look to gauge the public on what they think is working and what needs improvement as the two-year pilot program rolls on.

The service to this point has seen consistent ridership rates since the service began operating in December. Council was provided a seven-month update on the service during Monday’s meeting, which showed heavy usage between Clairmont and Grande Prairie. It also showed that nearly 83% of riders were categorized as adults (18-64 years of age)

Reeve Leanne Beaupre says she is pleased with the overall ridership to this point, and is looking forward to hearing what users think of the service. She also adds feedback plays a big role in what happens going forward with the service.

“That all comes out of the survey. The administration will come back with some requests to council (based on that feedback).”

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A survey on the service was previously offered to the public in June, which showed riders were, overall, satisfied with the service. Additional routes, offering transfers to City of Grande Prairie transit and music were some of the suggested improvements noted by respondents.

The services limitations have also been brought up by users. Beaupre is hoping residents share their thoughts on how that can be expanded.

“The County Connector currently isn’t available on the weekends,” said Beaupre. “It’ll be interesting to see what the survey says about what people are looking for, for the weekends. Especially with the winter weather coming up.”

The survey will open on September 9 on the County’s website. It will remain open until 30^th.