Grande Prairie Transit

Grande Prairie Transit (colloquially referred to as GP Transit) is the public transportation system in the city of Grande Prairie in northwestern Alberta, Canada. For most of its history, the bus service was operated by private contractors. During that time the Public Works Department was responsible for GP Transit and the vehicles were still owned by the city.[2] In September 2013, the city brought the drivers in-house, allowing the city to have more flexibility in service quality and cost factors.[1]

Grande Prairie Transit
Founded1981
Service areaurban area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes7
Fleet25 30 to 40 foot buses
OperatorCity of Grande Prairie[1]
WebsiteGrande Prairie Public Transit

Six bus routes operate every 30 minutes during peak hours and hourly the rest of the day, with reduced service on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. Route 7 operates only during peak hours. [3] The transit terminal is located downtown at the corner of 99th Street and 99th Avenue, adjacent to the Towne Centre Mall, and provides a convenient point for transfers between some bus routes.

Services

Scheduled bus routes

GP Transit operates 7 routes.[3]

No. Destinations Route description Notes
1Southview/Country Club
Downtown
Prairie Mall		Downtown, VLA Montrose/Hospital, Mountview, Prairie Mall, Crystal Ridge, Summit, Mountview, Hillside, Downtown, 100 St south to Southview, South Patterson Place, Country Club Estates, Country Club West, South Patterson Place, Patterson Place, Highland Park (West), Highland Place, Downtown
2Prairie Mall
Composite High School
Downtown
Countryside South		Downtown, Avondale, Composite High School, Prairie Mall, Avondale, Downtown, Highland Park (East), Patterson Place (East), South Patterson Place (East), Countryside South, South Patterson Place (East), Patterson Place (East), Downtown
3Prairie Mall
Crystal Heights
Downtown
Mission Heights
Eastlink Centre
Charles Spencer High School
St. Joseph Catholic High School		Downtown, Smith, Cobblestone, Ivy Lake Estates, Crystal Heights, Summit, Prairie Mall, Mountview, VLA Montrose/Hospital, Downtown, Highland Place, Highland Park (West), Mission Heights (East), CKC (Eastlink Centre, St. Joseph Catholic High School, Charles Spencer High School), Mission Heights (West), 100 St north to Downtown
4Grande Prairie Regional College
Downtown		Downtown, GPRC, Gateway, Richmond Industrial Park North, Westside Park, Downtown
5Prairie Mall
Crystal Lake
GPRC		Prairie Mall, 100 St north to 132 Ave, Scenic Ridge, Crystal Ridge (North), Lakeland, Crystal Lake Estates, Crystal Ridge (South), Prairie Mall, Northgate, Royal Oaks, GPRC, Royal Oaks, Northridge, Prairie MallDoes not meet with other buses at Downtown Hub. Instead joined to network by GPRC and Prairie Mall stops.
6Centre-West

Pinnacle Ridge
Eastlink Centre
College		GPRC, Gateway, Westgate, Centre West, Richmond Industrial South, Westpointe, Pinnacle Ridge, CKC (Eastlink Centre, St. Joseph Catholic High School, Charles Spencer High School), Mission Heights (West), Richmond Centre, Westside Park, GPRCDoes not meet with other buses at Downtown Hub. Instead joined to network by GPRC and Eastlink Centre stops.
7Countryside South

Eastlink Centre via Country Club
O'Brien Lake via Westpointe & Pinnacle Ridge
Eastlink Centre/Community Knowledge Campus, Westpointe, Pinnacle Ridge, O'Brien Lake, South Patterson, Countryside North, Countryside South, Country Club, Eastlink CentreDoes not meet with other buses at Downtown Hub. Instead joined to network at the Community Knowledge Campus.

Paratransit

Specialized transport services are supplied by the independent Disabled Transportation Society (DTS) of Grande Prairie, which operates five wheelchair accessible vehicles and one fifteen passenger van.[4] The non-profit society is largely funded by the city, supplemented by donations and other fundraising events.

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References
  1. , Transit bus drivers officially city employees
  2. Transit History of Alberta Communities
  3. GP Transit's Routes
  4. The Disabled Transportation Society (DTS) of Grande Prairie
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