Transit maven reviews GRT's new bus routes

• See the changes to the GRT schedule here

In an interview with the CBC, Sej said overallhe's happy with the new scheduleand that while it might be convenientto have door-to-door bus service, more direct routes make more sense.

Sejalso said he was surprised how full the new Route 1 Queen-River bus was on its first day of service.

He predictsthe line will move to all-day15-minute service. Currently it runs every 30 minutes, and every 15 minutes during peak periods.

• Longer walks, shorter rides in the fall 2015 GRT schedule

But not all transit users are thrilled with the changes.

In an email to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, Dawn Parker writes that people who live north and west of Victoria street have "completely lost our pedestrian access to downtown Kitchener" due to ION construction.

And, she says, now the route changes have limited her transit options.

"Combined with bus stop changes due to construction it is now over a [kilometre] walk to an [iXpress]whereas before we had 600 metre access.And [it]is 600 metresto 1 km to the route seven when before it was 200-600 metres.This vastly increases commute times and creates serious issues for the mobility impaired.There must be a solution that would help, for instance put in an [iXpress] stop at Weber and Wellington or run a seven down Duke and Waterloo streets.Or start an express bus along Weber."

Overall, Grand River Transit says 10buses were added to peak service hoursand the changes represent a five per cent increase in service,whencompared to the fall2014 schedule.