York Region Transit (YRT) provided a presentation covering their 2024 Transit Initiatives Consultation Program, which includes new considerations for Route 9.
Beyond Route 9, Councillor Sue Sherban spoke to the importance of delivering real transit expansion and improvements to a growing Stouffville.
“We need more bus service,” Sherban told YRT representatives. “Transit needs to come before the people if we’re going to start a trend of people using it.”
In a tight 4-3 vote, Council decided to close the Memorial Park gates on Burkholder Street during summer weekends.
The Burkholder closures will occur May through September to facilitate safer park use, especially for families and kids using the Town’s new playgrounds.
Councillors Rick Upton, Hugo Kroon, and Keith Acton were opposed to closing the gates, wishing for the road to stay open with added speed humps.