Viva Silver is a bus rapid transit route planned by

York Region Transit York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road. YRT operates 65 full-time rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, and six Viva ...

to operate in

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, Canada. It is proposed as part of the

Viva Rapid Transit Viva is the bus rapid transit service of York Region Transit in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Viva service forms the spine of YRT's local bus service, providing seamless transit service across York Region with connections to northern Toronto. V ...

service, with a connection to

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (also known as Vaughan, Vaughan Metro Centre or VMC) is a rapid transit station in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Opened on December 17, 2017, it is the north terminus of the western section of the Toronto subway's Line 1 Y ...

on the

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subway in

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. The planned route is from the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Terminal north along

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, then east to

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. It will include a

transit signal priority Bus priority or transit signal priority (TSP) is a name for various techniques to improve service and reduce delay for mass transit vehicles at intersections (or junctions) controlled by traffic signals. TSP techniques are most commonly associa ...

system. The route is part of York Region Transit's "frequent transit network" enhancements, in which Jane Street, Leslie Street, and Major Mackenzie Drive are considered top priority transit corridors for 2016. Frequency of York Region Transit

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bus service operating on those corridors will be progressively increased before implementation of the Viva service in order to increase

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. The expected route service frequency is 10 minutes. When first opened, the route is expected to have curbside stops while dedicated BRT lanes would be installed later. Implementation of this route will require capital costs of about million in 2017, and will cost about million annually to operate. Service will require a fleet of 10 Viva buses.

Stations

The principal stops are Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Terminal,

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, Richmond Hill GO Station, and the

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corridor. It would result in the elimination of route 760 bus service. The Vaughan Metropolitan subway station concourse is accessible from the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Terminal, which is located on the central median of

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. The project station designs are not finalized, as such it is unclear if they will be shelters like earlier iterations or large rapidways stations in the middle of the roadway.

References

Bibliography

* * {{Viva Bus Lines

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Proposed public transport in the Greater Toronto Area