Iqaluit Public Transit
| Founded | July 2003[1] |
|---|---|
| Defunct | January 10, 2005[2] |
| Locale | Iqaluit |
| Service type | transit bus |
| Fleet | 1 |
| Daily ridership | Average 28/day[2] |
| Operator | R.L. Hanson Construction Limited |
The Iqaluit Public Transit system operated from July 2003 to January 2005 to provide public transportation in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Mounting costs and low ridership forced city council to cancel the service in late 2004 and it ceased operations in January 2005.[2]
History
[edit]Iqaluit previously operated bus services in the 1980s, and again during the Arctic Winter Games.[3]
After paying approximately $137,000 for the service,[4] the city had concluded that if they were to give taxi vouchers to every resident they would save almost $100,000 annually.[2] Iqaluit had a 5-year contract with the R.L. Hanson Construction company to operate the service.[1]
The topic of providing bus service in Iqaluit was considered again in December 2010, when city council members discussed it.[5]
In May 2024, a privately owned company planned to offer a shuttle-bus service utilizing a 32-seater bus from the community of Apex to the Iqaluit Airport, also with plans to collaborate with the city's administration with hopes to get more vehicles and routes.[6]
Fleet
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bell, Jim (December 17, 2004). "Iqaluit bus stops running Jan. 10". Nunatsiaq News. Iqaluit: Nortext Publishing Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Iqaluit cuts $17-a-ride bus service". CBC News. December 14, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ Rideout, Denise (March 29, 2002). "Back on the Bus". Nunatsiaq News. Iqaluit, NU: Nortext Publishing Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "City pays off bus contractor". Nunatsiaq News. Iqaluit, NU: Nortext Publishing Corporation. February 11, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ Zarate, Gabriel (December 10, 2010). "Iqaluit council candidates field questions at Dec. 7 debate". Nunatsiaq News. Iqaluit, NU: Nortext Publishing Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ Pelletier, Jeff (2024-05-01). "Iqaluit bus service hopes to offer new way around town". www.nunatsiaq.com. Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Wyatt, David. "Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory". All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
 | This article related to bus transport in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |