Environmentally friendly Xcelsior hybrid buses
began zooming through the streets of Brampton this week with the launch of Zum, the city's first Bus Rapid Transit service at the new Brampton Transit Bramalea Terminal. Service along Queen Street in downtown Brampton to York University began this week, with further lines being constructed right through until 2021.
"Zum will not only bring jobs to our city through the construction,
operation and maintenance of the service, but it will also make it
easier for our citizens to get to their jobs, their schools, and their
other commitments within Brampton and throughout the GTA," said Brampton mayor Susan Fennell
in a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony. In addition to job creation, she noted the environmental benefits and the improvement to the quality of life of residents in her rapidly growing city.
The $285 million cost of the rapid transit construction is being shared equally by the provincial, federal and Brampton city governments.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Ian Newman, Office of the Mayor of Brampton