this crosstown wouldn't add that much though. Direct connection with Dokyard/Mckenzie/Uvic to Admirals Walk and a couple other places and anyone who lives on Admirals is it. The 51 already runs the entire Mckenzie it's just limited to peak hours but if people living along there were demanding it I'm sure they could just make it run all day instead of a new route.
If you're transferring from one frequent route to another I don't see the issue though. If you do miss the other bus it's like 10-15 minutes to wait. I also don't want every stop having like 10 routes because people can't transfer and need direct routes everywhere.
Anyone who drives within the core or west shore will *complete* most trips in 15 minutes, so, transferring buses and waiting up to 15 minutes in addition to the time of being on two buses is NOT going to convince people to leave their car at home, or stop them from wanting a car if they don’t have one. More route choices is good.
I just checked some friends’ address who live near Carey (west but walking distance to McKenzie). He’s at DND and they have a kid in high school. The base is a 15 minute drive, transit is 45 minutes. Uvic is 11 minutes drive, and 40 to 50 minutes by transit.
We have a continuous street that 1) connects the two 2) passes by some big shopping/work areas and 3) would connect with any other route that crosses McKenzie or Admirals. Seems like a win -