Kelowna Regional Transit System is operated by FirstCanada, providing public bus transportation services in part of the central Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Funding for the transit system is shared between the City of Kelowna

Kelowna

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

, Central Okanagan Regional District, District of Lake Country

Lake Country, British Columbia

Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country,...

 and BC Transit

BC Transit

BC Transit is a provincial crown agency responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within British Columbia, Canada, outside of Greater Vancouver...

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Kelowna Regional Transit was one of the first public transit system in Canada to have double-decker buses, and the first in Canada to have hybrid buses on regular routes.

Bus routes

There are 23 regularly scheduled routes and a BRT

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...

 service called RapidBus, connecting between Downtown Queensway Exchange and UBC

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

 Okanagan Exchange. Also, there is one route operated by Vernon Regional Transit

Vernon Regional Transit

Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon, Coldstream and North Okanagan area of British Columbia, using fully accessible low floor transit buses....

 within Kelowna Regional Transit's operational area.

No.	Name	Area	Description	Notes
1	Lakeshore Mission/Downtown	Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...	Downtown Queensway, Pandosy, Okanagan College Okanagan College Okanagan College is a public, post-secondary institution with over 120 certificates, diplomas, degrees and programs including Apprenticeship & Pre-apprenticeship Trades programs. It is located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada... , Lakeshore → Lexington → Gordon → McLure → Lakeshore
2	North End Shuttle	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway → Ellis → Cambridge → Richter → Downtown Queensway
3	Dilworth Mt.	Kelowna	Orchard Park Orchard Park Orchard Park may refer to:In Canada:*Royal Orchard Park in Markham, Ontario*Orchard Park Shopping Centre in Kelowna, British ColumbiaIn the United Kingdom:*Orchard Park, Cambridgeshire...  → Dilworth → Summit → High → Glenmore → Yates → Summit → Orchard Park	Community Shuttle Route
4	Express Pandosy/UBCO	Kelowna	Mission Town Centre, K.L.O., Benvoulin, Orchard Park, UBC University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...  Okanagan
6	Glenmore to UBCO Downtown/UBCO	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Cawston, Graham, Clement, Clifton, High, Glenmore, Cross, Snowsell, Union, Valley, Sexsmith, Highway 97, UBC Okanagan
7	Glenmore Downtown/Orchard Park	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Cawston, Graham, Clement, Clifton, High, Glenmore, Orchard Park	Limited Service to Scenic
8	University OC/UBCO	Kelowna	Okanagan College, Springfield, Orchard Park, Baron, Highway 33, Rutland, UBC Okanagan
9	Shopper Shuttle Downtown/Rutland	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Parkinson, Orchard Park → Baron → Banks → Enterprise → Orchard Park
10	North Rutland Downtown/Rutland	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Bernard, Orchard Park, Enterprise, Highway 33, Rutland, Fitzpatrick
11	Rutland Downtown/Rutland	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Orchard Park, Springfield, Hollywood, McCurdy
12	McCulloch Gallaghers/OC	Kelowna	Mission Town Centre, K.L.O., McCulloch	Service to Orchard Park on Sunday Only
14	Black Mountain Rutland/Black Mountain	Kelowna	Rutland, Highway 33, Loseth, Begley	Community Shuttle Route
15	Crawford	Kelowna	Dehart → Crawford → Parkridge → Dehart	Community Shuttle Route
16	Southwest Mission	Kelowna	Dehart → Chute Lake → South Crest → Arbor View → Dehart	Community Shuttle Route
20	Lakeview Westbank/Downtown	West Kelowna	Stevens Exchange, Boucherie, Westbank Exchange
21	Glenrosa Downtown/Glenrosa	West Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Stevens, Highway 97, Glenrosa, Webber, Blue Jay
22	Peachland	Peachland Peachland, British Columbia Peachland is a district municipality of approximately 5000 residents in the Okanagan Valley, on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1899 by John Moore Robinson, although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people...	Westbank Exchange, Highway 97, Beach, Princeton, Pine Hills
23	Lake Country	Lake Country Lake Country, British Columbia Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country,...	UBC Okanagan, (Airport Kelowna International Airport Kelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97.... ), Winfield Winfield, British Columbia Winfield is an urban area that is currently part of the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, located north of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The community is situated north and slightly east of Kelowna, along Highway 97, located in the central Okanagan Valley. The town is... , Lake Country Lake Country, British Columbia Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country,...	Limited Service to Kelowna International Airport
8/23	Lake Country via UBCO	Lake Country	Okanagan College, UBC Okanagan, Lake Country	Combined service (Route 8 and 23)
24	Shannon Lake Stevens Exch/West Bank	West Kelowna	Stevens Exchange, Boucherie, Old Okanagan Highway, Shannon, Westbank Exchange
25	East Boundary Stevens Exch/West Bank	West Kelowna	Stevens Exchange, East Boundary, Butt, Westbank Exchange	Community Shuttle Route
27	Horizon	West Kelowna	Stevens Exchange → Horizon → Boucherie → Stevens Exchange	Community Shuttle Route
28	Smith Creek	West Kelowna	Westbank Exchange → Smith Creek → Elliot → Westbank Exchange	Community Shuttle Route
29	Bear Creek	West Kelowna	Stevens Exchange → Westlake → Bear Creek → Stevens Exchange	Community Shuttle Route
88	School Special	Kelowna		September to June; Schooldays only.
90	North Okanagan Connector UBCO/Vernon	Vernon Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...	UBC Okanagan, Airport Kelowna International Airport Kelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97.... , Winfield, Lake Country, Oyama, Regional Fare Zone Boundary, Vernon	Interregional express route operated by Vernon Regional. Kelowna Regional fare applies for travel within Kelowna fare zone boundary.
97X	RapidBus UBCO/Downtown	Kelowna	Downtown Queensway, Highway 97, UBC Okanagan	Bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...  service

RapidBus

RapidBus is rapid bus transit operated by Kelowna Regional Transit System. RapidBus is currently planned to expand its service to West Kelowna. New RapidBus stops are planned to be constructed at Gordon, Richter, and Edwards. Long-term plans detail expanding service to West Kelowna but they are postponed indefinitely until funding becomes available. Digital screens with real-time schedule information are planned to be installed at all stops.

97x RapidBus connects downtown Kelowna and UBC Okanagan via HOV lanes on Highway 97 with traffic signal priority with the following limited stops:

• Queensway Exchange (Downtown Kelowna)
• Parkinson (Recreation Centre)
• Cooper (Orchard Park)
• Banks
• McCurdy
• UBC Okanagan Exchange

Unenclosed bus shelters are installed at all stops on Highway 97. An enclosed weatherproof shelter with on-demand heaters is installed at UBC Okanagan Exchange.

All RapidBus stops on Highway 97 are raised to match with the height of the bus floors, allowing wheelchair users to enter or exit the bus without using the ramp. Stops are designed to minimize the gap between the bus and the curb. Only Nova Buses

Nova Bus

Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market...

 are compatible with this set-up since double deckers

Double-decker bus

A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or 'decks'. Global usage of this type of bus is more common in outer touring than in its intra-urban transportion role. Double-decker buses are also commonly found in certain parts of Europe, Asia, and former British colonies and protectorates...

 and New Flyers

New Flyer Industries

New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...

 are low-floor and will not be used for liability and practicality purposes. Smooth FRP

Fibre-reinforced plastic

Fibre-reinforced plastic is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. The fibres are usually fibreglass, carbon, or aramid, while the polymer is usually an epoxy, vinylester or polyester thermosetting plastic...

 plank is attached to the curve, allowing buses to contact the curb without damaging or scratching the vehicle. Tactile pavings

Tactile paving

Tactile paving is a system of textured ground surface indicators found on many footpaths, stairs and train station platforms to assist blind and vision impaired pedestrians.Tactile warnings provide a distinctive surface pattern of "truncated domes" or cones...

 are installed at all raised stops on Highway 97.

North Okanagan Connector

90 North Okanagan Connector is an interregional route connecting UBC Okanagan and downtown Vernon

Vernon

-USA:*Vernon, Alabama*Vernon, California*Lake Vernon, California*Vernon, Colorado*Vernon, Connecticut*Vernon, Florida*Vernon, Illinois*Vernon, Indiana*Vernon Parish, Louisiana*Vernon, Michigan...

. This route is operated by Vernon Regional Transit

Vernon Regional Transit

Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon, Coldstream and North Okanagan area of British Columbia, using fully accessible low floor transit buses....

, but Kelowna Regional Transit System fare applies for travel within Kelowna Regional Transit's operational area. Kelowna Regional Transit passes and transfers are also valid between UBC Okanagan and Oyama.

Paratransit

HandyDART

HandyDART

HandyDART is an accessible transit service in British Columbia that uses vans or small buses to transport disabled or elderly passengers who cannot use the normal transit system...

 is a dial-a-ride service for people with a disability that is sufficiently severe that they are unable to use regular transit buses without assistance. Clients must be pre-registered to make use of this service.

Bicycle carriers

All buses are equipped with bicycle carriers

Bicycle carrier

A bicycle carrier, also commonly called a bike rack, is a device attached to an automobile or bus for transporting bicycles.- By vehicle type :Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus...

, capable of holding two bikes at a time. Carriers cannot hold tandem

Tandem bicycle

The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...

 or motor-powered bikes. Also, the length of handle bars must be shorter than 69 cm. Bicycles are not allowed on community shuttles before dawn or after sunset, because they would block the headlights.

Proposed Changes/Improvements

No.	Name	Area	Notes
1	Lakeshore Mission/Downtown	Kelowna	This route will strictly run down Pandosy and Lakeshore and no longer serve Okanagan College, however, this route will only be a short walk away. The route will terminate at the H20/Capital News Centre.
2	North End Shuttle	Kelowna	This route will be absorbed into the new #5 route.
4	Express Pandosy/UBCO	Kelowna	This route will still serve Okanagan College to make up for the loss of the direct #1 service.
5	Gordon Drive Express	Kelowna	Route from Queensway Exchange (downtown) north on Water Street, east on Cawston, and south of Gordon to terminate at the H20/Capital News Centre with connections to the 15, 16, and 17 routes.
6	Glenmore to UBCO Downtown/UBCO	Kelowna	Due to high ridership, this route's frequency will likely be increased.
7	Glenmore Downtown/Orchard Park	Kelowna	This route will only serve Orchard Park, however, the #6 will replace the #7 Queensway's role of getting downtown.
8	University OC/UBCO	Kelowna	This route will run to Okanagan College and do a loop around the block in order to replace the existing confusing terminus route.
11	Rutland Downtown/Rutland	Kelowna	This route will de diverted to Kelowna General Hospital and then head to Queensway Exchange (downtown).
15	Crawford	Mission	Route will terminate at the H20/Capital News Centre instead of Lakeshore @ Dehart where there will be amenities available such as food, washrooms, a library, public pool, gym, and a payphone.
16	Southwest Mission	Mission	Same changes as Route 15 Crawford.
17	Unnamed	Mission	Route will terminate at the H20/Capital News Centre and continue down Gordon to served the Kuipers residential area in SW Mission.
22	Peachland	Peachland	Establish a park and ride in Peachland to serve residents no located directly adjacent to the route.
27	Horizon	West Kelowna	Marked for elimination due to low ridership.
28	Smith Creek	West Kelowna	Marked for elimination due to low ridership. Route 24 Shannon Lake may be expanded into this area to make up for loss of service.
29	Bear Creek	West Kelowna	Marked for elimination due to low ridership.
90	North Okanagan Connector-Vernon	Vernon	Bus will no longer exit the highway to serve Oyama since statistic show few boardings in that area. Instead, it is proposed that a park and ride be established in Lake Country instead to serve these residents.
97X	RapidBus UBCO/Downtown	Kelowna	Construct stops and Gordon and Richter within a few years and eventually continue to West Kelowna to serve the proposed Boucherie Exchange and Westbank Exchange as funding becomes available.
##	Quail Ridge Shuttle	Winfield	Proposed to run from UBC Okanagan to the adjacent residential community where many students reside in the apartments and basement suites. This community is cut off from the city without the use of personal vehicles and the natural trail connecting the UBC Okanagan is potentially a safety risk, especially at night, until improvements are made.

Fares

Fare Type	Cash Fare	10 Tickets	Day Pass	Monthly Pass	Semester Pass
Adult	$2.00	$18.00	$5.50	$53.00
College Student	$2.00	$18.00	$5.50	$43.00	$138.00
Senior	$1.75	$15.25	$5.00	$37.00
Student to Grade 12	$1.75	$15.25	$5.00	$34.00
Children Under 5	No Charge
handyDART	$2.00			$60.00

Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus have access to U-PASS

Universal Transit Pass

In North America,Universal Transit Pass is a program that gives students enrolled in participating post-secondary institutions unlimited access to local transit. Programs are typically funded through mandatory fees that eligible students pay in each term in which they are registered. Fees are...

program.

External links

• Kelowna Regional Transit System