Hamilton, ON (April 4, 2016)

Completed on time and on budget, the new transit terminal at the Fennell campus will improve commutes for Mohawk College students, faculty, staff and Mountain residents. The terminal also supports Mohawk’s efforts to create a more pedestrian-friendly campus.

The Ontario government has invested $3.3 million, through Metrolinx, to help Mohawk College build the new transit terminal. Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in the province’s history — more than $134 billion over 10 years, which is making 110,000 jobs possible every year across the province, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. In 2015, the province announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.

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QUICK FACTS:

More than 4,100 students, faculty and staff ride the HSR daily to and from Mohawk’s Fennell campus.

Construction on the Mohawk College Terminal began in September 2015.

The City of Hamilton received approximately $32.8 million in Metrolinx Quick Win funds through the 2008 Ontario Budget to be used for municipal capital expenditures for transit vehicles, infrastructure to support B-Line Improvements (King-Main corridor) and A-Line Improvements (James-Upper James Corridor), and James Street North Station improvements.

The Mohawk College Terminal services the HSR’s A-Line Express, Upper Kenilworth, Sanatorium and College bus routes and features outdoor heated shelters.

More than $90 million has been invested in new construction and major renovations at the Fennell campus for the direct benefit of students.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jay Robb

Mohawk College Director of Communications

jay.robb@mohawkcollege.ca

905.979.8893

Patrick Searle

Minister Del Duca’s Office

Patrick.Searle@ontario.ca

Kelly Anderson

City of Hamilton

Kelly.Anderson@hamilton.ca

905-973-4230

Closing the entrance will allow the City to complete the roadwork in front of the college before classes start the following week.

The closure will temporarily disrupt HSR bus service on campus. Until the work is complete the HSR will be picking up and dropping off at the corner of Fennell Avenue and West 5th Street.

Drivers will need to use the two remaining entrances from Fennell Avenue (see red highlighted areas on map) while the work is being completed. 

The pilot
program will run from September 2012 to April 2013, and is designed to provide
all Mohawk College employees with an exclusive 25% discount on monthly HSR
transit passes. The Mohawk Student Association introduced significantly discounted passes for the College's Hamilton-based students in 2010.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Simply
complete the membership agreement here and bring it to the Fennell
Campus Bookstore. The Bookstore will keep your form on file, and sell you your
monthly transit pass at a 25% discount. This form must be completed prior to
purchasing your first discounted pass, but your membership will never expire through
the duration of the pilot program, so you only need to fill out the form once.

HOW MUCH WILL I SAVE?

All Mohawk
employees will receive an automatic discount of 25% off the regular adult
monthly pass price of $87, which makes your cost $65.25. If you already commute
by HSR, that’s an immediate saving of $21.75 every month, or $174 if you participate in all 8 months of the pilot program.

If you
currently commute by car, your savings will be even greater! You’ll save on the
cost of fuel, vehicle maintenance, and parking ($525+ annually).

HOW DOES THIS HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?

You’ll be
helping to reduce your personal carbon footprint by lowering the amount of
harmful emissions that result from commuting in a single-occupant vehicle. The
average vehicle emits 240g CO2e/km, whereas the average bus trip will emit 77g
CO2e/km, which equals close to a 70% reduction in your commuting footprint.

The Sustainability Office encourages all Mohawk staff to explore the
option of using HSR transit and are here to answer any questions you may have.
Please feel free to contact alan.griffiths@mohawkcollege.ca for more information. 

• If you are on a College approved work term or placement (minimum duration of one semester – four months with no days on campus), at a location more than 50 kms outside the HSR service area. (Students must attach proof of employment in the form of a letter on company letterhead outlining your name and the term of your employment)


• If you are a student with a documented disability who uses the DARTS system, or are given a bus pass through the CNIB (Students must attach proof in the form of a photocopy of the DARTS pass, or a letter from the CNIB confirming your name and your receipt of a bus pass, including valid dates of the pass).

Students who meet one of these criteria may visit their campus MSA office to fill out the opt out form.