York University Students, Faculty and Staff, who live in Vaughan, Eastern Markham and Southern Richmond Hill, who currently use the YRT and its PRESTO $3.75 service directly to the heart of the campus will have this cost effective and time efficient service replaced with the following more expensive and time consuming options;
North of Steeles and West of York University Campus including the following Routes
- 20 – Jane – Servicing Maple
- 165/165F – Weston – Servicing Woodbridge
will continue to pay Presto $3.75 to reach the YRT Pioneer Village Bus Terminal and then have the following options.;
- 20 minute walk to and from central campus, from 200 meters north of Steeles & Settlers Road
- $3.00 TTC Fare to travel 1 TTC Subway stop to the York University station
North of Steeles and East of York University Campus including the following routes
- 96 – Keele/Yonge – Servicing Maple and King
- 107/107B – Keele – Servicing Maple and Concord
- 3 – Thornhill – Servicing Concord, Thornhill Vaughan, Thornhill Markham
will continue to pay Presto $3.75 to reach the YRT Pioneer Village Bus Terminal and then have the following options.;
- 10 minute walk to and from central campus, from Steeles & Founders Road
- 20 minute walk to and from central campus, from 200 meters north of Steeles & Settlers Road
- $3.00 TTC Fare to travel 1 TTC Subway stop to the York University station
For those in Concord, Thornhill-Vaughan, Thornhill-Markham and Richmond Hill currently using Viva Purple to reach York University Central Campus, you will now need continue to pay $3.75 and use the Viva Orange line and then have the following options
- Transfer Viva Orange to 96 – Keele/Yonge, 107/107B wihvh requires crossing Highway & and then Keele Street (Crossing time 2-3 minutes) wait for those YRT buses (Wait time 0 -15 minutes), and then;
- 10 minute walk to and from central campus, from Steeles & Founders Road
- 20 minute walk to and from central campus, from 200 meters north of Steeles & Settlers Road
- $3.00 TTC Fare to travel 1 TTC Subway stop to the York University station
- Or
- Take Viva Orange to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, pay $3.00 and transfer to TTC Subway and travel 3 stops to York University