York Region Transit route 82 'Valleymede'

	82 Valleymede
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX , New Flyer D40LF/R , New Flyer XD40 , Nova Bus LFS
Division		Southeast (Richmond Hill)
Related routes		None

82 Valleymede is a local bus route operated by York Region Transit in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 82.

Route 82 serves mainly Shirley Drive, Spadina Road, and Valleymede Drive.

This route serves the Redstone and Bayview Hill communities. It also serves Richmond Green Sports Centre, Rouge Woods Community Centre, Smart!Centres Richmond Hill, Bayview Hill Community Centre, Ed Sackfield Arena, and Beaver Creek Business Park. One trip in the morning and one in the afternoon also serve Richmond Green Secondary School and Richmond Green Library. One trip in the morning also serves Bernard Terminal and Richmond Hill High School. One trip in the morning and one in the afternoon also serve St. Robert Catholic High School.

Route 82 connects to Viva Pink and Viva Purple at Highway 7. The one trip serving Bernard Terminal and Richmond Hill High School connects to Viva Blue at Yonge/Elgin Mills and Bernard Terminal.

Branches

This route has 1 main branch:

• 82 Elgin Mills Road - Commerce Valley Drive (Weekday rush hours only)

Historic Branches

• 82A Langstaff GO Station - Valleymede Drive

History

The precursor to route 82 was Richmond Hill Transit route 2. It followed almost the same route as today's route 82, but operating on Newkirk Road to Bernard Terminal, as the area north of Major Mackenzie was not developed yet. When YRT took over operations from Richmond Hill Transit, it renumbered route 2 into route 82. The same routing was used after amalgamation.

• September 4, 2001 - Richmond Hill Transit was merged into YRT in January 2001 and route 82 was formed from Richmond Hill Transit's routes 2 and 2A. On this date, route 2 Newkirk was renumbered 82 and route 2A Langstaff Local was renumbered 82A in order to avoid route number duplication across the York Region Transit network.

• September 3, 2002 - Branch 82A is discontinued and replaced with the new route 87 extending into the Maple and Thornhill Woods neighbourhoods.

• May 9, 2004 - A general rerouting in the Richmond Hill area brought around major changes to this route. The route was renamed from Newkirk to Valleymede-Spadina. Service on Newkirk Road ended and replaced by a modified route 86. Route 82 was extended north along Farmstead Road and Shirley Drive to Richmond Green, near Elgin Mills Road and Leslie Street. Limited service was operated along Farmstead Road to Richmond Hill GO Station, having lost that direct connection while operating along Newkirk Road. Full service was offered to St. Robert Catholic High School.

• May 8, 2005 - All-day Saturday service is introduced.

• September 4, 2005 - New service introduced during weekday evenings operating until 9:30pm.

• September 4, 2007 - Full Monday to Saturday service is extended from Richmond Green to Richmond Green Secondary School which was previously only served at bell times.

• September 2011 - Saturday service was eliminated due to low ridership.

• April 23, 2012 - Route 82 was heavily revised. The northern end of the route was truncated to terminate at Elgin Mills Road/Redstone Road, looping via Shirley Drive, Elgin Mills Road, and Redstone Road. Trips now only serve Richmond Green Secondary School to meet bell times. The southern end of the route was truncated to terminate at Commerce Valley Drive/Leslie Street at all times, with service extended to St. Robert only during bell times. Service was also modified to use Minthorn Boulevard instead of Highway 7 to minimize delays from rapidway construction.

• December 2012 - Route 82 was declared fully accessible.

• July 2, 2013 - Service is reduced to operate during rush hours only with weekday midday service discontinued. Also, the route name was changed from Valleymede-Spadina to Valleymede, although destination signs showed "Valleymede" for a long time after the change.

• April 5, 2020 - Due to lower ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic, the route is temporarily suspended.

• September 6, 2020 - Full service is restored.

• April 30, 2023 - Limited service to Richmond Hill GO Station is discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 82 sees a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR, New Flyer XD40, and Nova Bus LFS.

Route Maps

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  July 2013 - April 2023

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  April 2012 - July 2013

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  2010 - September 2011

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  September 2007 - 2010

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  May 2004 - September 2007

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  September 2002 - May 2004

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  2001 - September 2002

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	82
Richmond Green Secondary School	82	Northern Terminus
Elgin Mills Rd. @ Redstone Rd.	82
Bayview Secondary School	82
Major Mackenzie Dr. @ Bayview Ave. Walmart Plaza	82
Spadina Rd. @ 16th Ave.	82
Valleymede Dr. @ Highway 7	82
Commerce Valley Dr. E. @ Leslie St.	82
St. Robert Catholic High School	82	Southern Terminus.

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches				Notes
	82	82	82	82A
Richmond Green Secondary School		82	82
Elgin Mills Rd. @ Redstone Rd.		82	82
Bayview Secondary School		82	82
Bernard Terminal	82		82
Yonge St. @ Devonsleigh Blvd.	82
Richmond Hill Secondary School	82	82	82
Richmond Hill GO Station	82	82	82
Major Mackenzie Dr. @ Bayview Ave. Walmart Plaza		82	82
Langstaff GO Station				82A
Langstaff Secondary School				82A
Yonge St. @ Bantry Ave.				82A
High Tech Rd. @ Bayview Ave.				82A
Spadina Rd. @ 16th Ave.	82	82	82	82A
Valleymede Dr. @ Highway 7	82	82	82	82A
Commerce Valley Dr. E. @ Leslie St.	82	82	82
St. Robert Catholic High School	82	82	82

Summary

Period	Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday
		AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening
Sept 2020-Present	82	27	N/A	30	N/A
Early 2020	82	Variable	N/A	Variable	N/A
2019	82
2018	82
2017	82	22-31	N/A	20-47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	82	22-31	N/A	20-47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015	82	22-30	N/A	20-47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014	82	27-30	N/A	25-35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	82	27-30	N/A	25-30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	82	30	60	34-40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	82	25-35	60	30	N/A	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	82	25-35	60	30	N/A	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	82
2008	82
2007	82	25-30	60	30	25-35	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	82	25-30	60	30	30	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	82	25-30	60	30	35	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	82	25-30	60	30	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	82	25-30	45	25-30	35	N/A				N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	82	25-30	45	20-25	35	N/A				N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	82/82A	20-30	60	15-30	N/A	N/A				N/A	N/A	N/A