New BrunswickThe City of Fredericton is studying the possibility of adding new transit terminals throughout the city to cut down on commuter times and appeal to more riders. Potential hubs include campus, Brookside Mall and Corbett Centre Allyson McCormack · CBC News · Posted: Nov 27, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Julia Sifa lives on Fredericton’s north side, and would welcome another bus terminal closer to home. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)A consulting firm has launched a new study to examine possible locations for more bus terminals in Fredericton.Although nearly 6,000 people use Fredericton transit every day, the city has only one bus terminal, outside Kings Place Mall. About one-third of transit users pass through the terminal every day.Julia Sifa has been a regular commuter for the past seven years, and the downtown terminal is where she hopes to make her connection.But it’s a bus she is often in a rush to catch, and said she sometimes misses the next route altogether. She said she would love to see another terminal option closer to home.“I would appreciate if we had more bus stations,” she said. “For example, for people in Hanwell, people on Brookside.”The city has hired Left Turn Right Turn Consulting to try to address those concerns with options for other bus terminals.Fred Gerrior, Fredericton’s manager of transit and parking services, shared a preliminary draft of the study with the city’s mobility committee this week. He said adding new hubs and microhubs could have a big impact on commutes. WATCH | What transit users think about adding more hubs:Fredericton Transit evaluating new bus terminal optionsA new study is looking at the addition of more transit terminals in Fredericton — including north side, campus and uptown locations. Currently, the city’s only existing terminal is in front of the Kings Place Mall.“When you have different transit hubs throughout the city, people don’t have to go all the way downtown,” he said. “They can shorten their journey time and it makes transit attractive all around.”There are five locations under consideration: the existing downtown terminal, two on the city’s north side, one near campus, and another further uptown. “The main idea is those … transit routes arrive around the same time and people can transfer between them,” said Gerrior.The terminals would include amenities such as washroom facilities, bike storage, and possible food options.The transit study is looking at five potential terminal locations in Fredericton. (City of Fredericton)Gerrior said the intent is to shorten commutes and “to be competitive against the car.”There were 1.3 million transit passengers in 2023, he said. That increased to 1.6 million in 2024, with early estimates suggesting another big increase for this year. Brenton Pendleton uses the city bus often, and said his commutes are “pretty decent for the most part,” but he can see the appeal of more hubs in the city.Brenton Pendleton said having another hub in the city would be a good addition to the city’s transit system. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)“People don’t necessarily have the time to come downtown and access the buses here,” he said. “So having them around various places like the Northside, I think it would definitely be a good addition for most people.” Zoe Henry and Onyx MacIsaac take the bus to and from Kings Place to get closer to the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design downtown. Henry said a hub uptown would be a big time-saver.“I think it could definitely help with college students specifically if they’re putting one up there on campus to make it easier for them to transfer from bus to bus.”Onyx MacIsaac (left) and Zoe Henry take the city bus to get closer to their downtown college. (Allyson McCormack/CBC)MacIsaac said it would also make it easier getting around in general, “being able to transfer in different spots and not have to come all the way across town.”“It would make it a lot easier and a lot faster,” she said, and also “more convenient.”Gerrior said there is still a lot of work to be done before any new hubs get off the ground. The full report is expected to be presented at the next mobiliy committee meeting in December. ABOUT THE AUTHORAllyson McCormack is a producer with CBC New Brunswick, based in Fredericton. She has been with CBC News since 2008.
Fredericton studies new options for transit terminal locations
