Now I went on a 76 loop for the first time today & the driver agreed with me that the 76/77 are Woden's answer to the 73/74 (Belconnen Loop). Well as it is there to mostly serve elderly people I thought a few alteraions may help the elderly a bit more.
76
Woden Interchange
L CALLAM STREET
L LAUNCESTON STREET
L MELROSE DRIVE
L CORINNA STREET
L BREWER STREET
R MELROSE DRIVE
L THEODORE STREET
L CARRUTHERS STREET
U 1ST ROUNDAABOUT
C CARRUTHERS STREET
CONTINUE AS PER ROUTE 76
77
AS PER ROUTE 77
C CARRUTHERS STREET
U 1ST ROUNDABOUT
R THEODORE STREET
R MARRIWAH STREET
L LAUNCESTON STREET
R MELROSE DRIVE
L CORINNA STREET
R BREWER STREET
R MELROSE DRIVE
R LAUNCESTON STREET
R CALLAM STREET
R WODEN INTERCHANGE
This works as the bus then goes to the Woolworths/Coles/GIO that the elderly like to visit & pay their bills at Westfield Woden & for those after Curtin Shops it drops them off/pick them up closer to the bus stop.
This idea has some merit. So why not forward it to ACTION and see what they do with it?
For Route 76 make it clear that "L Carruthers St" is at the end of Theodore St - near the shops - not at the first roundabout (it confused me when I saw it).
For Route 77, it might be better to turn left onto Melrose Dr after Brewer St and enter the interchange via Hindmarsh Dr and Callam St.
It all depends what club the oldies are after for the 77.
I suggested the 66 do a Macarthur loop & they sent the 65 past Macarthur & didn't even deviate it via Chisholm Shops, so I worry what they may do.