car ▁services ▁at ▁the ▁loop ▁were : ▁ ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁route , ▁both ▁west bound ▁to ▁K ee le ▁Street ▁and ▁east bound ▁to ▁Mount ▁Ple asant ▁Road ▁and ▁Eg inton ▁Avenue ▁ ▁Earl sc ourt ▁route , ▁west bound ▁to ▁L ans d ow ne ▁Avenue ▁ ▁Rog ers ▁route ▁( r ush ▁hour ▁service ), ▁west bound ▁to ▁Rog ers ▁Road ▁and ▁B ick nell ▁Avenue ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁street car ▁route ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁bus , ▁ending ▁direct ▁r ush - hour ▁service ▁between ▁Rog ers ▁Road ▁and ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁station . ▁This ▁abandon ment ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁street car ▁short age . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁route ▁east ▁of ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁station ▁became ▁the ▁separate ▁M t . ▁Ple asant ▁street car ▁route . ▁This ▁ended ▁the ▁one - se at ▁ride ▁from ▁Mount ▁Ple asant ▁Road ▁to ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁Avenue ▁West ▁thus ▁forcing ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁vehicle ▁at ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁station . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁M t . ▁Ple asant ▁street car ▁line ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁dies el ▁bus , ▁ending ▁street car ▁service ▁east ▁of ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁station . ▁The ▁Metro ▁Ro ads ▁Department , ▁respond ing ▁to ▁compla ints ▁from ▁motor ists ▁about ▁street c ars ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ple asant