Transit

Recent stories about transit


An Edwardian Classical style building at the corner of an intersection, with a clock tower on top
city council region

Calls for public engagement: downtown, BRT, Old Strathcona public realm

Here are opportunities to help inform city planning for downtown, bus-based mass transit, and the Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy.

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An On Demand Transit bus in downtown Edmonton.
city council downtown

On the agenda: Downtown residential, permitting parking, transit changes

This week's agenda includes a discussion of downtown construction incentives, a program to address non-compliant surface parking lots, and upcoming changes to the transit network.

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A toddler wearing a blue puffy coat presses a button to unsuccessfully make a shelter door open on the Valley Line LRT system.
city council transit

Valley Line shelters give riders cold shoulder

Passengers on Edmonton's months-old $1.8 billion Valley Line LRT system have not been able to use many of the heated and accessible shelters at stations, features that have "never worked properly from day one," according to one observer.

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A picture of an Edmonton Transit Service ticket machine. The screen says "Press any button to START".
technology city council

MovEd targets inefficient public services with hackathon

When Mykola Holovetskyi tried to board an Edmonton Transit Service bus for the first time, the recent newcomer from Ukraine didn't have cash or an Arc card but instead only his credit card on his phone. What happened next prompted a big idea.

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A hydrogen bus parked in a lot.
technology region

Hydrogen bus pilot finds hiccups and fixes

The players behind a pilot of hydrogen buses in Edmonton and Strathcona County have used sandbags to replicate passengers and consulted with experts to expose and resolve any future challenges that the low-carbon technology has.

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A transit station in New York City has a wall-to-wall barrier with turnstile entrances on one side, which are monitored by an employee in a reflective vest.
podcast city council

Council may turn to turnstiles for transit safety

This week, Coun. Tim Cartmell is set to introduce a motion at council to direct the city to pilot turnstiles at two locations on Edmonton's LRT system as a potential way to address violent crime at stations.

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Ward pihêsiwin Coun. Tim Cartmell at a council meeting in August 2023.
city council budget

On the agenda: Updates on operating and capital budget overruns

This week, councillors will hold their final meetings before the holiday break. They will discuss forecasted budget deficits, the police commission, collective bargaining, and fare gates at transit stations.

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An LRT car moves from left to right across an urban landscape with a tall apartment tower in the background.
city council valley line

Valley Line LRT begins increasing frequency

A month after the Valley Line Southeast LRT opened, trains are starting to run at the five-minute intervals originally promised for the line, at least sometimes.

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A large, yellow piece of crane machinery extends beyond its concrete base, suspended in the sky.
transit valley line

Gantry crane builds Edmonton LRT differently

In a first for Edmonton, Marigold Infrastructure Partners is using a large-scale gantry crane originally built for a project in Dubai to build more than two kilometres of elevated track for the Valley Line West LRT, segment by segment.

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