Transit
Recent stories about transit
Hydrogen bus pilot attracts international attention
The hydrogen bus pilot by the City of Edmonton and Strathcona County caught the attention of planners across Canada and the United States during a June 9 presentation.
On the agenda: Budget adjustment, transit garage, community halls
This week, council is set to make some adjustments to the final year of the 2023-2026 capital budget, examine options for building the southeast transit garage to its original scope, and hear an update on the state of community league facilities.
Your turn: Climate, leisure access, and pipeline route
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes Edmonton's annual climate change and energy perception survey, feedback on the leisure access pass program, and open houses about the proposed Yellowhead Pipeline.
Proposed BRT on Whyte Ave would remove parking, travel lanes
The City of Edmonton has released two configuration options for one of its bus rapid transit routes down Whyte Avenue and in the University of Alberta area, both of which would remove street parking from most of the corridor, reduce vehicle travel lanes to one in each direction, and allow emergency vehicles to use the BRT lanes.
On the agenda: User fees, buses, and Blatchford
This week, councillors are set to discuss user fees, the city's aging bus fleet, and Blatchford's capital budget.
Garage capacity key to expanding transit service, advocate says
Transit advocates are urging Edmonton city council to consider the long-term effects of shrinking the southeast transit garage to stay within budget.
A moment in history: April 24, 1971
On this day in 1971, Edmonton city council was contemplating raising bus fare to 35 cents.
On the agenda: Taxes, budget, River Crossing
This week, council will discuss the drivers of tax increases, vote on increasing the budget for various capital projects, and consider approving the first phase of the River Crossing Community Development.
On the agenda: Zoning bylaw, transit garage, audits
This week, councillors are scheduled to vote on amendments to the small-scale residential zone, review a scope reduction for the southeast transit garage, and hear an update from the city auditor's office.