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Bus Routes

As a car-free Edmontonian, I often spend time thinking about the roles that walking, biking, and taking transit play in moving people around our city. My bike has been particularly helpful on the campaign trail: it’s an inexpensive, efficient, and reliable way to get around. I often use transit to fill the gaps, but we need to improve service: extend the LRT, overhaul the route network, increase frequency, and extend service hours.

As part of my commitment to keeping transit as accessible as possible to all Edmontonians, I pledge to donate at least half of my council vehicle allowance to the ETS Donate-a-Ride program and to other local groups to help fund their transportation needs. Find more on the campaign pledge contained in this video here.

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An ETS guide from 1980 recently surfaced on Connect2Edmonton, and it’s worth a look for those interested in seeing how Edmonton’s transit system has changed over time. While the diagrams are interesting in their own right, it’s a little hard to tell exactly what’s happened over the past 30 years without doing a little digging. Do that digging, and you’ll be left with a question – where have all our buses gone? (continue reading…)

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When Statistics Canada released information about Canadians’ travel habits in 2008, I was disappointed – yet not surprised – to see Edmonton singled out as the most car-dependent city in the country. While both fuel prices and environmental concern are on an upward trend recently, neither seem to have made much of a difference with regard to transportation in Edmonton. (continue reading…)

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