Transit

Metro Line Woes: The anti-transit bias of media coverage

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By now, the failures of the Metro Line LRT extension are well known. Originally slated to open in early 2014, the line only began... Read More

What ETS riders need from a transit strategy: Part 2

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Following the first part of this series, the second round of the transit strategy public meetings took place on November 17th and... Read More

Imagining Edmonton’s Main Street

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Jasper Avenue is said to be Edmonton’s main street. But what does that mean? Its multiple uses–as destination and as... Read More

Late Night Transit Service: Essential for City’s Ambitious Goals

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Edmonton in many ways has been a public transit pioneer in North America; most importantly through the introduction of North America’s... Read More

A Tramway to Somewhere

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The story of Edmonton’s rail transit begins in 1893, a year after the Town of Edmonton was incorporated. A paragraph is usually enough... Read More

Debunking Edmonton’s “War on Cars”

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A recent opinion piece in the Calgary Herald claiming that the City of Calgary  is “ignoring the plight of... Read More

5 things ETS could improve for new users

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Whether you just moved into town or have never taken public transit before, riding Edmonton Transit System (ETS) can be stressful... Read More

Continuing the Great Bus Debate: Time to Revisit Pulse Transit?

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Thanks to coverage by the Journal’s Elise Stolte, there has been healthy debate on the vision of Edmonton Transit’s network and... Read More

The Edmonton Streetcar & Its Urban Form: Part 2

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Some time ago now, I wrote Part 1 of The Edmonton Streetcar and its Urban Form. In it I identified that Edmonton’s favourite... Read More