Transit
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Metro Line Woes: The anti-transit bias of media coverage
By now, the failures of the Metro Line LRT extension are well known. Originally slated to open in early 2014, the line only began service this past...
By Vincent Puhakka -
What ETS riders need from a transit strategy: Part 2
Following the first part of this series, the second round of the transit strategy public meetings took place on November 17th and 18th. The purpose of...
By Vincent Puhakka -
Imagining Edmonton’s Main Street
Jasper Avenue is said to be Edmonton’s main street. But what does that mean? Its multiple uses–as destination and as thoroughfare, as pedestrian...
By Paul Giang -
What do ETS riders need from a transit strategy? Part 1
Anyone who has ridden our transit system over the past month can hardly have missed the almost ubiquitous posters and advertisements promoting public...
By Vincent Puhakka -
Late Night Transit Service: Essential for City’s Ambitious Goals
Edmonton in many ways has been a public transit pioneer in North America; most importantly through the introduction of North America’s first modern LRT...
By Vincent Puhakka -
A Tramway to Somewhere
The story of Edmonton’s rail transit begins in 1893, a year after the Town of Edmonton was incorporated. A paragraph is usually enough to mention the 1893...
By Trent Portigal -
Debunking Edmonton’s “War on Cars”
A recent opinion piece in the Calgary Herald claiming that the City of Calgary is “ignoring the plight of drivers” reiterated the common...
By Tom Young -
5 things ETS could improve for new users
Whether you just moved into town or have never taken public transit before, riding Edmonton Transit System (ETS) can be stressful. It’s unfair to...
By Paul Giang -
Continuing the Great Bus Debate: Time to Revisit Pulse Transit?
Thanks to coverage by the Journal’s Elise Stolte, there has been healthy debate on the vision of Edmonton Transit’s network and whether or not it should...
By Paul Giang -
The Edmonton Streetcar & Its Urban Form: Part 2
Some time ago now, I wrote Part 1 of The Edmonton Streetcar and its Urban Form. In it I identified that Edmonton’s favourite streets are largely...
By Jason Pfeifer -
Five Short, Linear Stories on the LRT
This story was originally written for the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) website launch. ECAMP, an initiative under the Edmonton Heritage...
By Paul Giang -
Induced Demand: How Edmonton Can Undermine Its LRT Investment
The proposed widening of 75th Street to six lanes as part of the southeast LRT project was recently discussed in an article in the Edmonton Journal. In...
By Kyle Witiw