Author: Edmonton Transit Riders

At Edmonton Transit Riders, we talk a lot about “the transit you deserve.” We wax poetic about a bus stop that’s within a 10 minute walk from your home, with buses that arrive every 30 minutes, and arrive on time. To a lot of Edmontonians, this sounds like a fairy tale. But we think this…

At the December 12, 2023, City Council meeting, a motion was made directing Administration to provide a report outlining a detailed plan for a two-year trial for the use of fare gates at two transit facilities. This report will be presented at Council’s Urban Planning Committee meeting on September 17, 2024.  After reviewing the report,…

August 28, 2024, the Ride Transit Program Funding Gap report goes to Executive Committee for information. In May of this year, Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) recommended to Council’s Executive Committee to raise fares for riders to address transit funding gaps. Carrie Hotton-Mcdonald, the branch manager of ETS said that “these budget challenges, increased costs for…

Report goes to Urban Planning Committee on August 27, 2024 for Information. Here’s our thoughts on the update. Want to learn more? Check out the materials from Administration below. Please note that the BRT routes depicted in the images included are not approved and require further analysis and design by ETS, so they may not…

Today we reached out to City Councillors in advance of the August 14, 2024, Executive Committee meeting to share our concerns with Administration’s report that details some financial challenges facing our public transit system. Below is a copy of our correspondence. Dear Councillors, We are Edmonton Transit Riders, a local non-profit organization advocating for a…