It seems strange that there was no ribbon cutting for the new station (or Valley Line for that matter).

https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/MassTransit-1.25millionpeople-Report.pdf Page 25 mentions 92 St and 40 Ave as infill stations, and supposedly planning and design is funded for the latter...

I take the 500X so I'm not complaining, more just surprised that it of all routes would receive artics. I actually thought it would have been rerouted as an express feeder to Davies / Bonnie Doon (the better to boost VLSE ridership) and other X routes would get them instead.

I thought they were talking about the 170 St pedestrian bridge, because the latest renders for the Capital Line Henday bridge depict a double arch design. https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/assets/PDF/Capital-Line-South_Project-Bulletin_July2023.pdf

Bay station kept its name even when its namesake building didn't, then had Enterprise Square tacked on... If it's anything like Blatchford, it'll be Coliseum / Exhibition Market and Exhibition Gate.

Woohoo! It will be funny to see Valley Line have better frequencies than Capital Line. Good to see an update on the airport bus -- was looking for it earlier. Guess it was covered by the triparty agreement rather than the recent MOU (or the late EMTSC) so it would be brought forward regardless...

I, and other Edmontonians, would also be very happy to write to Ministers (and organize others to do the same) about withholding future transit funding from Greater Vancouver transit projects, given the recent bus strike and potential escalation. There are other cities in Canada (including...

Putting politics aside for a moment, I am very relieved that nobody was hurt in yesterday's incident and that City Hall will remain an open space to the public. We all have our differences but violence shouldn't be the answer.

So with the Exhibition Lands sale, it's safe to say now that the 115 Ave station will become the first infill station in Edmonton's LRT network? I'm quite certain that part of the terms of sale would include a developer investment to match any City funding, as was the case with Brookfield and...

Got to this late, but around halfway into the segment it was mentioned that 5 minute peak frequencies would become permanent for the February service change?

I think this is the EMRB Transportation plan, which showed a three-quarters loop of Nisku Spine Road / Highway 2A -170 St SW around City of Leduc. The whole issue could be resolved if Alberta Transportation widened QEII between the 50 Ave interchange and truck scale to 3 lanes each way, and...

Speaking of safety, I think the events today are a wake-up call for ETS to move its control centre out of Churchill.

There was also a lot of confusion over whether Churchill was shut down because of what happened at City Hall. I was wondering if VLSE issues were going to make the news (I think it was the most severe since opening) but obviously it's overshadowed now.

Wouldn't Coliseum be a better location for a park and ride? The old Rexall is coming down soon and the surrounding lots are already there. I suspect more tight-fisted minds would balk at spending even more money to prep Blatchford, only to take the parking away in a few years when the land is...

https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=56b49f47-4b2e-46bc-afcc-9da1bee78617&lang=English&Agenda=Agenda&Item=28&Tab=attachments Not just limited to VLSE but relevant nonetheless.

You should see other cities with full-fledged subways then - the entire platform gets packed cheek to jowl and they manage. Century Park at its busiest is an order of magnitude less crowded, and will only get less so once the extension south opens. You must be horrified at Vancouver. Many of...

Last time I checked as well there was also an extreme cold weather alert with drivers allowed to exercise discretion for boarding passengers. Imagine that at an airline! It's very simple, running a public transit service means less of an emphasis on quality, because the operational mandate is...

When was the last time you were at Century Park? I was there on Sunday and I will tell you the building is wide enough for multiple gates. It's not that much different from the at-grade stations where people are forced to either end of the platform -- would that be 'absolute chaos' as well?

No, a *customer service mentality* like the airlines where you don't have a ticket, you aren't allowed to board. Customer service can only be expected if customer pays market price to ensure the business stays in business.

It's really irritating when people strawman my arguments to score internet points. Sure I don't like the NAIT temporary station especially the bit about it being too short, but that is done. If the City absolutely has to build Ellerslie station at-grade, then I say they build a temporary...