Glad to see Valley Line ridership pickup from 138,000 in November and 145,800 in January to 223,000 in April. Almost 2 million riders to August indicates they've been averaging around that mark since.

Yes there's going to be a $200 starting January 1, 2025. That's about the equivalent fuel tax of driving 20,000 km in a compact car, or 12,000 km in a full-size SUV or pickup. I wonder if there will be rebates if fuel tax relief kicks in?

If they're in Edmonton, wouldn't employment be a huge reason? Followed by shopping. These businesses do pay taxes. I know in Vancouver they talk about this quite a bit when discussing the residential vs. commercial and industrial tax burden. At least both City of Edmonton and Vancouver do a...

The argument I'm hearing these days is that we don't pay gas taxes, licensing, and registration, therefore we're not entitled to using the road. That's about $1.1 billion per year in the province, which is good for what repaving 140 lane km of roadways each year? That's cute believing roads...

I wish they'd do more to flatten (as in grades <4%) more of the river valley, both for wheelchair accessibility and the casual cyclists. At the moment, the north shore from Groat Road Bridge all the way to Tawatina Bridge is fairly flat, but imagine if they did the south side as well and allowed...

This is where I expect the prioritization of the northeast extension to be after the two current projects are completed: Castledowns 2035 Allard/Desrochers 2040 Gorman 2045 (may as well consider extending it to Horse Hill/Marquis by then) Naki 2045+ Airport 2045+ SE Valley Line Extension 2045+...

I thought the original plan was to only put fare gates at the underground stations. It would make sense to put them in any controlled access station, below or at grade. Most of the open-access high-floor stations feel safe anyway, Kingsway-RAH is probably the worst of all of them and it's not as...

Still there. Also was wonderring why they didn't run trains all the way to Davies Station instead of Bonnie Doon and then do a bus bridge to Mill Woods from there. It's either because there are no switches between Bonnie Doon and 51 Ave and/or they aren't able to de-energize Whitemud Dr...

Yes I'm not too concerned about repair costs as insurance will cover it, but the disruptions would certainly turn me off if I didn't see the transit system as being reliable despite the fact it's not ETS' fault, potential for injury or death one day, etc.

What are drivers not getting?

Took advantage of my new to me eBike for that long in and out ride, which in reality was only 4km longer than looping back on 167 Ave. It's looking good so far and likely on schedule for the Fall 2025 opening. I wonder if that narrowing of the river channel is permanent though with the rip rap...

Gosh don’t give her any ideas. Although it’s mostly the city realizing that 40 km/h road lanes don’t need to be over 3.6m wide. Some progress from Quarters/Macauley 102A Ave bike lane extension from 96 St east to Jasper Ave. East of 95 St hasn’t started yet but will be converted to a two lane...

A lot of drivers don't obey stop signs, yet claim only cyclists do that. On another note, yesterday morning I joined a group of 5 cyclists going westbound on 103 Ave/102 Ave bike lane at 97 St to about 100 St, and then in the afternoon 3-6 cyclists going eastbound. It was pretty amazing...

How much of the Green Line could they have gotten finished for $6.2 billion had they started in 2019 or even earlier? When were they shovel ready? This is a failure from Kenney to shelve the line, but could Notley's government have provided provincial funding earlier than election year and made...

I thought about rogue painting elephant squares in the most problematic parts of my commute (mostly in the suburbs) but it would have to be redone every year. Those signs seem effective and should last decades. What really needs to happen is for suburban drivers to get out of the mindset that...

Looks like track/tie replacement.

Most of the crumbling curbs is on 40th Street. I don't think they should've put all those offsets in, just narrowed things at the intersections. Forcing the average driver to swerve with narrow lanes came with a predictable consequence. Hermitage Road doesn't have any swerving involved and is...

Car accidents seem exceedingly rare on Capital Line. Although I clearly remember my dad almost crashing us into one in the winter of 1989. The brakes worked, the tires didn't. In terms of traffic disruption, the trains run through less often than the light turns red at 112 Ave and 82 St. The...