[Kosy123]

https://globalnews.ca/news/10564914/edmonton-lrt-ridership-pre-pandemic-levels/

“Bus ridership, we actually announced last February, had recovered from where we were before the pandemic and since then we’re above where we were back in 2019, which is amazing,” said Sarah Feldman, director of transit planning and ridership with ETS.

“LRT continues to grow and we’re almost at our pre-pandemic levels, which is great.”

What is almost though? Please the forum readers yearn for numbers lol

 

[EdwardEdm]

https://globalnews.ca/news/10564914/edmonton-lrt-ridership-pre-pandemic-levels/



What is almost though? Please the forum readers yearn for numbers lol

I'm going to get triggered.
So Rutherford says the Valley Line is getting 100,000 trips per day but ETS reported ridership as 223,000 per month.

The LRT ridership is improving. No doubt about that. I just don't like how they are saying that LRT is almost at pre-pandemic levels, but, that now includes the addition of an entire, new LRT line.

ETS still offers paid park and ride at the NE stations. They need to scrap that until that level of demand has returned to justify offering paid park and ride. That should have happened years ago when the ridership went down the drain.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

I'm going to get triggered.
So Rutherford says the Valley Line is getting 100,000 trips per day but ETS reported ridership as 223,000 per month.

Hopefully a misquote on journalist’s part…

I get triggered by councillors misstating information about transit & misrepresenting transit service…

 

[Kosy123]

I'm going to get triggered.
So Rutherford says the Valley Line is getting 100,000 trips per day but ETS reported ridership as 223,000 per month.

The LRT ridership is improving. No doubt about that. I just don't like how they are saying that LRT is almost at pre-pandemic levels, but, that now includes the addition of an entire, new LRT line.

ETS still offers paid park and ride at the NE stations. They need to scrap that until that level of demand has returned to justify offering paid park and ride. That should have happened years ago when the ridership went down the drain.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE lmao

Yeah, the trend of increased LRT ridership is set in stone. Honestly, I’m fine with that sort of omission. If these articles (even if they’re playing around with some facts) about LRT ridership approaching pre-pandemic levels make more people comfortable taking the train, I’m all for it.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

Increased off-peak frequency of routes 55 (Meadows-Southgate in all time periods), 56, 114, 518 (increased Saturday early evening from 60 mins to 30 mins), 903 is probably helping a bit.

123 & 902 getting full span of service 7 days a week should help too.

 

[CplKlinger]

https://globalnews.ca/news/10564914/edmonton-lrt-ridership-pre-pandemic-levels/



What is almost though? Please the forum readers yearn for numbers lol

At the council meeting, admin clarified that LRT ridership is at around 85% recovery.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

ETS was recently restructured.

Director, Transit Planning, Ridership and Revenue
Sarah Feldman

Director, LRT Operations and Maintenance
Trevor Dennehy

Director, Transit Scheduling and Workforce Operations Support
Cameron Grayson

Director, Technical Services
Jesse Issac

Director, Bus Operations
Ryan Birch

Former Departments:

- Business Integration and Workforce Development
- Engineering and Maintenance
- Planning and Scheduling
- Transit Innovation Program
- Transit Operations

 

[David A]

At the council meeting, admin clarified that LRT ridership is at around 85% recovery.

85% is not quite "almost" recovered and if the 85% is including Valley Line (which was not running then) numbers, then this the gap is even bigger.

Vague terms like almost are not helpful in understanding the situation and I wish people would avoid using them particularly in a situation like this where actual numbers and percentages should be tracked and available.

 

[Habibfazil]

ETS was recently restructured.

Director, Transit Planning, Ridership and Revenue
Sarah Feldman

Director, LRT Operations and Maintenance
Trevor Dennehy

Director, Transit Scheduling and Workforce Operations Support
Cameron Grayson

Director, Technical Services
Jesse Issac

Director, Bus Operations
Ryan Birch

Former Departments:

- Business Integration and Workforce Development
- Engineering and Maintenance
- Planning and Scheduling
- Transit Innovation Program
- Transit Operations

nice, just so long as they get the busses to run on schedule and make connections and I'll be happy...

 

[Yeggy]

To be fair Post pandemic world is structured differently than the world today with more at home options for work and school.
People are not “doing” as much as we focus on other rising costs.
And
We also went through a major network upheaval with the introduction of the new lrt line and new fair collection/rates.

Things will return and grow.

 

[thommyjo]

I'm going to get triggered.
So Rutherford says the Valley Line is getting 100,000 trips per day but ETS reported ridership as 223,000 per month.

The LRT ridership is improving. No doubt about that. I just don't like how they are saying that LRT is almost at pre-pandemic levels, but, that now includes the addition of an entire, new LRT line.

ETS still offers paid park and ride at the NE stations. They need to scrap that until that level of demand has returned to justify offering paid park and ride. That should have happened years ago when the ridership went down the drain.

When I read that I was confused too. I think it’s 10,000/day. Cause all other numbers we have seen were 5-8k daily. So 10k/weekday average I could see being true

 

[Glenco]

Had a rough day yesterday. The 747 shuttle bus to the airport was jam packed and the driver said no one else could get on leaving about 10 people to wait an hour for the next bus. . Well one guy to matters into his own hands he barged his way on knocking the diver back into his seat and slamming the driver’s door. So naturally the driver had to call security. After about 15 minutes waiting the perpetrator realizing security was on the way decided to leave Then we had to wait for security making the bus a half hour late. Lots of drama

 

[Habibfazil]

Had a rough day yesterday. The 747 shuttle bus to the airport was jam packed and the driver said no one else could get on leaving about 10 people to wait an hour for the next bus. . Well one guy to matters into his own hands he barged his way on knocking the diver back into his seat and slamming the driver’s door. So naturally the driver had to call security. After about 15 minutes waiting the perpetrator realizing security was on the way decided to leave Then we had to wait for security making the bus a half hour late. Lots of drama

Man, what is wrong with people, and any 747 service less than a 30 minute headway is criminal...

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

Had a rough day yesterday. The 747 shuttle bus to the airport was jam packed and the driver said no one else could get on leaving about 10 people to wait an hour for the next bus. . Well one guy to matters into his own hands he barged his way on knocking the diver back into his seat and slamming the driver’s door. So naturally the driver had to call security. After about 15 minutes waiting the perpetrator realizing security was on the way decided to leave Then we had to wait for security making the bus a half hour late. Lots of drama

I hope the bus operator wasn’t Ernie…

Very close to being the longest serving ETS employee/badge #1. 747 has been a pre-retirement gig for a few long time operators.

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

Growth Management Framework Update:

Developing Areas - Access to Transit Service

Percentage of dwellings within a 600 m walking distance to transit that provides service during weekday peak periods and most off-peak time periods.

Off-Peak 1 - Weekday Midday and Early Evening, Saturday Midday, and Sunday Midday

District:
Northeast - 97%
Northwest - 94%
Horse Hill - 3%
West Henday - 79%
West Edmonton - 54%
Whitemud - 100%
Mill Woods and Meadows - 93%
Southwest - 81%
Ellerslie - 91%

Total: 87%