ChazYEG
Senior Member
Six or eight would even make sense, but 18 could probably support 10min frequencies or better, considering that a bus from dt will probably take about 1hr+ depending on time of day.
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ETS Bus and General Transit Improvements
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YEG Bus Rider
Active Member
It is.
I’ll DM the ETS Social Media Team, found & reported a few mistakes back in December.
EdwardEdm
Active Member
500x, plus the 8 and a few trips on the 9. The 500x is a very popular route. Regardless of overlap. The ridership comes from the Meadows and not the few stops at Bonnie Doon and beyond.
Foolworm
Active Member
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.
500x goes all the way to McEwan University, unlike the Valley Line (for now).
trevorhayden
Active Member
Has ETS considered creating a regional services map that shows regional buses, express buses, high frequency routes, LRT, and major destinations?
BrettB
Active Member
They kinda have on this page https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/maps-routes-schedules-service if you scroll down to the Google map, but it's not nearly as complete as what I believe you're suggesting.
EdmTrekker
Senior Member
Too bad the schedule you posted does not have the 747 on it. People would have to go in a different spot to find the transit option to EIA. You would think ETS would post it in schedules plus the general transit page.
Gronk!
Senior Member
The Edmonton International Airport and the Edmonton Downtown Business Association support creating a direct bus link between the region’s international airport and downtown Edmonton, according to a report due at a Feb. 6 urban planning committee meeting. Edmonton’s council requested administration to explore cost-sharing options, as it declined to fund the service during its budget deliberations in December 2022. No organizations have formally committed to a cost-sharing model. The report said the proposed service would cost between $2.5 million and $3.5 million, depending on frequency, with an upfront capital cost of between $10 million and $30 million. The city said council would need to approve funding for the route as there is no money for it in the budget. Route 747 currently runs between Century Park Transit Centre and YEG. The proposed new service would supplement the 747 route, the city said. The new route could attract more conference goers and boost the economic potential of the airport and downtown. A route could also support those who live and work near the airport, as the majority of 747 bus passengers are “regular riders” who likely work at YEG or the Premium Outlet Collection Edmonton International Airport, the city said.
edmonton.taproot.news
On the agenda: Wîhkwêntôwin, esports, airport link
Council is back to meeting but will do so virtually. This shift follows a week when the city cancelled all public meetings in the wake of the Jan. 23 attack on city hall. The building will be closed to the public indefinitely.
edmonton.taproot.news
trevorhayden
Active Member
Direct downtown bus to airport will not go ahead at this time due to estimated cost. I wonder, from Carrie's lukewarm tone, if it was inflated to make sure priority remains on improving existing service? Also BRT may also include an airport route with more stops.
IanO
Superstar
Is it a nice to have or more of a supportive service to enhance and improve our rather limited YEG connections?
Foolworm
Active Member
Can we not speculate on Administration misleading or biasing information to Council? It's conspiracy talk that only serves to undermine trust in the policy-making process.
For what it's worth, I think this decision was foreshadowed by EMTSC: The City is in full austerity mode now and looking for ways to save money.
David A
Senior Member
Oh now we can't say the administration is leading council? Really? No, it is actually not a conspiracy, it has been happening for for some time and is becoming fairly obvious with this council.
At first I thought it might be because a number were new but they seem to have become quite comfortable not questioning what they have been told.
At first I thought it might be because a number were new but they seem to have become quite comfortable not questioning what they have been told.
Foolworm
Active Member
Really? Saying that Administration is misleading Council on the basis of obviousness?
That is very much conspiracy theory absent actual, smoking gun evidence to back it up.
I suggest you go to a public Council hearing or write to your Councillor and tell them, to their face, about it then. It's a pretty serious allegation to be accusing people of doing their jobs in bad faith.
That is very much conspiracy theory absent actual, smoking gun evidence to back it up.
I suggest you go to a public Council hearing or write to your Councillor and tell them, to their face, about it then. It's a pretty serious allegation to be accusing people of doing their jobs in bad faith.
David A
Senior Member
Actually, you are the one who used the words misleading, smoking gun, conspiracy and doing their jobs in bad faith.