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Regional Transit

trevorhayden said:
Kind of an unfair jab at Edmonton that their main argument is LRT "safety". Now users will need to transfer OUTSIDE Edmonton to take a bus into town.
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To be fair, they're reacting to the actual perception of current and potential riders. Their job is to provide an option that works best for the most residents, not to try and "sell" another city's transit system. If you only have the resources for one commuter route (which FST currently does), then it makes sense to choose the option that's most palatable to most people; Sherwood Park isn't just perceived as having safer and cleaner transit, but it also has services and employment that a lot of residents need, but can't drive to.

Multiple councilors, including the Mayor, stated that had the EMTSC gone ahead, the Fort likely could have been able to run two commuter services for a reasonable price, and thus kept the existing line to Clareview. Of course, it's Edmonton that chose to kill it, so the Fort shouldn't waste its time trying to advocate for Edmonton's transit.
 
Well, perhaps this makes sense for them. Sherwood Park is a much larger place close to Fort Saskatchewan. Regional transit doesn't have to only mean going from a suburban area to Edmonton.

People also travel from Morinville to St. Albert or from Stony Plain to Spruce Grove. Inter regional travel varies depending on the size of communities and what is in the area.
 
David A said:
Well, perhaps this makes sense for them. Sherwood Park is a much larger place close to Fort Saskatchewan. Regional transit doesn't have to only mean going from a suburban area to Edmonton.

People also travel from Morinville to St. Albert or from Stony Plain to Spruce Grove. Inter regional travel varies depending on the size of communities and what is in the area.
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That's a good point, and reminds me of something: I think an admin report mentioned that this happened now because the regional CAOs requested it as a way to help complete the regional transit network.
 
One new route from Sherwood Park to Edmonton is the 415. Basically a route from Bethel to Belvedere LRT, and onto NAIT. It could be a good connection to Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
 
The_Cat said:
One new route from Sherwood Park to Edmonton is the 415. Basically a route from Bethel to Belvedere LRT, and onto NAIT. It could be a good connection to Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
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The 415 uses the NAIT loop at 118 Ave, while St. Albert uses a stop on Princess Elizabeth.
Spruce Grove does stop closer to the NAIT loop so connections are feasible, however comparing the schedules, there are few connections that are realistically possible. The 415 has a very odd schedule with frequencies varying from 75 minutes to 90 minutes to 120 minutes.
KISS- just take the 411 Downtown to connect with St. Albert or Spruce Grove as that route has much more frequency.
The 415's purpose is to get passengers to NAIT faster than the 413, in particular in light of construction delays Downtown. Additionally, it allows a reverse commuter for passengers employed in Sherwood Park. The route only stops at Belvedere during the reverse commute portion, so outbound from Edmonton in the AM and inbound to Edmonton in the PM. This seems to have worked well for Leduc's route 1.
 
To this day, I remain upset Mayor Sohi killed regional transit. What a terrible display of leadership and the ultimate form of hypocrisy.
 
 
With all the new investment and flight announcements at the Edmonton International Airport, I wonder if transit service will be revisited.
 
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