Edmonton transit staff were forced to manually control the traffic-signalling system for the LRT in a section of south Edmonton on Tuesday morning after it is believed to have experienced issues due to the extreme cold, a worker said. The…
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DATS executives hold off on 20-minute Edmonton service for a couple of years
Edmonton city council has set a long-term goal of having the city’s Disabled Adult Transit Service offer a 20-minute pickup window, however, information at Monday’s executive committee meeting showed the current pickup window of 30 minutes will be in place…
New questions raised about when Edmonton’s Valley LRT Line will be opened
December 10 2019 8:50pm It’s official. Construction of Edmonton’s Valley LRT Line will not be done on time. It was supposed to open just over a year from now but as Vinesh Pratap reports, a new date is anybody’s guess.…
Delay in Jasper Place Transit Centre renewal leaves Edmonton customers out in cold
On a crisp, late fall morning, ETS customer Dan waits for his bus at the Jasper Place Transit Centre. “There’s no where to warm up until the bus gets here. You’re freezing,” explains Dan, as he motions over to the…
Forget the west LRT — Edmonton needs bus rapid transit, argues city councillor
One year after calling for the west Edmonton LRT extension to be halted, Ward 9 city councillor Tim Cartmell is once again saying the city should defer the line indefinitely and redirect money to a better bus network, including bus…
Edmonton woman buys LRT ads to find a kidney donor
November 24 2019 8:11pm An Edmonton woman living with kidney failure is hoping to speed up the process of finding a donor by advertising her story. Sarah Komadina has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if(…
Massive bus network redesign waiting for Edmonton council’s OK
November 19 2019 8:25pm Despite extensive public consultation, there are still questions about the city’s push to get more people on Edmonton transit. A massive redesign is waiting for council’s green light. Vinesh Pratap explains. ‘ }); } else {…
Councillor sets ambitious target to get people to ride Edmonton Transit
Andrew Knack wants to see ridership on Edmonton Transit quadruple over the next 10 years. The city councillor spoke openly of setting that ambitious goal during Monday’s meeting of executive committee, however, he watered down comments after some urging from…
Edmonton woman assaulted on LRT wants to know why help took so long
Cassidee Hogan is wondering why she had to wait so long for help after being brutally assaulted on an Edmonton LRT. It happened on Wednesday at around noon. “There was a woman between 40 and 50 yelling at an elderly…
Big changes coming to ETS service
November 7 2019 8:30pm Major changes are coming to Edmonton’s public transit service. Vinesh Pratap reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({ url: “/gnca-ajax/videoshare-links/{\”id\”:\”” +…