As the city continues to grow and costs rise, there are a number of key issues that need to be resolved to enable transit (Bus and LRT) to be successful in the long run. Our transit system not only gets people from point A to B, it also plays an important role in the design of our city, business growth, environmental sustainability and supporting the independence of people who don’t have access to other forms of transportation.

With input from Edmontonians, the Strategy’s vision and strategic goals will set direction for transit over the next ten years. It will help ensure that future transit priorities fit well with building a great city.

Want to move around the city easily? Looking forward to your morning commute to work or school? Sharing ideas with people like you is very important in development of a winning long term strategy for public transit (Bus and LRT). We are looking for input from transit customers, non-transit users and advocacy groups. Recognizing that transit is part of the essential services of a great city, the goal is to encourage everyone to help create a vision and set long term priorities. This will impact how the city develops, grows, and supports all its citizens.

Yes, your feedback is important and will make a difference. There are a number of tough tradeoffs that need to be considered in the Strategy and we are looking for direction from people like you.

The foundation of the public engagement approach at the City of Edmonton involves equal respect between Council’s long term strategic direction, the technical expertise of City administration and the local knowledge of Edmontonians and stakeholder groups. When all of these elements are balanced in a successful engagement process, the resulting plan will be closer to the ideal that we are all hoping for.

Even if you don’t regularly use Edmonton’s Bus and LRT system, you are impacted by it. For example, transit reduces the number of other cars on the road and the associated air pollution. Also, people you depend on for services may need to use transit to get to work or school. The broader benefits include how our transit system can impact the design of neighbourhoods and attract businesses to move to Edmonton.

This Transit Strategy aligns with the City’s key strategic plans including The Way Ahead and The Way We Move, Grow, Live, Green, Finance and Prosper. It will provide more direction for how transit can contribute to meeting the goals of these plans.

No. This Strategy takes a broader perspective on how transit can help make Edmonton a great city whether by moving people where they want to go, attracting businesses, encouraging development of transit-friendly neighbourhoods, or acting as a lifeline for those who don’t have access to other forms of transportation. It will look at the financial, social and environmental tradeoffs that are needed to develop a transit system that meets our community’s long term goals. The strategy is about setting a guiding vision that will influence the delivery of transit service and investments in the transit system.