During a committee discussion around a free transit pilot for seniors, Heron asked her council colleagues if they would be willing to support making St. Albert’s bus system fare-free for local routes.https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/examining-the-merits-of-free-rides-for-all-2020294?
“It would cost us, but maybe that's something we need to look at,” Heron told the Gazette during a year-end interview last week. “Every time you get one person on the bus, that's one car off the road.”
... If council approves the seniors transit pilot, seniors would join youth as the second demographic the city is targeting to test-drive free local transit. The youth pilot began last March, and during budget deliberations council decided to extend it until the end of 2020, which is estimated to cost $19,000.
Ridership among youth has more than tripled since the pilot began, increasing from 1,400 trips per month before the pilot to 5,980 trips per month.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Alberta, Canada - St. Albert mayor considering #freepublictransit
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
#freetransit is Edmonton's future
@CityofEdmonton @aaronpaquette @doniveson #FreeTransit needs to be part of the vision for the future, as well as enhancing the current service levels, so that private car use moves down to lower levels. The #YebBikeGrid moved a lot of people to try #ActiveTransport https://t.co/NsNaMbxOAz
— EllenJoanneCampbell (@ElleninSaigon) January 16, 2020
Harassing transit users at -35C
-35 is too damn cold to keep people from getting safely to their destination. 😠 If #yegTransit is ticketing for fares today that is literally putting people's lives at risk. #yegWinter #FreeTransit https://t.co/VzrwMcsbhI
— Jeff Samsonow (@jeffsamsonow) January 14, 2020
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Free Transit Edmonton campaign, launching early 2020.
We’d never be expected to write a firefighter a cheque before they put out a burning building. Why is public transit any different? As organizers for Free Transit Edmonton, we have a vision for a resilient, more connected city. We see free public transit as a way to address inequality, and climate change in a way that benefits all Edmontonians.https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-make-transit-free-for-the-sake-of-our-climate-and-community?
Thursday, December 12, 2019
No money for transit, but $30 million for oil trolls
After deep budget cuts to health, education and more, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s “War Room” has been launched with a budget of $30 million annually, to improve the reputation of Alberta’s oil companies.https://pressprogress.ca/kenneys-war-room-spending-about-equal-to-funds-cut-from-calgary-schools/
The stated aim of the Canadian Energy Centre is to combat anti-oil “narratives” with a “rapid-response” unit, an information unit to “help the province take control of its energy story” and a “data and research unit”
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