Edmonton Transit Service shuffling routes to add 50,000 annual hours of service

Emily Rae Pasiuk · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 24, 2025 3:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Edmonton Transit Service is rearranging its docket to add 50,000 yearly hours of service successful the hopes of improving work connected busier autobus routes. 

One of the routes ETS is beefing up is the 747, from the Century Park Transit Centre to Edmonton International Airport. ETS is besides adding 20 caller buses to its fleet. 

"New multi-day Arc passes and much frequence connected the airdrome way are helping to marque transit much appealing to visitors," ETS subdivision manager Carrie Hotton-MacDonald said successful a quality merchandise Monday.

A caller way in Keswick and Glenridding Ravine is starting successful precocious April, replacing on-demand transit successful that area.

Here's a look astatine immoderate different changes:

• Regular work successful Riverdale, Belgravia/Windsor Park and Lendrum/Malmo volition beryllium replaced with on-demand transit work successful June.
• Some schoolhouse routes with little ridership volition spot work reduced, and routes with precise debased ridership volition beryllium cancelled oregon replaced with on-demand transit successful September. Some engaged schoolhouse routes volition tally much frequently.
• Conventional work hours removed from debased performing routes volition beryllium reallocated to routes with higher ridership to amended service.

The metropolis said much accusation astir circumstantial changes volition beryllium disposable successful April and May. 

"We're taking a data-driven attack to putting our resources wherever they are needed most," Hotton-MacDonald said successful the release.

"Changes are besides driven by budget, arsenic good arsenic the City of Edmonton's transit work argumentation and work standards."

Edmonton's metropolis program anticipates a clip wherever fractional of each trips are made by transit and progressive transportation. 

Last year, ETS transported 61.6 cardinal riders, according to the city.