$10M bus-only lane in south Edmonton is waste of money: resident
edmonton.citynews.ca
Is $10 million for a one-way lane dedicated to a single city bus a waste of taxpayer dollars? That’s what some residents in south Edmonton are wondering. They are asking city officials to implement solutions to allow both bus riders and drivers to benefit from the project. “The fact the we’re investing at least $10 […]
  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    18 days ago

    I can see why transit projects in Alberta take a long time. Suburbanites there seem to have trouble looking more than 30 days into the future.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      17 days ago

      Yes but a lane for one bus also seems odd. As far as I have heard it is a lane for one bus number that doesn’t run all the time.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        17 days ago

        It was intended for BRT, so we have to run that BRT to see if it was worth for its intended purpose.

        I can’t tell if it’s still under construction or not, but now the city and province has to step up for the transit service to ensure the high quality transit route is there when it opens, or ASAP if it already is open.