"Investments in public transit are among the very best investments any government can make. Think about all the benefits that accrue from that: There are environmental benefits. There are real benefits in congestion savings, which means you’re giving citizens back time that has been stolen from them. Transit is also an investment in social mobility, because if you make it easier to live and work and go to school without needing your own car, suddenly you open up the ability to participate in the economy to far more people. But I think our provincial and federal governments have often seen transit as being at the bottom of the list."
Calgary Mayor, Naheed Nenshi
Photographs of Central Station in Stockholm, Sweden taken by Anton Repponen
What's the top reason why people stop using public transit? Unreliability.
“Some studies show that transit riders value consistent travel times even more than shorter travel times, making reliability an especially important issue for agencies to consider if they want to retain customers…
… That’s significant because transit agencies and advocates alike place a heavy emphasis on courting so-called “choice riders” — those who have other options besides public transportation, but for one reason or another choose it anyway…
… The study also found that transit riders aren’t an unreasonable bunch. Negative experiences that involved issues that are beyond a transit agency’s direct control, like delays due to emergencies and traffic, only had a minimal impact on passengers’ choice to scale back their transit usage.”
Fax to: Calgary Transit
Take A Ride from 69th Street Station to Sunalta Station
Calgary’s West C-Train line includes six new stations. In this episode, take a ride from 69th Street Station to Sunalta Station.
I don’t know, I just found this video to be pretty cool
This opened yesterday. Pretty excited.
