2020 vs 2025 LRT network in Edmonton a system which carries over 100,000 people a day (over half of what LA metro does), and is growing comparatively quickly too! - ThreadSky

danyelling.bsky.social • 18 days ago

2020 vs 2025 LRT network in Edmonton

a system which carries over 100,000 people a day (over half of what LA metro does), and is growing comparatively quickly too!

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emmettproulx.bsky.social•18 days ago

That first image isn't the network in 2020. Check out this video from Vanishing Underground in 2020 for the network at that time: https://youtu.be/GxC0cy5HeUw?si=LirXT70XgD_hSdR0

emmettproulx.bsky.social•18 days ago

From the video:

danyelling.bsky.social•18 days ago

Ahh!! It’s supposed to say 2000 like the quoted post, thank you for catching my typo

danyelling.bsky.social•18 days ago

Edmonton’s passenger counting is a bit iffy on the LRT so that 100k may not be exactly accurate

transitnerd.bsky.social•17 days ago

We use APCs on Valley Line so those figures are very accurate. High floor numbers are based on linked trips data & station counts. Fingers crossed, we get APCs for high floor LRVs in budget process.

reluctantaxe.bsky.social•18 days ago

It will be really interesting to see what ridership looks like after the Valley line is done. Are there any plans for major bus integration when it's done?

danyelling.bsky.social•18 days ago

No released plans for what the changes to the bus system will look like (they will happen and be VERY significant), though I have been told that the bus service hours that can be redistributed once the VLW opens will be HUGE

Capital Line south too, Ellerslie to Century has so many buses rn

reluctantaxe.bsky.social•17 days ago

Did they do much of a bus integration for the first phase of the Valley line or have they been waiting to do a big one when it is done

danyelling.bsky.social•17 days ago

Edmonton re-did its entire bus network in 2021 in preparation for the Valley Line SE opening (delayed until 2023 but still...), I know that redesign took into account future LRT, but I still expect a pretty big change once VLW opens up

transitnerd.bsky.social•17 days ago

I assume that's ETS in 2000 vs 2025?

danyelling.bsky.social•17 days ago

yes lol, I made a bit of a typo

danyelling.bsky.social•17 days ago

I promise I'm not that young, I remember 2020

vithedeer.bsky.social•18 days ago

Man, if your transit system is getting outclassed by LA, of all places, that's pretty pathetic!

danyelling.bsky.social•18 days ago

I know right, wild to me that Edmonton doesn't have higher gross ridership than Los Angeles

vithedeer.bsky.social•18 days ago

Well LA is massive so per capita Edmonton almost certainly outclasses them still. (It's like 18 times larger)

danyelling.bsky.social•18 days ago

I know I know lol, I was just making a joke, Canadian per capita transit stats are wild compared to the US

vithedeer.bsky.social•18 days ago

Ah, yes, I gotcha 😀

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