Commuters in Edmonton’s suburban neighbourhoods are once again watching City Hall’s debate over adding BRT bus routes to the roster of transit options.
With LRT expansion decades in the future, an advisory group is bringing the subject up again, hoping to improve commute times for residents outside of the current service area.
What is BRT?
BRT, which stands for “bus rapid transit”, a high-speed bus route with high-frequency service, would operate where future LRT corridors are planned. BRT service operates in larger centres such as Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver and should be back on the table for Edmonton. The city’s current growth and stunted transit infrastructure depends that a city of one million plus citizens have a more efficient
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