Board Admin A. Wong Posted January 25, 2008 Board Admin Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Heard on my favorite radio station this morning (98.1 CAM FM based in Camrose) that they are getting public transit service soon thanks to government funding. I missed the details about exactly when or the cost, but they said they would get 3 18-24 passenger transit buses with wheelchair lifts. Some more details at: http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?ar...y=News+Releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Heard on my favorite radio station this morning (98.1 CAM FM based in Camrose) that they are getting public transit service soon thanks to government funding. I missed the details about exactly when or the cost, but they said they would get 3 18-24 passenger transit buses with wheelchair lifts.Some more details at: http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?ar...y=News+Releases Well it's about time I think. Looking forward to pictures when the service starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Feasiblity study for public transit in Camrose: http://204.200.199.165/engineer/camrose_tr...ility_study.pdf Yes, it is an IP address... so some people might get a warning from their browser. It is safe to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted February 5, 2008 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Camrose to wheel out transit system in 2009The Edmonton Journal Wednesday, January 30, 2008 EDMONTON - Camrose will soon boast one of Canada's smallest transit systems. Brian Hamblin, city manager for this central Alberta city of 16,000, said Tuesday that Camrose will start running three buses of 18-to-24 passengers in "starter transit system" in 2009. The transit system, a pilot project announced recently by Camrose, is being made possible by a $333,000 grant from the federal-provincial infrastructure program. Camrose, which issued $100 million worth of building permits in 2007, including 300 units of housing, has definitely reached the threshold where public transit makes sense, Hamblin said. It will take over a year to get off the ground, largely because the necessity to add bus pullout lanes to 48th Avenue, Camrose's main street. Hamblin said the need for transit is partly related to the growth of the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta, which has 1,000 students and is expected to double in the next few years. © The Edmonton Journal 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 A year? To put in bus pull out lanes? They must have the same contractor who did the Mitchell fuel tanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
323 Surrey Ctrl Stn Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 A year? To put in bus pull out lanes? They must have the same contractor who did the Mitchell fuel tanks... Are bus pull out lanes even needed for such a small system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersar Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Are bus pull out lanes even needed for such a small system? Probably, 48th avenue where they need them is also known as Highway 13, and has fairly high volumes of truck traffic. Speed limit is likely only 50, but for safety sake pullouts are probably a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratransit Fellow Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/News/397910.html Council drops public transit Nicole Madu Staff Reporter Sunday May 04, 2008 After much deliberation, City Council voted against the continued planning for a fixed-route public transit system during the regular council meeting, April 28. With a full gallery of spectators, the decision to cut the project wasn’t made easily. Councillors Ina Nielson, Max Lindstrand and John Howard were in favour of keeping the project a priority, while the rest of the councilors, as well as the mayor, out-voted them to defeat the motion. The defeated motion included the trial project that would operate on an 18-month period, subject to funding approval in the 2009 budget and development of appropriate success/failure criteria for the trial. Funding Funding was obtained from the Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CAMRIF) that will now be returned because the project is not going ahead at this time. This funding was given a signing agreement deadline of June 30, with final project completion before March 31, 2010. Many objections and issues surrounding the project were brought up during the council meeting, including issues of ridership, feasibility and overall deficits that the system could generate. “We cannot even determine the costs accurately right now,” said city engineer Ted Gillespie. “The revenue numbers are even more difficult.” Administration used information from a feasibility study done by D.A. Watt Consulting, as well as case study results in the Town of Hinton to reproduce three models for a transit system. High risk The results were daunting to councilors, showing that a deficit of $900,000 could be generated by the trial alone. While CAMRIF funding was secured, it represents only five to seven per cent of the overall project cost. More at: http://www.camrosecanadian.com/News/397910.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Looks like the local newspaper in Camrose is trying to keep the transit system discussion alive: http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2557111 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2588114 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2573979 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2578124 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2588115 http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisp...e&e=2613537 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Camrose County is looking at a proposal to set up a rural transit service... "Rural transit could be a reality" (The Camrose Canadian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 City to examine transportation pilot project [Camrose Canadian 23 Jan 2013] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Public transportation inching closer to fruition in Camrose By Mark Crown, Camrose Canadian Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:22:31 MDT PM The community transit advisory committee, led by chair Tony Hladun, presented a report to council at the Sept. 15 committee of the whole meeting that outlined plans for a two-bus public transit system which would run on a 30 minute loop. [...] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted October 22, 2014 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 The City of Camrose is soliciting Expressions of Interest from qualified contractors to provide buses, personnel and related resources for a 2 1/2 year trial bus program (July 2015 to December 2017). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I wonder why both are Clockwise, though. Wouldn't it be more logical to make one CW, and the other CCW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Camrose is initiating a subsidized taxi program instead of a public transit system. The system will be token-based. Three cab companies are participating. Riders pay for a taxi ride with a token (face value $4), and the Taxi company submits the tokens for reembursement. The service was supposed to commence 01 September 2015, but I found the information on the 08 September city council agenda. Here's the key page clipped out of the Council Agenda. It's not clear to me from the description if the tokens will be given away or sold, or if they will be available to the general public or just to means-tested recipients. The City of Camrose has a population of 17,286 [2011 Census]. (And now I need this token for my transit token collection!) On an unrelated note, the Town of Bashaw (population 873 [2011 Census]) has twice weekly bus service to Camrose (59 km/40 min. away according to Google). It's operated by a non-profit registered charity called the Bashaw Bus Society and it's apparently been on the road since 2013. The service is open to anyone. Here's their bus (from facebook): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Camrose introduced a limited scheduled fixed route bus service circa April 2016. The Camrose Community Bus began operating just two half days per week. In the months since it has been expanded several times so that from 18 February 2017 the bus was operating four days per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays), 9AM to 5PM. Fare was originally $4 but has been lowered to $2. link (pdf) There has been some (outside) effort to attract U of A Augustana campus riders, including a ticket give-away, but the hours of operation are much more oriented to daytime travel by seniors, etc, than for commuters going to and from work. (above image clipped from a 31 January 2017 article in the Camrose Canadian). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 The Camrose Connector started service yesterday. Service is contracted to Red Arrow/ PWT who operate 3 round trips per day. $20 one way fare with stops in Edmonton at Southgate, Red Arrow south side, the University Hospital and University Transit Centre. According to the tender, all fare revenue goes to Camrose, so, presumably that fare is set by the City. Granted, who knows what could have happened during negotiating with PWT. No signage at the University Transit Centre (ie on bus stop flags) yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted September 8, 2018 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Nice shot! The University is a good market for that, because there is a University of Alberta campus (Augustana) in Camrose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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