Red Deer Transit
Founded1966
HeadquartersCivic Yards: 200,
7721-40 Avenue 52°18′16″N 113°47′22″W / 52.30444°N 113.78944°W / 52.30444; -113.78944
LocaleRed Deer, Alberta
Service areaRed Deer, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook, Gasoline Alley
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes12 Regular
Hubs3
Fuel typeDiesel and CNG, switching to CNG
OperatorThe City of Red Deer
WebsiteTransit
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The Red Deer Transit Department is part of the Community Services Division of the City of Red Deer, which lies midway between Calgary and Edmonton in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city took over operation of the public transit system from private operators in 1966. In 2009 transit service was extended to Springbrook and Gasoline Alley in Red Deer County.[1] In 2014 transit service was extended to Blackfalds and Lacombe to the north.[2] In 2019 transit service was extended to Penhold and Innisfail.[3] In mid 2019 the City of Red Deer announced plans to engage in improvements to the transit network.[4]

History

There are 12 regular bus routes that operate daily.[5] Hours of operation are on Monday to Saturday from 6:15 am to 11:15 pm and on Sundays and Holidays from 8:45 am to 6:45 pm.[6] Exact cash fare, prepaid ticket or pass is required to ride the transit service. Route 50 provides peak hour service to the Edgar Industrial Park. The Riverside Industrial Park is served by Route 51, the main peak hour service provider for this area; various limited service deviations are known as Route 52, 53 and 54.[5]

BOLT Transit

In 2014, transit service was extended to Lacombe and Blackfalds via BOLT transit, its terminus was Sorrensen Station in Red Deer. Service was suspended on August 28, 2020 and was superseded by BOLT (Blackfalds On-demand Local Transit) in the Town of Blackfalds the following Monday (August 31, 2020).

South 2A Transit

Additionally, Route 12A provided peak hour service and limited weekend service to Springbrook. In 2019 service was expanded to Innisfail and Penhold and is now provided by South 2A Transit Routes 102/103 instead. The expanded service to Innisfail launched on January 14, 2019[3] after suspension of Greyhound Canada routes in Western Canada in summer 2018,[7] and was started as a pilot project to replace missing transit links in the province by the Government of Alberta.[8]

Moving Red Deer Forward

Moving Red Deer Forward: Our Multimodal Transportation Plan[9] was approved by council on July 10, 2017. This plan provided framework for BRT, LRT and HSR[10] corridors through the city.

City In Motion: Transit Network Improvements Project

The Transit Network Improvements Project will put some of this framework and these policies into practice.

Occurring at the same time as the Transit Network Improvements Project is the cancellation of BOLT Transit on August 30, 2020 and will be replaced by a shuttle service linking Blackfalds and taking advantage of the new Kingston Dr. Hub in Red Deer. The shuttle will be operated by Prairie Bus Lines on behalf of the Town of Blackfalds.[11]

On October 4, 2020 full service levels launched after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes Prior to August 23, 2020

Red Deer Transit Routes
No. Name Service area Notes
1 South Hill / Inglewood Bower Mall, Southpointe Common, Inglewood (South)
2 Oriole Park / Johnstone Park (South) Johnstone Park, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Fairview
3 College / Anders West Lake, Bethany Care, South Hill, Sunnybrook
4 Glendale / Kentwood Village Mall, Highland Green, Glendale, Northwood Estates
5 Rosedale / Deer Park Woodlea, Michener Centre, Clearview, Collicutt Centre, Notre Dame High School
6 Clearview Ridge Clearview Ridge, Eastview Middle School
7 Morrisroe / Vanier Woods Parkvale, Mountview, Deer Park Co-Op, Lancaster
8 Pines / Normandeau Parkland Mall, Pines, Normandeau, Kentwood (East)
9 Eastview / Inglewood Grandview, Eastview Estates, Deer Park, Collicutt Centre
10 West Park / Gaetz Ave South Hospital, Red Deer College, Bower Mall, Westerner
11 GH Dawe Centre / Johnstone Park Parkland Mall, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Johnstone Park (North)
12 Gasoline Alley Bower Mall, Gasoline Alley
20-41 School Special Varies - School Routes [12]
50 Edgar Industrial Park Cronquist Business Park, Highland Green
51 Riverside Industrial/Olymel City Centre, Riverside Industrial
52 West Park, Downtown, Highland Green (59 Ave), Glendale, Kentwood (East)
53 Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, Normandeau
54 Inglewood, Collicut Centre, Morrisroe, Eastview, Bower, South Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo
100 BOLT - Express [13] Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds BOLT suspended operations on August 28, 2020[14]
101 BOLT - Local [13] Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds
102 2A South Regional Transit Red Deer, Innisfail, Penhold
103 2A South Regional Transit Red Deer, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook

Services

Regular Service

Red Deer Transit Regular Routes[15]
Type No. Name Service Area Frequency
Rapid 1 Gaetz Ave. Kingston Dr. Hub, Parkland Mall, Sorensen Station, South Hill, Bower Hub Every 15 during peak Monday to Friday, Every 30 minutes at other times including Weekends and Holidays.
Core 2 Crosstown Kingston Dr. Hub, North East, Agora Campus, South East, Bower Hub Every 30 minutes at all times
3 Hospital – College Sorensen Station, Hospital, RDC, Bower Hub
4 Glendale – Southeast Kingston Dr. Hub, North West, Sorensen Station, Collicutt Centre, Bower Hub
Neighbourhood 10 Rosedale Sorensen Station, Rosedale, Clearview, Every 30 minutes between 6:15 am and 6:45 pm, Hourly until 10:45 pm Monday to Saturday, Every hour between 11:15 am and 6:15 pm, Sundays and Holidays
11 Anders – Vanier Woods Sorensen Station, Mountview, Anders Park, Lancaster, Inglewood, Bower Hub
12 Gasoline Alley Bower Hub, Gasoline Alley Every 30 minutes at all times
13 West Park – College – Bower Sorensen Station, Capstone at Riverlands, West Park, RDC, Bower, Bower Hub Every 30 minutes at peak, Hourly at other times
15 Pines – Normandeau Sorensen Station, Fairview, Highland Green, Pines, Parkland Mall
16 Oriole Park Sorensen Station, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows
Commuter 18 Riverside Industrial Sorensen Station, Riverside Industrial Every 30 minutes during weekday peak only (excluding holidays)
19 Edgar Industrial Kingston Dr. Hub, Edgar Industrial
South 2A Transit 102 South 2A Bower Hub, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook Every hour and 30 minutes during morning peak

Every hour and hour and 30 minutes during afternoon peak

103 South 2A Bower Hub, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook

School Service

Red Deer Transit provides Peak Overload services to the Red Deer Public School District[16] as well as Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools[17] for certain middle schools and all high schools in Red Deer.

Red Deer Transit School Routes[12]
School No. Name Service Area
Lindsay Thurber

Comprehensive High School

20 Oriole Park – Fairview Oriole Park, Fairview, LTCHS
21 Glendale – Normandeau – Highland Green Glendale, Normandeau, Highland Green, LTCHS
22 Pines – Kentwood – Normandeau Pines, Kentwood, Normandeau, LTCHS
23 Clearview – Rosedale – Deer Park – Eastview Clearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, Eastview, LTCHS
24 Morrisroe – Sunnybrook – Deer Park – Anders – Lancaster Morrisroe, Sunnybrook, Deer Park, Anders, Lancaster, LTCHS
25 Kentwood – Johnstone – Oriole Park – Riverside Meadows Kentwood, Johnstone, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, LTCHS
Hunting Hills High School

Notre Dame High School

26 West Park – Bower West Park, Bower, HHHS, NDHS
27 Eastview – Clearview – Rosedale – Deer Park Eastview, Clearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, HHHS, NDHS
Eastview Middle School 28 Eastview – Clearview – Rosedale – Deer Park Eastview, Clearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, EMS
Hunting Hills High School

Notre Dame High School

29 City Centre Sorensen Station, HHHS, NDHS
Gateway Christian School 30 City Centre Sorensen Station, GCS
Agora Campus

St. Joseph High School

31 City Centre Sorensen Station, SJHS
Central Middle School 32 Timberlands – Clearview – Garden Heights – Pines – Normandeau Timberlands, Clearview, Garden Heights, Pines, Normandeau, CMS
Lindsay Thurber

Comprehensive High School

33 City Centre Sorensen Station, LTCHS
Agora Campus

St. Joseph High School

34 Highland Green – Normandeau – Pines Highland Green, Normandeau, Pines, SJHS
Central Middle School 35/35A Oriole Park – Riverside Meadows – Fairview Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Fairview, CMS
36 City Centre Sorensen Station, CMS
Agora Campus

St. Joseph High School

37 Clearview – Timberlands – Rosedale Clearview, Timberlands, Rosedale, SJHS
38 Eastview – Deer Park – Clearview Eastview, Deer Park, Clearview, SJHS
Eastview Middle School 39 Anders – Lancaster – Deer Park – Morrisroe Anders Lancaster Deer Park Morrisroe, EMS
Agora Campus

St. Joseph High School

40 Johnstone – Kentwood Johnstone, Kentwood, SJHS
41 Glendale – Kentwood – Normandeau Glendale, Kentwood, Normandeau, SJHS

Olymel/Riverside Service

Red Deer Transit Olymel Routes[18]
No. Name Service Area (Bold indicates Terminus)
52 West Park – City Centre – Kentwood West Park, City Centre, Highland Green, Glendale, Kentwood, Olymel
53 Oriole Park – Highland Green – Normandeau Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, Normandeau, Olymel
54 Inglewood – Mountview – Parkvale Inglewood, Collicutt Centre, Morrisroe, Eastview, Bower, South Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo, Olymel

Transit Hubs

Sorensen Station
Transit Terminal/Parkade
General information
Location4914-48 Avenue[19]
Coordinates52°16′04″N 113°48′39″W / 52.26778°N 113.81083°W / 52.26778; -113.81083
Construction
Parking300 monthly
100 daily[19]
History
OpenedAugust 1, 2010[20]

Sorensen Station

The city owned transit terminal and parkade[20] is located on the southwest corner of 49 Street and 49 Avenue. The facility includes a customer service centre and a three-storey parkade with over 400 parking spaces.

Part of the Transit Network Improvements Project was to establish new locations for transfers outside the Greater Downtown, these hubs are:

Bower Hub

Located on Bennett St. at the Bower Place Shopping Centre, it is the networks southernmost terminus.

Kingston Dr. Hub

Located on street at the intersection of Gaetz Ave. and Kingston Dr. in the northern neighbourhood of Kentwood.

References

  1. ^ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt
  2. ^ News (2014-09-03). "BOLT transit roll out new service last week". Red Deer Express. Retrieved 2020-07-25. ((cite web)): |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "2A South Regional Transit service launched this week". Red Deer Express. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. ^ "City aims to improve transit efficiency". Red Deer Advocate. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  5. ^ a b Red Deer Transit Schedules
  6. ^ Transit Service Hours
  7. ^ "Greyhound Canada to end routes in Prairies, B.C." Global News. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  8. ^ Todayville (2018-12-19). "Regular Transit Service introduced from Red Deer to Innisfail, Penhold, and Springbrook". Todayville. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  9. ^ "Moving Red Deer Forward - The City of Red Deer". reddeer.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  10. ^ "High-speed rail". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  11. ^ "Blackfalds Transit System replaces BOLT". Lacombe Express. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  12. ^ a b "School Routes - The City of Red Deer". www.reddeer.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  13. ^ a b "BOLT Regional Transit Service - the City of Red Deer". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  14. ^ Gillard, Troy. "Lacombe to exit BOLT Transit". rdnewsnow.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  15. ^ "New Routes Overview & Individual Route Maps - The City of Red Deer". www.reddeer.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  16. ^ "Red Deer Public School District". www.rdpsd.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  17. ^ "Eligibility for School Bus Service". www.rdcrs.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  18. ^ "Riverside Industrial / Olymel Routes - The City of Red Deer". www.reddeer.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  19. ^ a b Sorensen Station Parkade
  20. ^ a b Transit terminal moves into Sorensen Station

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