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How Edmonton transit fails
Comparison one: spending

Ottawa
Population: 994,837
Transit budget: $575M
= $578 per person

Edmonton
Population: 981,280
Transit budget: $367M
= $374 per person

Edmonton spends 64 per cent of what Ottawa spends on transit operations.

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Comparison two: density

Toronto
Population: 2,731,571
Land area: 630km²
= 4,336 people per km²

Edmonton
Population: 981,280
Land area: 684km²
= 1,435 people per km²

Edmonton has 33 per cent the density of Toronto.

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Comparison three: road bias

Anthony Henday
Length: 78km
Cost: $4.3B
Complete: 2016
First widening due to induced demand: 2022
Daily commuters: 80,000

Valley Line LRT (south + west)
Length: 27km (if built)
Cost: $4.5B
Complete: ?
Planned daily commuters: More than 100,000

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Austerity for big-city capital investment (other than roads)

Alberta Community Transit Fund:
Status after October 2019: 404 Not Found

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