'The biggest thing that we're trying to do is build the primary transit network, which really gives Calgarians that fast, frequent transit that runs early in the morning and late and night with buses and trains coming more often.'
Transit officials told the committee that any route reviews, which would take place if the plan is implemented, would be data-driven.
David Cooper, formerly a planner at Calgary Transit who now runs a consulting firm called Leading Mobility, said frequency based systems are used across the country and that it would with ridership on transit. The union’s president Mike Mahar said a frequency-based service won’t be achievable until more operators and mechanics are hired on, with current staff stretched thin.
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