Calgary Does Suburban Transit Right: Episode 34

Canada is built different (tm). Calgary's history resulted in a dense downtown and the flattest of sprawl, yet through the magic of Actually Running Decent Service, their transit system gets high ridership and impressive farebox recovery. The ever-expanding CTrain, paired with the Blue Arrow-now-modern BRT, is an excellent example of a world-class light rail system. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps References & notes [1]Mass Transit: MTA unveils first R211 open gangway subway trains [2]amNewYork: Woman takes fatal fall while walking between subway cars on Upper West Side: NYPD [3]Mass Transit: UK: British rail strikes could last until 2026, union boss warns [4]Wikipedia: CTrain [5]Wikipedia: List of North American light rail systems by ridership [6]Wikipedia: Calgary Transit [7]Calgary Transit: History [8]The Gauntlet: The City of Calgary's Transit History [9]David A. Wyatt: All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems [10]Wikipedia: Green Line (Calgary) [11]The City of Calgary: Public Transit plan and budget [12]Calgary Transit: LRT Station, Bus Terminal and System Maps [13]Calgary Herald: Calgary Transit sees staff shortages, service reductions amid Omicron wave [14]Globalnews.ca: Calgary Transit to focus on frequency over coverage in proposed strategy update [15]Wikipedia: Calgary [16]Google Maps Satellite: Calgary [17]Green Line LRT