transit / governance-plans-budgets
Governance, plans & budgets
RouteAhead and Calgary Transit's institutional record: strategy, status, funding, and asks.
- explainerMay 8, 20269 sources
Calgary's downtown Free Fare Zone
The 7 Avenue corridor where Calgary Transit has been free since 1981 is under active Council review. Verbatim NoM, verbatim admin recommendation, multi-year ridership, decision history, and circulating claims with primary-source rebuttals.
- document reviewMay 6, 20263 sources
RouteAhead, recovery, and the funding gap
Three Calgary primary documents trace the Primary Transit Network from collapse (2022) to mid-recovery at 53% of planned hours (2023) to the 2025 ask: $15 M op + $45 M cap + $500 M facility.
- trackerMay 6, 20262 sources
PTN service-hour delivery — watch state
Calgary Transit delivered 1,135 of 2,135 planned Primary Transit Network service hours in 2023 — 53% of the level needed to put 1 M Calgarians within 400 m of frequent service. Refreshed when the next primary lands.