Starting Sunday, August 23rd, the new transit routes and schedules for the City of Red Deer's transit service will come into effect.

These new routes and schedules, based on public feedback, is designed to make routes more direct and easier for residents to connect to various places throughout the city.

“We have worked hard, alongside the community, to redefine our transit service and are very excited to officially launch the new routes this Sunday,” said George Penny, Red Deer Transit Manager. “We want our citizens to continue to take an active role in shaping the new transit service as it moves forward by giving the service a try, and if there are any issues, letting us know via the online survey or by calling our customer service.”

An online public survey to collect on-going feedback from riders is available here at reddeer.ca/citymotion. 

“The route realignment features a new Gaetz Avenue Rapid Bus, which will run the full length of the Gaetz Avenue corridor, new Core routes connecting the highest ridership, stops and destinations, and commuter routes,” said Penny. “We have also added two new transit hubs which will provide connection points in the north and south end, reducing the need for riders to transfer downtown.”

The new transit hubs will be located at Bower place (along Bennet Street and Gaetz Avenue) and Kingston Drive (west of Gaetz Avenue)

School Service to local school boards will also continue to be provided, and Transit Management will continue their work with local school boards to make sure their needs align with the new transit services.

Action Bus service also continues to be available to meet different passenger needs.

The new transit routes will launch at the current service level, with hours of service similar to what has been offered throughout COVID-19. However, the new network enables the system to increase the frequencies of key routes serving higher ridership areas and times. As the impacts of the pandemic lessen and demand for transit increases, Red Deer’s new transit network will offer additional frequency and longer hours of service.

The new schedules, a detailed route map, and the online feedback survey are all available by clicking here to go to reddeer.ca/cityinmotion. 

For one-on-one help, you can contact the Transits Customer Information line at 403-342-8225, or email them at transit@reddeer.ca.

Masks are also mandatory on all City Transit services effective August 1st.