Climate

“We’re really excited about getting this service going, but we want to make sure that it’s done well and reliably. With the shortage of equipment that we will have this summer with not getting (the Proterra electric) bus delivered, it was felt that doing a weekend service and gradually building ridership would be the best way to go for the first year.”

LETTER: The additional traffic will be an issue, we have no sidewalks in this area, which puts pedestrians, cyclists, and children at risk.

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An average of 1,200 vehicles per day parked at the Lake Louise lakeshore in 2023, with between 2,000 and 3,000 vehicles per day were turned away because the parking lot was at capacity.

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Funds to be used for an affordable services program retrofit pilot, among others.

“Wildfire risk and evacuation issues are an extremely high level of concern in the community."

“On-It was very successful last summer and we’re doing a similar amount of service for this upcoming summer, with the potential addition of running a direct bus for a good portion of the summer from Calgary to Lake Louise.”

“Essentially I see this as rolling out the red carpet for transit users,” said Mayor Corrie DiManno.