http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/...84506-sun.html
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Commuters living in Calgary's outlying communities could soon be able to access the city via Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), says the head of the Calgary Regional Partnership's transportation committee.
Truper McBride, who is also the mayor of Cochrane, said a bus extension of Calgary Transit could be in place by early 2010 and would act as a stepping stone for heavy rail transit.
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Local communities that could be part of the BRT include Cochrane, Airdrie, Okotoks, High River, Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Chestermere and Strathmor. Rail transit between Calgary and these communities could come around 2019.
Groups have mused about a local rail transit system connecting nearby communities for some time now but the BRT looks to be closer to reality. A good first step, in my opinion, provided the ridership is there and the service operates at reasonable times (the last express bus for my community leaves downtown at 5:10... that's kind of early to be taking off on most days).
I'm guessing the buses from Cochrane and Airdrie will just drop people off at the first C-train station in the NW and NE respectively. Will those stations have the capacity to handle all those extra riders? Will the new four-car trains be ready in time?