Route Ahead
Here's a pretty important initiative for the future of transit in Calgary. "Route Ahead" is a process that will lead to a long term (30 year) comprehensive plan and strategy for Calgary Transit. This will develop a network and capital infrastructure plan, fiscal strategy, capital plan, customer service and service delivery plan, and governance structure for the organization.
Basically, there's never been a long-term plan specifically for transit in Calgary. This will be a big step in letting citizens know how the future will be mapped out and they will have an active part in forming how it will be done.
A lot of the issues discussed in this thread will be addressed as this goes along. The website will be one focal point where people can have their thoughts and ideas heard. There will be also more traditional engagement events in the next year or so such as open houses. Route Ahead will also be a big topic at the upcoming "Better Transit in Calgary" event in April that I brought up a couple weeks ago.
http://www.routeahead.ca/
