Transitcampyyc sent a survey to all candidates asking a few questions regarding transit issues. The results from each question will be included in an installment as part of a series of articles in Metro.
Here's the article for the first question, "How often do you use transit?" with the results for all the participants included in the link.
Quote:
Most Calgary council candidates are infrequent transit riders
Of the 49 candidates running for city councillor, 37 responded to the survey, including all incumbents.
Of those respondents, 12 said they take transit several times a week or more and four said they ride about once a week.
Of the remaining 21, five said they take transit one to three times a month, nine said they ride only on occasion, and seven responded with “rarely,” “not often” or similar answers.
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Link to the rest of the article including all responses to this question
The series of articles will also be paralleled by blog posts to TransitCampYYC's webpage at:
http://transitcamp.ca/
The other four questions are:
1. What is the most pressing transit need in your ward
2. What is the most pressing transit need outside your ward?
3. What is your most innovative idea for improving transit?
4. What is the role of transit in Calgary?