MANDATE

The Capital Region Board Regulation provided the mandate for Transit in the Capital Region Growth Plan. It required:

• The decision-making process to approve the regional intermunicipal transit network. 
• Procedures for implementing the delivery of the regional intermunicipal transit services. 
• Provision for the special transit services for the persons with disabilities. 
• Methods for reviewing and monitoring the regional intermunicipal transit network plan

Click on the link below to access the Intermunicipal Transit Network Plan (Appendix 3 of the Capital Region Growth Plan):

Transit Plan (PDF)

Click on the link below to access the Regional Transit Cost Sharing Formula Report (Appendix F of the Addendum to the Growth Plan - October 2009):

Regional Transit - Cost Sharing Formula Report (PDF)

VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Vision Statement adopted for Transit development in the Capital Region was:

“The Region’s transit network enables the Capital Region to achieve its economic, social and environmental objectives by making transit a convenient and competitive mode of transportation.”

With respect to Guiding Principles, the Capital Region Intermunicipal Transit must:

For Planning:

• Be integrated with land use planning in the Region.
• Be integrated with regional roadway investments to ensure that the benefits of the transit service are levered to the greatest extent possible through protection of transit corridors and provision of transit priority measures within regionally significant roadway and highway corridors.
• Be easily expandable as the Region grows and travel demand evolves.
• Recognize complementary regional, local and private services.

For Local Transit:

• Be flexible enough to support local community needs and services within the Regional network.

For Specialized Services for Persons with Disabilities:

• Enable equitable, barrier-free access to mass transit for the disabled.
• Be available to disabled persons where warranted and practical.

For Governance:

• Be mandated by relevant legislation, administered through an appropriate regional governance structure, and characterized by cooperation and coordination.

For Cost Sharing:

• Be recognized by funders and the public as a valuable public service.
• Be supported through dedicated cost-sharing from all levels of government, industry, and users.
• Be delivered fairly and equitably to citizens of the Capital Region recognizing the shared benefits of a well-planned, and integrated regional transit network.

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS / OUTCOMES

The Intermunicipal Transit Network Plan identifies the following eight priority areas as essential to the successful implementation of the Plan:

• Approval of the Capital Region Intermunicipal Transit Network Plan
• Support of the Ongoing Role and Mandate of the Capital Region Board
• Development of a Capital Region Roadway Plan
• Public Transit should be Considered in the Context of Other Public Policy Issues
• Provision of stable Operating and Capital Funds for a Regional Transit System
• Preparation of a Cost Sharing Model
• Implementation of “Quick Wins”
• Finalize Details of the “GreenTRIP” Program

TRANSIT COMMITTEE

The members of the Transit Committee responsible for preparing the Intermunicipal Transit Network Plan are:

CONTACT

For more information on Transit at the Capital Region Board, contact:

Sharon Shuya, Manager - Regional Projects
Capital Region Board,
Phone: (780) 638-6004
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