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Alberta Dedicates $2 Billion to Transit Programs

Calgary Light Rail

» Commitment will improve chances of new rail transit lines in Edmonton and Calgary.

In the United States, the federal government plays a very important role in the construction of new transit systems through the awarding of billions of dollars annually with the New Starts grants process. Over the past fifty years, virtually every new rail line and most new bus rapid transit lines have been constructed with most money coming from Washington.

In Canada, the federal government plays a similarly important role in many cases; Vancouver’s Canada Line is named as such because of the significant involvement of Ottawa when

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Calgary-Edmonton Corridor Next Up for Train Improvements

Alberta government reports on possible high-speed links costing between C$3 and 20 billion.

Last week, yet another North American governmental body announced that it would begin fighting for funds to build a high-speed rail line. This time, Alberta stepped up to the plate, arguing that a fast train link between Calgary and Edmonton, with a stop along the way in Red Deer, would be a appropriate corridor for investment. This is the second serious Canadian effort for high-speed rail, behind the more prominent Windsor-Québec City effort, which would connect Toronto and Montréal, the country’s two largest metropolitan areas.

Calgary and Edmonton are 180

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Upcoming Transit Line Openings: 2012

Early
  • ▶ Sacramento Green Line to the River District LRT
March
  • ▶ Las Vegas Sahara Corridor BRT
April
  • ▶ 23: Rhode Island Wickford Junction Extension CR
  • ▶ 28: Los Angeles Expo Line Phase 1A LRT
Spring
  • ▶ Boston Fitchburg Line Extension CR
June
  • ▶ Los Angeles Expo Line Phase 1B LRT
  • ▶ New Orleans Loyola/UPT Streetcar
July
  • ▶ 30: Dallas Orange Line Phase II LRT
Summer
  • ▶ Los Angeles Orange Line Canoga Extension BRT
  • ▶ Miami Airport Link Metro
  • ▶ New York Nostrand/Rogers BRT
  • ▶ San Antonio Via Primo BRT
September
  • ▶ 21: Portland Streetcar Loop
October
  • ▶ Seattle Sounder Lakewood Extension CR
Fall
  • ▶ Calgary Northeast Line Extension LRT
  • ▶ Chicago Jeffery Corridor BRT
  • ▶ Los Angeles El Monte Transit Center
  • ▶ Seattle RapidRide C & D Lines BRT
  • ▶ Twin Cities Cedar Avenue BRT
December
  • ▶ Dallas Blue Line Extension LRT
  • ▶ 3: Dallas Orange Line Phase II LRT
  • ▶ 10: Salt Lake FrontRunner South CR
  • ▶ Montréal Train de l'Est CR

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