The Red Deer Transit Department is part of the Community Services Division of the City of Red Deer, which lies midway between Calgary and Edmonton in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city took over operation of the public transit system from private operators in 1966. In 2009 transit service was extended to Springbrook and Gasoline Alley in Red Deer County.All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt In 2014 transit service was extended to Blackfalds and Lacombe to the north. In 2019 transit service was extended to Penhold and Innisfail. In mid 2019 the City of Red Deer announced plans to engage in improvements to the transit network.
History There are 12 regular bus routes that operate daily.Red Deer Transit Schedules Hours of operation are on Monday to Saturday from 6:15 am to 11:15 pm and on Sundays and Holidays from 8:45 am to 6:45 pm.Transit Service Hours Exact cash fare, prepaid ticket or pass is required to ride the transit service. Route 50 provides peak hour service to the Edgar Industrial Park. The Riverside Industrial Park is served by Route 51, the main peak hour service provider for this area; various limited service deviations are known as Route 52, 53 and 54.
BOLT Transit In 2014, transit service was extended to Lacombe and Blackfalds via BOLT transit, its terminus was Sorrensen Station in Red Deer. Service was suspended on August 28, 2020 and was superseded by BOLT (Blackfalds On-demand Local Transit) in the Town of Blackfalds the following Monday (August 31, 2020).
South 2A Transit Additionally, Route 12A provided peak hour service and limited weekend service to Springbrook. In 2019 service was expanded to Innisfail and Penhold and is now provided by South 2A Transit Routes 102/103 instead. The expanded service to Innisfail launched on January 14, 2019 after suspension of Greyhound Canada routes in Western Canada in summer 2018, and was started as a pilot project to replace missing transit links in the province by the Government of Alberta.
Moving Red Deer Forward Moving Red Deer Forward: Our Multimodal Transportation Plan was approved by council on July 10, 2017. This plan provided framework for BRT, LRT and HSR corridors through the city.
City In Motion: Transit Network Improvements Project
The Transit Network Improvements Project will put some of this framework and these policies into practice.
Occurring at the same time as the Transit Network Improvements Project is the cancellation of BOLT Transit on August 30, 2020 and will be replaced by a shuttle service linking Blackfalds and taking advantage of the new Kingston Dr. Hub in Red Deer. The shuttle will be operated by Prairie Bus Lines on behalf of the Town of Blackfalds.
On October 4, 2020 full service levels launched after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Routes Prior to August 23, 2020 Red Deer Transit Routes No. Name Service area Notes 1 South Hill / Inglewood Bower Mall, Southpointe Common, Inglewood (South) 2 Oriole Park / Johnstone Park (South) Johnstone Park, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Fairview 3 College / Anders West Lake, Bethany Care, South Hill, Sunnybrook 4 Glendale / Kentwood Village Mall, Highland Green, Glendale, Northwood Estates 5 Rosedale / Deer Park Woodlea, Michener Centre, Clearview, Collicutt Centre, Notre Dame High School 6 Clearview Ridge Clearview Ridge, Eastview Middle School 7 Morrisroe / Vanier Woods Parkvale, Mountview, Deer Park Co-Op, Lancaster 8 Pines / Normandeau Parkland Mall, Pines, Normandeau, Kentwood (East) 9 Eastview / Inglewood Grandview, Eastview Estates, Deer Park, Collicutt Centre 10 West Park / Gaetz Ave South Hospital, Red Deer College, Bower Mall, Westerner 11 GH Dawe Centre / Johnstone Park Parkland Mall, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Johnstone Park (North) 12 Gasoline Alley Bower Mall, Gasoline Alley 20-41 School Special Varies - School Routes 50 Edgar Industrial Park Cronquist Business Park, Highland Green 51 Riverside Industrial/Olymel City Centre, Riverside Industrial 52 West Park, Downtown, Highland Green (59 Ave), Glendale, Kentwood (East) 53 Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, Normandeau 54 Inglewood, Collicut Centre, Morrisroe, Eastview, Bower, South Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo 100 BOLT - Express Red Deer, Lacombe, BlackfaldsBOLT suspended operations on August 28, 2020 101 BOLT - Local Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds1022A South Regional TransitRed Deer, Innisfail, PenholdThe 2A South Regional Transit Project suspended operations on March 31, 2021.1032A South Regional TransitRed Deer, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook
Services
Regular Service Red Deer Transit Regular RoutesType No. Name Service Area FrequencyRapid 1Gaetz Ave.Kingston Dr. Hub, Parkland Mall, Sorensen Station, South Hill, Bower HubEvery 15 during peak Monday to Friday, Every 30 minutes at other times including Weekends and Holidays.Core 2CrosstownKingston Dr. Hub, North East, Agora Campus, South East, Bower HubEvery 30 minutes at all times 3Hospital – CollegeSorensen Station, Hospital, RDC, Bower Hub 4Glendale – SoutheastKingston Dr. Hub, North West, Sorensen Station, Collicutt Centre, Bower HubNeighbourhood 10RosedaleSorensen Station, Rosedale, Clearview,Every 30 minutes between 6:15 am and 6:45 pm, Hourly until 10:45 pm Monday to Saturday, Every hour between 11:15 am and 6:15 pm, Sundays and Holidays 11Anders – Vanier WoodsSorensen Station, Mountview, Anders Park, Lancaster, Inglewood, Bower Hub 12Gasoline AlleyBower Hub, Gasoline AlleyEvery 30 minutes at all times 13West Park – College – BowerSorensen Station, Capstone at Riverlands, West Park, RDC, Bower, Bower HubEvery 30 minutes at peak, Hourly at other times 15Pines – NormandeauSorensen Station, Fairview, Highland Green, Pines, Parkland Mall 16Oriole ParkSorensen Station, Oriole Park, Riverside MeadowsCommuter 18Riverside IndustrialSorensen Station, Riverside IndustrialEvery 30 minutes during weekday peak only (excluding holidays) 19Edgar IndustrialKingston Dr. Hub, Edgar IndustrialSouth 2A Transit 102South 2ABower Hub, Innisfail, Penhold, SpringbrookEvery hour and 30 minutes during morning peak
Every hour and hour and 30 minutes during afternoon peak 103South 2ABower Hub, Innisfail, Penhold, Springbrook
School Service Red Deer Transit provides Peak Overload services to the Red Deer Public School District as well as Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools for certain middle schools and all high schools in Red Deer. Red Deer Transit School RoutesSchoolNo.NameService AreaLindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School20Oriole Park – FairviewOriole Park, Fairview, LTCHS21Glendale – Normandeau – Highland GreenGlendale, Normandeau, Highland Green, LTCHS22Pines – Kentwood – NormandeauPines, Kentwood, Normandeau, LTCHS23Clearview – Rosedale – Deer Park – EastviewClearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, Eastview, LTCHS24Morrisroe – Sunnybrook – Deer Park – Anders – LancasterMorrisroe, Sunnybrook, Deer Park, Anders, Lancaster, LTCHS25Kentwood – Johnstone – Oriole Park – Riverside MeadowsKentwood, Johnstone, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, LTCHSHunting Hills High School Notre Dame High School26West Park – BowerWest Park, Bower, HHHS, NDHS27Eastview – Clearview – Rosedale – Deer ParkEastview, Clearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, HHHS, NDHSEastview Middle School28Eastview – Clearview – Rosedale – Deer ParkEastview, Clearview, Rosedale, Deer Park, EMSHunting Hills High School Notre Dame High School29City CentreSorensen Station, HHHS, NDHSGateway Christian School30City CentreSorensen Station, GCSAgora Campus St. Joseph High School31City CentreSorensen Station, SJHSCentral Middle School32Timberlands – Clearview – Garden Heights – Pines – NormandeauTimberlands, Clearview, Garden Heights, Pines, Normandeau, CMSLindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School33City CentreSorensen Station, LTCHSAgora Campus St. Joseph High School34Highland Green – Normandeau – PinesHighland Green, Normandeau, Pines, SJHSCentral Middle School35/35AOriole Park – Riverside Meadows – FairviewOriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Fairview, CMS36City CentreSorensen Station, CMSAgora Campus St. Joseph High School37Clearview – Timberlands – RosedaleClearview, Timberlands, Rosedale, SJHS38Eastview – Deer Park – ClearviewEastview, Deer Park, Clearview, SJHSEastview Middle School39Anders – Lancaster – Deer Park – MorrisroeAnders Lancaster Deer Park Morrisroe, EMSAgora Campus St. Joseph High School40Johnstone – KentwoodJohnstone, Kentwood, SJHS41Glendale – Kentwood – NormandeauGlendale, Kentwood, Normandeau, SJHS
Olymel/Riverside Service Red Deer Transit Olymel RoutesNo.NameService Area (Bold indicates Terminus)52West Park – City Centre – KentwoodWest Park, City Centre, Highland Green, Glendale, Kentwood, Olymel53Oriole Park – Highland Green – NormandeauOriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, Normandeau, Olymel54Inglewood – Mountview – ParkvaleInglewood, Collicutt Centre, Morrisroe, Eastview, Bower, South Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo, Olymel
Transit Hubs
Sorensen Station The city owned transit terminal and parkadeTransit terminal moves into Sorensen Station is located on the southwest corner of 49 Street and 49 Avenue. The facility includes a customer service centre and a three-storey parkade with over 400 parking spaces.
Part of the Transit Network Improvements Project was to establish new locations for transfers outside the Greater Downtown, these hubs are:
Bower Hub Located on Bennett St. at the Bower Place Shopping Centre, it is the networks southernmost terminus.
Kingston Dr. Hub Located on street at the intersection of Gaetz Ave. and Kingston Dr. in the northern neighbourhood of Kentwood.
References
External links Transit History of Red Deer, Alberta