Transportation

In Transit Newsletter - October 2010

The Every Day Way to buy fare products in your neighbourhood

Edmonton Transit is pleased to welcome Safeway as an outlet for ETS fare products. Safeway has a high profile in our community with a city-wide network of stores.

With all Edmonton Safeway stores selling ETS fare products, we’ve been able to add 20 new outlets conveniently located for ETS customers, wherever they live in Edmonton. All ETS fare products are available at the Customer Service Counter in each store. Just look for our standard sales outlet signs.

Safeway is the latest distributor with multiple locations to join our network. Edmontonians can now purchase ETS fare products at more than 220 locations throughout the City.

DATS Introduces I-Book

To help their clients book trips more efficiently as well as offering additional communication options, DATS is in the process of introducing web booking software.

This online booking tool will allow clients access to a number of self-service options including trip bookings, cancelling trips and checking trip status. Clients will be able to view information on their trips, their personal DATS profile (contact information, mobility aids, etc) and cancel trips 24 hours a day, every day of the week. They will also be able to book their own reservation trips during regular booking hours: Monday to Friday from 7:30am. - 5pm and Saturday to Sunday from 7:30am - 12pm.

The program will be tested with a small group of clients before being released to the entire customer group.

ETS Supports Run for the Cure

The CIBC Run for the Cure is on Sunday, October 3 this year.

In support of this Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser, we are pleased to provide free travel on ETS regular service, bus and LRT, from 8am - 4pm for participants wearing a 2010 Run t-shirt.

The event takes place at Churchill Square and participants are encouraged to use transit to avoid traffic congestion.

Every year this event raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research

ETS Creative Destinations Contest

ETS has joined forces with a number of Arts District organizations to make getting to your creative destination more enjoyable, convenient and hassle free. The expansion of LRT to Century Park now brings a wide variety of world class entertainment within easy reach for many residents in south Edmonton as well as north.

To encourage you to sample their offerings, ETS and our Arts District Partners - Alberta Ballet, Art Gallery of Alberta, Citadel Theatre, Downtown Business Association, Edmonton International Film Festival, Edmonton Opera, Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and Winspear Centre are bringing you the Creative Destinations Contest. It’s simple to enter. Go to www.takeETS.com, click on the link to the Creative Destinations Contest and go to the entry form. The contest runs from September 1 to October 31 and offers eight fabulous prizes.

Three finalists will be randomly selected from the entries for an early bird draw on Friday, September 17, 2010. The final draw will take place on Monday, November 1, 2010 for the remaining 6 prizes.

Each of the Early Bird winners will receive one of the following: an Edmonton International Film Festival Prize pack; a pair of tickets to the Edmonton Opera’s presentation of La Boheme; or a pair of tickets to Billy Bishop Goes to War at the Citadel Theatre.

The six winners in the final draw on Monday, November 1 will receive one of the following: two tickets to Little Women, The Musical at the Citadel; an exclusive tour of the Art Gallery of Alberta’s upcoming Matisse Exhibit; two one-year memberships to Edmonton Public Library; four tickets to Alberta Ballet’s The Nutcracker; four tickets to an Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performance, backstage tour of the Winspear Centre, and chance to meet the musicians; or 200 Downtown Dollars donated by the Downtown Business Association.

ETS Thanksgiving Service

All ETS routes will operate on their regular Sunday schedules on the Thanksgiving Holiday, Monday, October 11, 2010.

Transit Information is available by calling 311. The ETS Customer Services Centre including Lost & Found will be closed on Monday.

Check the ETS Trip Planner or call BusLink at 780-496-1600 for complete route and schedule details.

LRT Retail Kiosk Space Available

ETS is re-visiting the licensing of existing retail space in Central, Bay/Enterprise Square and Corona LRT stations. We've noticed a sizeable increase in commuter traffic since the South LRT extension to Century Park opened last April.

The spaces available offer a unique opportunity for new businesses to come into the downtown area.

ETS has 13 retail kiosks in the heart of downtown available for local businesses to provide a variety of services to ETS customers and others traveling through these areas. One of the spaces is at street level at 100A Street and Jasper Avenue while the remaining 12 are located on the mezzanine levels of the three downtown LRT stations.

Anyone interested in this business opportunity can refer to the Request for Proposal document available at www.takeETS.com. Proposals must be received before 4pm on Friday, October 29, 2010.

ETS Helps Kids Stay Safe on Halloween

ETS buses are a safe place to go if kids need assistance on Halloween night.

All ETS buses (and LRT) are equipped with two-way radios, so emergency assistance is just a phone call away. Uniformed ETS employees are highly visible and we encourage them to promote themselves as someone you can turn to in an emergency.

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