St. Albert Transit

St. Albert Transit

Founded	1974
Headquarters	235 Carnegie Drive
Locale	St. Albert, Alberta
Service type	bus service, express bus, paratransit
Fleet	49
Daily ridership	4,047
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	Diversified Transportation
Web site	StAT

St. Albert Transit (StAT) is the public transportation system in the City of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, which is located only about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of downtown Edmonton. Scheduled bus service consists of local circuits within the community and express commuter routes to Edmonton. The city owns and maintains the vehicles but the drivers are privately contracted from Diversified Transportation.

Handibus is the accessible service for those who cannot use regular transit buses. They operate within the city limits or provide travel to Edmonton for work or education purposes. Customers must be registered to use the service and all trips must be booked ahead of time.

Facilities

Transit Garage

Address: 235 Carnegie Drive

Coordinates: 53°38′17″N 113°34′35″W

Functions: office, garage and vehicle maintenance, ticket and pass sales.

Renovations to the garage have been completed and it has been renamed the Dez Liggett Transit Facility. Dez Liggett is the founding Director of Transit in St. Albert and worked there for over 23 years.

St. Albert Centre Exchange

Address: Rivercrest Cres

Coordinates: 53°38′25″N 113°37′25″W

Functions: bus route terminus

Village Transit Station

Address: Gate Ave / Grange Dr

Coordinates: 53°37′18″N 113°36′55.3″W

Functions: bus route terminus

Routes

Route			Days of operation
No.	Description of service area and notes	Type	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
201	Downtown Edmonton via Kingsway	express
202	Downtown Edmonton via NAIT and MacEwan	express
203	University of Alberta via Westmount	express
204	University of Alberta	express
205	West Edmonton Mall	express
208	Government Centre Express via MacEwan (peak hours)	express
209	Government Centre via NAIT and MacEwan (peak hours)	express
211	Downtown Edmonton Express (peak hours)	express
A1, A2, A3	Village Transit Station, Heritage Lakes, Grandin, St. Anne Street, Mission, St. Albert Centre Exchange	local		A1
A21	Village Transit Station, Downtown, Riel Business Park (Peak Hours)	local
A4, A5, A6	St. Albert Centre Exchange, Mission, Lacombe Park, Deer Ridge, North Ridge, Inglewood	local		A4 & A5
A7, A8	St. Albert Centre Exchange, Lacombe East, Sturgeon Hospital, Erin Ridge, Oakmont, Inglewood	local
A9, A10	St. Albert Centre Exchange, Braeside, Woodlands, Kingswood, Pineview, Forest Lawn, Sturgeon, Village Transit Station	local		A9
A11, A12, A13	Village Transit Station, Akinsdale, Campbell Business Park, Pineview, Woodlands, Braeside, Forest Lawn, Perron Street, St. Albert Centre Exchange	local		A11
A14	Village Transit Station, St. Albert Centre Exchange, Inglewood, Sturgeon Hospital, North Save-On-Foods Shopping Centre	local
Dial-a-bus	Connects with other services and operates evenings and weekends in place of scheduled routes

Fleet

StAT Regular Transit Buses (March 2010)
Manufacturer	Model	Accessible	Year	Quantity	Fleet Nos.	Notes
New Flyer	D60LF		2001	5	807-811
New Flyer	D60LF		2006	7	812-818
New Flyer	D60LFR		2009	6	819-824
New Flyer	D40LF		1997	3	850-852
New Flyer	D40LF		1999	5	853-857
Thomas	SLF232		2004	2	858-859
Thomas	SLF232		2005	2	860-861
New Flyer	D40LF		2005	3	862-864
New Flyer	D40LFR		2007	13	865-877
New Flyer	D40LFR		2009	9	878-886

Controversy

Parking at St. Albert Centre exchange is prohibited, but lack of parking at Village Transit Station has left few alternatives to those who do not dwell within St. Albert city limits. This has led to numerous controversies, mainly among students, who are required to pay for the service with the U-Pass program. Many are now seeking alternatives, petitioning the universities to abandon the service due to its inaccessibility.

External links

• St. Albert Transit website
• History of Regional Transit at Edmonton, Alberta