BEAUMONT Transit Communications Timeline Public Transit Study
2010
Nov: Information on proposed public transit study was included in the budget mail out, delivered to every home and business in Beaumont and posted online for over one year.
2011
Budget Mail Out Nov: Budget mail out talks about the public transit study.
Transit Feasibility Study
2012
Recommended Peak only Service. Recommended Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) as the provider. GreenTRIP Funding utilized for this study. Nov: Budget mail out talks about the public transit study. Transit study conducted.
RFP Shuttle Bus Study/ Service Provisions
2013
Nov: Budget open houses have updates on transit. Info is posted online for over 1 year.
2014
$300,000 approved for Transit Reserve. Shuttle Bus study used to initiate the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. RFP issued. July : CommuniquĂŠ lead story is about transit and is mailed along with the utility bills to every home and business. Nov: CommuniquĂŠ has update on transit. Budget open houses have updates on transit.
Transit Service Charter/Cost Analysis/ CRB Transit Presentation
2015
2016
OCT: information provided on the routes, stops, schedule and fares. Open houses are held to inform residents about the service and to gather thoughts on schedule, fares and bus stop locations. Online survey regarding fares, schedule and bus stop locations conducted Sept 28 to Oct 14. Nov 4,5 and 6: Budget Committee unanimously recommended a balanced financial approach to pay for transit based on a mix of taxes and reserve allocation. recommended tax impact for the transit service will be $2.15 per month for the average single family dwelling. The proposed funding model will minimize the tax increase moving forward.
2016
GreenTrip Funding $1,170,000 for Bus purchase approved by Province of Alberta Nov: Budget open houses have TWO updates on transit.
2016
Jan: Transit Service Charter Presented. Mar: Cost Analysis on Service Providers ETS,Leduc and Strathcona. MAY: CRB Transit presentation on Inter-municipal service.
Open house/ Budget WorkShop
Budget Open Houses
Commuter Transit Service Jun: Based on Providers Cost Analysis, Council approves ets as the service provider and directed Administration to finalize service contract that will be presented to Council, and to order the required buses. Jul: CommuniquĂŠ lead story is about transit and is mailed along with the utility bills to every home and business. SepT: Transit open house ads appear on social media and newspaper. SepT: Update provided on bus specifications, order, equipment, route and schedule, park and ride locations, fare and fare media, service start date, agreements, route brochures, operating authority certificate, GIS mapping, and communications.