Woodcroft is a neighbourhood located in northwest Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . Surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions, it is bounded by 118 Avenue to the north, Groat Road to the east, 111 Avenue to the south, and 142 Street to the west. The neighbourhoods is home to Coronation Park and the Telus World of Science .
46-443: Woodcroft may refer to: Woodcroft, Edmonton , Canada Woodcroft, Gloucestershire , England Woodcroft, New South Wales , Australia Woodcroft, South Australia Woodcroft (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Woodcroft . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
92-588: A computer aided dispatch which informs the control centre where a bus is, as well as monitor incidents. Mobile data terminals inform the drivers as to if they are late or not. The buses equipped have internal covert cameras to monitor safety. City council has approved funding for Smartbus deployment on all bus routes as of 2019 and 2020. All buses in the ETS fleet were fully equipped with Smart bus technology by September 4, 2016; earlier than initially planned. Fares can be paid with cash or an Arc card . As of 1 February 2020,
138-450: A fare box, but instead were accepting customer surveys about electric buses as fare. Even without fare capacity the buses were placed on several different routes around the city to give Edmontonians the ability to experience the new exhaust-less bus. These test buses were not winterized. In 2019, Edmonton received funding to purchase 50 Proterra ZX5 40' E2 MAX electric buses , but this has since been reduced to 40 electric buses – one of
184-510: A new trolley bus ) in 2008. Edmonton Transit's first two diesel electric hybrid buses went into service in December 2006. The unique design and colour scheme of the two Orion low floor buses have been chosen to enable them to 'stand out' from the rest of the ETS fleet. The buses were part of an extensive test of hybrid technology that Edmonton Transit and the University of Alberta conducted over
230-479: A new card if the owner had registered their account. Arc cards include daily and monthly fare-capping; frequent riders who reach a fare threshold will ride for the remainder of that period for free of charge. Arc tickets work similarly to Arc cards, but are one-time use only, and are sold in 90-minute and 24-hour increments. Riders can still pay their fare with cash, paper passes and tickets, but paper tickets and passes will eventually be phased out; cash will always be
276-544: A payment option. Some routes have different fare structures due to the distance they cover or because they enter different municipalities outside of Edmonton. Fares effective 3 December 2023 for route 560 to Spruce Grove : Fares do not include transferability to ETS. No additional fare for U-Pass holders. Fares effective 2 April 2024 for route 540 to Beaumont : Children under 12 ride free (with an accompanying fare-paying passenger). Beaumont tickets, passes and transfers cannot be used on regular ETS services. The U-Pass
322-587: A year. Bus reliability , performance , maintenance costs, fuel efficiency , noise generation and environmental impact were monitored and evaluated in all weather and road conditions. As well, customers were surveyed about their travel experience. Ultimately, the Hybrid buses only recorded fuel savings of 10-20% (in contrast to the 35% touted in the internal ads). In addition, the ISE -New Flyer hybrids (6003 and 6004) were out of service so much that they could not be included in
368-578: Is accepted on route 540 through the Arc card . Fares for route 747 to the Edmonton International Airport , effective 14 May 2018: No additional fare for holders of a UPass, Leduc Commuter-Plus pass, or Leduc route 10 to route 747 transfer One way fare reduced back to $ 5 on 1 May 2018 (after it rose to $ 10 on 1 February 2018), when an increase in joint funding from the City of Leduc, Leduc County, and
414-470: Is available. Night service began on 6 September 2015, on routes 1, 4, 8, 9, and 512. Upon launch of the 2021 Bus network redesign, Owl routes are as follows: 2, 4, 8, 9, and 511. These buses operate on 30-minute headways until approximately 3:30 or 4 am. Morning service then resumes around 5 am. 2-OWL acts as a late night replacement for northern sections of the Capital Line (operating after
460-585: Is exclusively used on the Valley Line. A redesigned bus network that affected almost every Edmonton Transit bus route began on April 25, 2021. This redesigned bus network was originally scheduled to be implemented on August 30, 2020, but was postponed until April 25, 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , to save approximately $ 3.7 million and defer tax increases for residents. The City of Edmonton began completely redesigning its bus route network in 2017, with
506-666: The Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR), and alternatively as the Edmonton Radial Tramway . Also in 1908, ERR acquired the Strathcona Radial Tramway Company Limited, and also began servicing the villages of North Edmonton and Calder. The transit service's name was changed to Edmonton Transportation Service in July 1946, but just a year later it was re-named to Edmonton Transit System. The service
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#1732852315642552-498: The Century Park station on the south side, with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade with surface road crossings. The Metro Line shares track with the Capital Line in some sections, and services the central and north-central area of the city. The Valley Line , which opened on November 4, 2023, runs from Mill Woods in the southeast to 102 Street and 102 Avenue in
598-670: The Edmonton Public Library . Westmount Centre , built in 1955, is located in the southeast portion of the neighbourhood at the northwest corner of 111 Avenue and Groat Road. It was the first major shopping mall of its type in Edmonton. Located between Coronation Park and the Westmount Centre is Ross Sheppard High School operated by Edmonton Public Schools . Other schools in Woodcroft include Woodcroft Public Elementary School and
644-779: The Telus World of Science , formerly the Edmonton Space and Sciences Centre, at the northeast corner of 111 Avenue and 142 Street. Other attractions within the park include the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium , an ice arena, a small football stadium, a lawn bowling facility and the Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre, formerly the Coronation Pool. The neighbourhood is also home to the Woodcroft Branch of
690-452: The 1930s, when streetcars were converted from double-ended to single-ended operations. The Edmonton Radial Railway was renamed to Edmonton Transportation Service in 1946, to signify the decline of Edmonton's streetcar network; it was renamed again just one year later, to Edmonton Transit System . After some initial postwar hiccups, which necessitated even more streetcar tracks being built as late as in 1946 in order to avoid service gaps,
736-704: The Centennial Garage and the Kathleen Andrews transit garage; the latter being the main hub for Edmonton's electric buses. In 2021, Edmonton reached an agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) which called for CIB to invest C$ 14.4 million (US$ 11.89 million) to purchase 20 additional electric buses under the ZEB (Zero Emission Bus) Federal Program. In 2022, Edmonton Transit and Strathcona Transit obtained one hydrogen-electric hybrid bus for each of
782-408: The City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Woodcroft had a population of 2,598 living in 1,395 dwellings, a -0.7% change from its 2009 population of 2,617 . With a land area of 1.29 km (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,014 people/km in 2012. Coronation Park is a large park occupying most of the southwest portion of the neighbourhood. The park is anchored by
828-1034: The Edmonton International Airport was agreed upon. Some Strathcona County Transit tickets/passes/transfers are valid on ETS and vice versa. These are the details effective 1 February 2024: Some ETS tickets/passes/transfers are valid on StAT and vice versa: In May 2007, Edmonton Transit Security were appointed peace officers under the Alberta Peace Officer Act. Transit peace officers can issue tickets for provincial statutes and Edmonton bylaws on ETS property. Transit peace officers actively promote order maintenance, disorder prevention and voluntary compliance with social norms surrounding acceptable transit use. Transit peace officers primarily use Ford Explorer police interceptors and Ford Taurus interceptors as their transportation, but also have Ford F-350 and Dodge Charger Pursuit vehicles at their disposal. Transit peace officers can also seen riding
874-649: The LRT enforcing provincial acts and statutes as well as bylaws. They patrol in uniform on ETS vehicles and property, which include buses, LRT and transit stations, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The Transit Peace Officer Bike Patrol is also active during suitable weather conditions from spring until fall. The bike patrol can access certain areas better than a vehicle, such as bike paths along LRT tracks or areas congested by traffic or special events. Transit peace officers are authorized to enforce municipal bylaws and have powers and authority under several provincial acts. In September 2021
920-509: The LRT shuts down for the night) from Clareview to Downtown. 9-OWL acts as a late night replacement for southern sections of the Capital Line. Route 511 replaced 510X in September 2022, and acts as a late night replacement of the Valley Line. A digital pdf of the late night owl service's route map is available on the City of Edmonton's website (Jan 2024). Transit centres in Edmonton serve as hubs which allow people to transfer bus routes or onto
966-682: The LRT system. These hubs typically have a heated shelter, and have multiple bus bays to accommodate many buses at a time. (* Transit centre at LRT station) († As of April 25, 2021, does not have Transit Centre status) ETS operates an entire fleet of accessible low floor buses, which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the 859 40-foot (12 m) New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR/XD40/XHE40, 33 60-foot (18 m) New Flyer D60LFR/XD60 articulated models, 60 40-foot Proterra ZX5 models, and 49 Grande West Vicinity B30A models. The City of Edmonton embarked on an eight-month evaluation of 13 clean-diesel and hybrid buses (and
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#17328523156421012-884: The SmartFare payment system would be branded as Arc . Post secondary students became the first riders to use Arc when their institutions began issuing cards in fall 2021. A pilot test including 500 adult fare-paying users began on 1 January 2022, and the results were reviewed in March 2022, but access to Arc was not expanded at that time. Arc was rolled out to adult fare-paying riders on November 21, 2022. Subsidized fare groups, including seniors, youth, junior high and senior high students, customers who purchase low-income passes, DATS riders, and users of regional paratransit services, will receive access to Arc in 2023. Fare vending machines which sell Arc cards and Arc tickets, and allow users to load money to their accounts, are at various major locations in
1058-474: The St. Mark Catholic School. The Westmount Transit Centre is located between Ross Sheppard High School and Westmount Centre along 135 street. This transit centre has a large shelter, a pay phone and vending machines but does not have public washrooms, park & ride, or a drop off area. The transit centre is served by Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) and St. Albert Transit (StAT). The following bus routes serve
1104-482: The University. 45 buses were initially equipped with the technology for the trial. By 2014, 22 routes were equipped with the technology. Real time bus arrival information on personal computers and mobile data is branded together as ETS LIVE and a mobile app, ETS Live to Go, has been released. The buses equipped possess automatic audio visual stop announcers of the next bus stop described by its nearest intersection,
1150-510: The aim of making it run more efficiently. Two rounds of public consultations were held at various locations around the city, and online surveys collected feedback from riders. The public engagements identified that transit riders would rather have to walk further to get to higher frequency routes, opposed to more routes operating less frequently. The city released a final draft of the new bus system in 2018, which cut back on routes with low ridership, and increased frequency in high traffic areas. After
1196-589: The bodies were sold for scrap. The Edmonton Radial Railway Society (ERRS) has recovered and restored three former Edmonton streetcars, and has another six awaiting restoration. Aside from the three which it recovered and restored, it also operates Edmonton #1, which sat outside in a city yard for over ten years before being restored by volunteers – many of whom who later founded the ERRS. Trolley bus service in Edmonton started on 24 September 1939, operating on route 5 from 101 Street/Jasper Avenue to 95 Street/111 Avenue. By
1242-411: The bus was numbered 6000, but was returned to its original #2242 when returned to Vancouver. ETS provides bus and light-rail transit services within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to Spruce Grove and Beaumont . It also provides connections to Leduc Transit , St. Albert Transit (StAT), and Strathcona County Transit . ETS provides service to the Edmonton International Airport . ETS uses
1288-544: The cash fare is $ 3.50, and exact change is required on ETS buses. Children 12 and under ride free with a fare-paying adult (otherwise they pay a youth fare). Due to the rollout of the Arc card, sales on paper tickets and passes were discontinued on 9 November 2024. However, paper tickets with an expiry date of 31 December 2023 and family/day passes with an expiry date of 31 December 2024 will continue to be accepted until 31 December 2025. ETS provides several discounts for students and
1334-636: The city, and totaling 77 kilometres (48 mi) of track. The city purchased five modern streetcars in 1930, which featured innovations such as steel bodies and leather seats; these were the last streetcars that Edmonton purchased. The city significantly neglected its streetcar system during the Great Depression , and it suffered from poor maintenance and outdated streetcars. In the late 1930s, Edmonton began to replace streetcar lines with electric trolleybus routes, supplemented by gas and diesel buses, instead of buying new streetcars and repairing or replacing
1380-524: The disadvantaged: Edmonton first approved funding for a SmartFare program in 2015. Fort Saskatchewan, St. Albert, and Strathcona County are among the other communities which are also participating in this system. Smart fare was set to launch in early 2021, but its rollout was delayed by the closure of the Canada–United States border during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 8 June 2021, it was announced that
1426-632: The downtown core. As of 2021 the Metro Line is being extended to the community of Blatchford , while the Valley Line is being extended west to the community of Lewis Farms . ETS operates three different models of light rail vehicles (LRV): The Siemens – Duewag U-2 , which started service when the original line opened in 1978; the Siemens SD-160 , which began operation in 2008; and the Bombardier/Alstom Flexity Freedom , which
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1472-643: The end of October of that year, service had started on another route running to 99 Street/Whyte Avenue via the Low Level Bridge. In Edmonton, trolley buses were often referred to simply as "trolleys". The trolley bus system used a mixture of Ohio Brass and K&M Elastic (Swiss) suspension for holding up the overhead wires . The 47 vehicles remaining in use in 2008 were from an order of 100 manufactured in 1981–82 by Brown Boveri & Company (BBC), using bodies and chassis supplied to BBC by GM . On 18 June 2008, city council voted 7 to 6 in favour of phasing out
1518-604: The evaluation. As of fall 2009, only the two Orion hybrids were in service. New Flyer/ISE hybrids 6003 and 6004 have since been converted to diesel buses as of 2011. New Flyer/Allison 6002 was revamped with new features and technology to become the ETS Platinum Bus, also referred to as the "Painted Lady". In spring 2014, ETS unveiled a full electric bus for a four-month pilot program through October 2014. The buses were referred to as "ETS Stealth Buses" and were on lease from Build Your Dreams (BYD) Co. Ltd. The buses did not have
1564-577: The first streetcar ordered by Edmonton – performed a ceremonial 'last run' across the High Level Bridge while carrying special dignitaries; over 1000 spectators lined its route. Early the next morning, the dignitaries rode streetcar #52 back to the ETS Cromdale shop, which marked the final time that a streetcar was operated by ETS. All of Edmonton's streetcars, except for #1, were stripped of their valuable materials like steel and electric wiring, and
1610-682: The largest purchases of electric buses in Canadian history. The first 21 buses started service in August 2020, with the second batch of 19 buses being scheduled to arrive in the fall of 2020. The buses are charged from overhead charging units to save floor space in the bus garages, and it is the first transit service in North America to use such infrastructure for its buses. ETS conducted winter-testing of this bus model in 2015, and found that these buses could handle most of their routes. The buses are housed at
1656-489: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodcroft&oldid=962357096 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Woodcroft, Edmonton The six residential neighbourhoods adjacent to Woodcroft include Dovercourt to
1702-498: The north, Sherbrooke to the northeast, Inglewood to the east, Westmount to the southeast, North Glenora to the south, and McQueen to the southwest. Huff Bremner Estate and Dominion Industrial are located to the west and northwest. The community is represented by the Woodcroft Community League , established in 1957, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 139 Street and 115 Avenue. In
1748-462: The redesign, all routes were renumbered to make the system easier to navigate. New signage and materials was created to assist in wayfinding. No change to fares has been announced, but the Manager of ETS has stated that ETS could switch to a distance-based system, where fees are based on how far a rider travels. A day service route map is available on the City of Edmonton's website, and a Google My Maps
1794-436: The region, including all Edmonton LRT stations, some transit centres, and the Edmonton International Airport . The machines accept cash, debit, and credit cards. Riders can also purchase Arc cards and add money to their account balances online. Each rider's balance is stored on their account, rather than on the Arc cards or Arc tickets themselves, meaning that if an Arc card is lost or stolen, its balance can be transferred to
1840-485: The timed-transfer system, where suburban feeder routes run to a transit centre, and passengers can then transfer to a base route/LRT to the city centre or the university. Some feeder routes provide direct express service to and from the city centre. [REDACTED] All stations are accessible ETS operates a 37.4 km light rail system composed of 29 stations in three lines. The Capital Line runs roughly north–south, between Clareview station in northeast Edmonton and
1886-548: The tracks and overhead lines that had deteriorated during the Depression. The transition to buses was slowed significantly during the Second World War, and Edmonton had to build additional trackage for its streetcars to meet the spike in transit usage during the war. It was also forced to reintroduce conductors on busy routes, to help operators with selling tickets and issuing transfers; conductors were originally phased out in
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1932-526: The transit centre: Edmonton Transit Service The Edmonton Transit Service ( ETS ) (previously known as Edmonton Transit System ) is the public transit service owned and operated by the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 87,646,600, or about 305,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Edmonton Transit Service began operations on 30 October 1908 as
1978-541: The transition to trolleybuses picked up steam. By 1949, only two streetcar routes remained in service: The Blue Route, and the Blue & White Route, which totaled 27 kilometres (17 mi) in length. In its final configuration, the service went between a turning loop at 109 Street and 84 Avenue, and another loop at 66 Street and 124 Avenue, via the High Level Bridge. On September 1, 1951, Edmonton streetcar No. 1 –
2024-639: The trolley system between 2009 and 2010. However, city council decided in April 2009 that trolley bus service would be discontinued earlier than had been planned, in order to reduce the city's expected $ 35 million deficit that year. The last day of regular service was 2 May 2009. In 2007, the city leased a low-floor model of trolley, for 11 months, from Coast Mountain Bus Company , Vancouver's bus operating company, for testing of possible benefits of low-floor trolleys over hybrid diesel buses. During its time in Edmonton
2070-598: The two transit systems as part of a pilot project, unveiling the new buses during the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo in Edmonton, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. The pilot project is part of the Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT) project of Emissions Reduction Alberta. Smart bus was introduced as a new feature for riders on select routes in July 2013. Trial routes included 111 from West Edmonton Mall to Downtown and route 128 from Castle Downs to
2116-451: Was re-named to Edmonton Transit Service in 2016. The Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR) began operations in 1908, both in the City of Edmonton and the neighbouring City of Strathcona , with four streetcars serving 21 kilometres (13 mi) of track. Over ten million riders used the system annually by 1912, and the city purchased 47 additional streetcars. The radial railway reached its peak in 1930, with six lines serving almost all parts of
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