On April 25, 2021 On Demand Transit arrived in Edmonton as part of the Bus
Network Redesign. Intended to fill in gaps in the new fixed route BNR, Edmonton
contracted out the operation of the On Demand Transit, after a competitive
tender processes, to PWT (buses and operators) and Via Transportation (software). The
service underwent a full evaluation after two years, at which point Edmonton City Council
decided to permanently fund the initial service in addition to several service
expansions.
ETS's On Demand contract with PWT calls for 5 low floor buses to be used for On
Demand service dedicated to serving certain seniors' residences. The initial
fleet was a mixture of buses that were available for start up the service. #104 and
#105 were soon replaced with New England Wheels FrontRunner / RAM ProMaster units
to match #102 and #103. #101, however, was retained as the only ARBOC Independence / Ford Transit
unit.
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Bus # |
Date |
Description |
#101 ARBOC Independence / Ford Transit |
|
101 |
May 2021 |
PWT #101 sitting in the former Edmonton
Motors lot at Jasper Ave and 116 St, waiting for its next trip. |
|
101 |
May 2021 |
PWT #101 sitting in former Edmonton
Motors lot at Jasper Ave and 116 St, waiting for its next trip. |
|
101 |
May 2021 |
PWT #101 sitting in former Edmonton
Motors lot at Jasper Ave and 116 St, waiting for its next trip. |
|
101 |
May 18, 2021 |
PWT #101 waiting at 116 St and Jasper
Ave Northbound waiting for its next passenger request. |
|
101 |
May 18, 2021 |
PWT #101 waiting at 116 St and Jasper
Ave Northbound waiting for its next passenger request. |
|
101 |
November 2022 |
PWT #101 at the Royal Alberta Museum / CN Tower loop after being painted into the full On Demand Transit livery. |
|
101 |
November 2022 |
The rear of PWT #101. |
#102-105 New England Wheels FrontRunner / RAM ProMaster |
|
102 |
May 2021 |
PWT #102 northbound on 124 St at 102
Ave. |
|
102 |
May 22, 2021 |
PWT #102 westbound on 104 Ave near 110
St. |
|
102 |
June 2022 |
PWT #102, 103, & 104 lined up in the Unity Square parking lot around 116th Street and 104 Avenue. |
|
102 |
June 2022 |
Another view of the above buses. |
|
102 |
June 2022 |
Another view of the above buses. |
|
102 |
July 2021 |
PWT #102 departing the old West Edmonton Mall TC. On Demand only operated here from April-August 2021, after which the terminal was moved to its temporary location on the other side of the mall. |
|
103 |
April 25, 2021 |
PWT #103 operating in the Lewis Farms
area on the first day of On Demand Transit. |
|
103 |
April 25, 2021 |
PWT #103 operating in the Lewis Farms
area on the first day of On Demand Transit. |
|
103 |
May 4, 2021 |
PWT #103 waiting for its next trip at
116 St and Jasper Ave. |
|
103 |
May 4, 2021 |
PWT #103 waiting for its next trip at
116 St and Jasper Ave. |
|
103 |
May 4, 2021 |
PWT #103 waiting for its next trip at
116 St and Jasper Ave. |
|
103 |
August 2022 |
PWT #103 departing Westmount TC after being painted into the full On Demand livery. |
|
104 |
June 6, 2021 |
PWT #104 waiting in a parking lot north
of 104 Ave and 116 St. |
|
104 |
June 6, 2021 |
PWT #104 waiting in a parking lot north
of 104 Ave and 116 St. |
|
104 |
January 2022 |
PWT #104 parked outside of a house around 94th Avenue and 151 Street.
|
|
104 |
July 2022 |
PWT #104 running EB on 104 Avenue at 109 Street.
|
|
105 |
July 2021 |
PWT #105 running EB on 104 Avenue at 107 Street.
|
|
105 |
December 2022 |
PWT #105 running EB on 104 Avenue at 109 Street.
|
|
105 |
December 2022 |
The rear of #105.
|
#104-105 Creative Carriage CS2 / RAM ProMaster |
|
104 |
May 9, 2021 |
PWT #104 with 103 waiting for their next
trips at just south of Jasper Ave and 116 St. |
|
104 |
May 9, 2021 |
PWT #104 with 103 waiting for their next
trips at just south of Jasper Ave and 116 St. |
|
104 |
May 10, 2021 |
PWT #104 arriving at Jasper Place
Transit Centre. |
|
104 |
May 10, 2021 |
PWT #104 arriving at Jasper Place
Transit Centre. |
|
104 |
May 10, 2021 |
PWT #104 arriving at Jasper Place
Transit Centre. |
|
104 |
May 12, 2021 |
PWT #104 sitting northbound on 116 St
and Jasper Ave. |
|
104 |
May 12, 2021 |
PWT #104 sitting northbound on 116 St
and Jasper Ave. |