ETS Infrastructure- Transit Centres

This page will be covering ETS's Transit Centres.

A few notes on the development of transit centres:
Two terms that will be frequently used:
Horizon 2000- New route network and rebranding of ETS launched on June 29,1997. Most route numbers completely changed.
BNR- Bus Network Redesign, another new network redesign with an entirely new route number scheme and many significantly changed routes. Includes changes for the opening of the Valley Line Southeast LRT.
- this is a work in progress, research is ongoing, and initially some of the dates are based off of when they appeared on Ride Guides we have access to, or changes noticeable in aerial images from the City Archives, Google Earth, or Google Streetview.
- Pre-Horizon 2000 Ride Guides refer to "Major Transfer Points". From my experience for most of my life I interpreted this as "transit centres" as during the relevant time when I saw a lot these facilities, they were transit centres. Therefore, I didn't think much of it when Calder disappeared with Horizon 2000. I assumed the Calder Park N' Ride and the Calder transfer point where the same thing. Not quite, they were separate. The Calder transfer point was simply the intersection of 127 St and 129 Ave.
A defining point we are using on the 1980s maps to distinguish transit centres is how the major transfer points are shown. It seems an arrow pointing to a street or intersection was likely simply an on street transfer point. If there was arrow is pointing at a yellow block, then it is a transit centre. Calder was the only on major on street transit point still on the maps by Horizon 2000, with all others having become transit centres. With Horizon 2000, it was now only transit centres shown and Calder had been eliminted.
Some of the on street transfer points are noticeable because they have more roads than you'd expect to see nearby with bus routes. This was how a bus route would turn around at the end of it's route. This was eliminated by building a transit centre where the buses could loop around at, which has also helped in confirming when a transit centre came to exist.
Examples:

     
Lakewood on street April 1982 with buses using 29 Ave 31 Ave, and 66 St to loop. Arrow points to intersection. Lakewood on street April 1985 with buses using Lakewood to loop.
Arrow points to box representing transit centre location.		      

Major Transfer Points that were on street and became Transit Centres:
Lakewood
Northgate
Millbourne Road/ 76 St (Millgate)

Major Transfer Points that went away over time:
Calder 127 St/ 129 Ave (Before 1980-Horizon 2000)
NAIT Loop 106 St/ 118 Ave (Before 1980-~1985)

Transit Centre Open Closed Address Image Notes
Abbottsfield 1978 Active 119 Ave/ Abbottsfield Road 1977/78 shows as transfer point of 34 St/ 118 Ave, shows in 1978 aerial image and 1978 Ride Guide as Abbottsfield.
Belvedere April 23, 1978ish Active 129 Ave/ Fort Road   Temporary terminal was south of 129 Ave, East of the LRT line. Possible preempt transfer point at 66 St/ 129 Ave 1977/78 Ride Guide.
Capilano 1977? Active 98 Ave/ 57 St Seems to appear on 1977 Ride Guide, clearly shows 1977/78 Ride Guide, not in 1978 aerial image.
Castle Downs 1981 Active Castle Downs Road, North of 153 Avenue   1981 Ride Guide
Century Park (Heritage) September 3, 2000 Active      
Clareview April 26, 1981 Active      
Coliseum April 23, 1978 Active 78 St/ 118 Ave  
Davies September 4, 2022 Active      
Eaux Claires August 26, 2011 Active     GC website
Government Centre 1985 Active 107 St, North of 98 Ave Before 1980 there was an off street loop on 106 St south of 97 Ave. Current 1985 Ride Guide.
Jasper Place 1964 Active Stony Plain Road/ 157 St.   Rebuilt 1979, 1979 Annual Report
Heritage Valley November 30, 2020 Active Ellerslie Road and 127 Street  
Kaskitayo 1982 September 2, 2000 23 Ave/ 109 St   1982/83 Ride Guide
Kingsway 1978 June 28, 2014 106 St/ 112 Ave   1978 Ride Guide, aerial image. Shows as transfer point 1977/ 78 Ride Guide
Kingsway/ RAH June 29, 2014 Active      
Lakewood 1982 Delisted April 24, 2021 28 Ave/ West of Lakewood Road East 1981 as an on street major transfer point. Shows as TC in 1982/83 Ride Guide.
Remains in use a major off road bus stop.
Leger April 26, 2009 Active 23 Ave/ Leger Road    
Lewis Farms May 1, 2011 Active     Spring Service Changes
Meadowlark ~1972 Delisted April 24, 2014 Meadowlark Road/ 88 Ave    Shows on 1972 ETS map. Delisted as TC with BNR, 924 removed February 5, 2022 and closed for WLRT
Meadows April 25, 2010? Active      
Mill Woods September 3, 2000 April 24, 2021 Hewes Way/ 25 Avenue   Repurposed as recycling centre.
Mill Woods VLSE April 25, 2021 Active 2730 Hewes Way    
Millgate September 1, 1985 September 3, 2022 86 St/ Whitemud Drive Replaced Millbourne Road/ 76 St which was a major transfer point starting in 1984. 1984/85 Ride Guide.
Repurposed as recycling centre.
Northgate September 1, 1985 Active 137 Ave/ 97 St
   Before 1980 as a on street major transfer point.
South Campus/ Fort Edmonton April 26, 2009 Active 115A St/ 68 Ave    
Southgate Temporary #1 1976 1977     1976 Ride Guide, 1977 Ride Guide.
Southgate 1977, Shelter 12/24/1979 Active 111 St/ 50 Ave 1977/78 Ride Guide. Shelter December 24, 1979 1979 Annual Report
Southgate 2007 Temporary July 1, 2007 Mid-2008 111 St/ 54 Ave  
Stadium April 23, 1978 Active      
University Before 1978 Active 89 Ave/ 113 St  
West Edmonton Mall (West Jasper Place) 1981 Rebuilding for West LRT   1981/82 Ride Guide
West Edmonton Mall Temporary August 29, 2022  Active 90 Ave, 175 St    
Westmount 1975 Active     1975 Ride Guide. Shelter added, opened ~August 1977- EJ August 29, 1977
Windermere Future Future      
Major Bus Stops 
Northlands  1965 or earlier   Borden Park Road/ 76 St    
100 St Southbound  1971    100 St/ Jasper Ave SB     
           

Major Bus Stops:
CN Tower
Calder- 127 St/ 129 Ave

A note on the use of "Ride Guide". This was the term Edmonton Transit used in the late 1980's through 1990's as the name for their full system map and transit guide. In the earlier years it was just known as Guide XX, with the XX representing the last two digits of the year (ie Guide 82). For simplicities sake, regardless of year, we'll be referring to all of them as "Ride Guides".

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