Carrie Hotton-MacDonald

It's so unbalanced! What a lopsided game.

With family in northern NB & pleasantly surprised to see Bathurst has launched an on demand transit solution, Flex-Go. It launched in January & will help lots of people. 👏

Photo of Valley Line train on 102 Ave in Edmonton

Photo of a screenshot of a text message with bus arrival times displayed for several routes.

Photo of an exit door to Churchill LRT station in Edmonton

Selfie while sitting in the sun, waiting for the bus.

I am far from being alone using transit in the off peak. Lots of people with me on buses & trains as I navigate multiple modes to go to appointments on a day off mid-week, daytime. 🚉🚌🚏

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This year has been really challenging so I'm focusing on finding daily gratitude moments. Today is starting off with that sweet feeling of arriving on time for the bus (& it's a sunny day). 🙌

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I was car-free (in another city) for almost 10 yrs & it's b/c I had access to great transit & walkable options to most amenities. I'm a broken record: we need significant changes to bus transit to enable this car-lite/car-free freedom (b/c of our geography & land use.)

Happily distracted by the Olympics for the next couple of weeks. Go Team Canada! 🇨🇦

Imagine what we might see if we scaled service to match population growth. 🎉

Forgot my Arc card this morning! Grateful for tap-to-pay; it was easy to pay my fare with my credit card. I also got asked for proof of payment by a TPO while riding the train! 🤓

Watching curling, while also celebrating the end of the 100 days of January. 🙌

I also squeezed in a shoutout for @etriders.bsky.social and their awesome work. 🚌🚋🚏

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Looking forward to reading this from @modacitylife.com! My hubs did great with gift giving this holiday season. 🙌🚌🚋

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

Photo of the front of the locomotive train

Photo of the train display with holiday lights and a tree

Photo of a bus stop sign showing the stop as North Pole

Photo of the Grinch hanging off the back of the train

The LRT maintenance team set up the locomotive used for maintenance activities as a holiday train & it was heartwarming to see them out with it tonight.

My holiday plans 😍. Welcome to the fam, Winston.

BTW, I remember you sharing this several yrs ago & it stuck with me. It was after the network redesign. I've discussed it with our planners. We need to grow the bus network to meet min service standards & provide better connections to parks & amenities (and ideally build public spaces near transit).

It might be extra snowy tomorrow across the region. Please be patient with transit operators, they are trying to operate their buses & trains as safely as possible. It will take more time to get to/from destinations, plan for it. Also, remember to thank them! ♥️ #yeg

That was the snowiest, craziest trip to the airport I've ever done. Picking up my dad & of course the flight from Montreal is delayed. I'm going to be a wee bit tired at work in the a.m. 🥱

We started with cards & a cardholder box, then went with an album with card sleeves. We also watched ep. of the show on Netflix. My son at the time (age 5) liked making up his own game with them. 😂

To all who celebrate, Happy Hannukah! Chag Sameach. 🕎

Excited for this! It is 100% driven by our employees. Our locomotive is super cool & I look forward to seeing it (and donating). Visit this link to learn more about the ETS holiday train: www.edmonton.ca/ets/transit-... #yeg

Photo of Arc fare validator in an LRT station.

Really happy that Arc tap to pay has launched across the region. Use digital or physical debit or credit to pay for #transit. Same per trip rate applies & use the same card each time to access fare gaps. No need to register your card to your account. It's a simplified way to pay your fare. #yeg

Updated map for 2025!

Had a chance to tour the new Coronation Rec Centre today, ahead of a late Jan opening. It's amazing! Love that it's close to Westmount Transit Centre, there are lots of transit options to get there. 😍

These projects invest in core transit infrastructure like our control centre, passenger counter equipment & planning for software replacements. Anxiously waiting for CPTF & excited to collaborate! Thank you #yegcc. 👏

Council finalized the fall budget adjustments & funded a few important transit items, investing in core service levels, cleaning & state of good repair. They also funded our ready-to-go projects for the baseline stream of the Canada Public Transit Fund, so the city's contribution is committed. 🎉

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