Originally Posted by
Buglady
I'm not sure what you were looking at but there is a link that says "Schedules" right on the front page of the the Transit website. They changed it fairly recently, though; perhaps you were looking at it a couple of months ago.
There's a text system that lets you get the next three bus times for a given stop (yes, you do have to look those up in advance), and a smartphone app that can give several options. I haven't used that one as I only have a dumb phone, but my sister says it works really well. Google Maps also integrates Calgary Transit information and often gives better route options.
You can get paper printouts of specific route schedules if there are several you use regularly. They are available on the buses, at library branches, and at the Calgary Transit offices. You can write to them and have them send you the schedules and a paper map of all the routes if you want. There isn't a master schedule showing all the schedules of all the routes because it would have to be the size of a phone book.
+1 Good point.
You're right. I was looking at the schedules incorrectly. I would still like to have a paper map so I can always have it with me but that App is quite useful. However, what happens if your phone runs out of battery? I guess I'm spoiled with NJ transit providing PDFs of every bus and rail schedule by the hour, seven days a week.
I was surprised the C-train was providing service at 10:00 o'clock on a Saturday evening in 10 minute intervals! HOLY COW! Who said Calgary has horrible public transit! That's better than New Jersey Transit where we wait 20 minutes for the tram on weekends. LOL!
I have to admit Calgary is expensive and single family homes are not cheap at all! The city built beautiful large homes and did not focus on affordable housing. (at least I didn't see it when searching for homes at various realtors) As a result, they spread out wide building huge homes and transit never caught up. However, homes are expensive everywhere even for those living in the burbs. I feel that if you can afford a 500K home in the burbs, why not live within bike or walking distance from the tram?