Councillor’s Trolley Scrapping Plan attacks Quality of Downtown Life and Future of Transit
Edmonton Trolley Coalition • Citizens for Better Transit
May 12, 2006
For Immediate Release
Councillor Kim Krushell is taking another swing at the electric trolley buses that serve in 46 central Edmonton neighborhoods. Based on an enquiry into trolley costs, she's claiming the trolley system is expensive and wants it scrapped.
"In the face of soaring oil prices and growth in the number of trolley systems worldwide, this continued push to scrap our trolleys is really giving Edmonton a bad name," says Brian Tucker, Chair of the Edmonton Trolley Coalition. "On one hand we’re concerned about diesel fumes and what they do to our health. We face growing traffic noise issues, and we want to revitalize downtown. Yet we’re trying to eliminate the only vehicle on city streets other than the bicycle that doesn’t emit fumes and runs in near silence. There’s something wrong with this picture." Tucker says the trolley bus has qualities that are priceless when you look at creating a positive image for our growing downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods. "All Edmontonians benefit from a city centre that is cleaner and quieter." Read More
