Phase 1 engagement

Is now open!

Project background

On July 4, 2023, Council approved an updated 30-year strategic plan for Calgary Transit, known as RouteAhead. RouteAhead provides direction for planning and investing in transit in Calgary to improve transit service and the customer experience.

The Shaganappi Trail corridor was identified in RouteAhead as a key project within the Primary Transit Network (PTN). The PTN serves as the backbone of Calgary’s transit service, featuring a network of transit corridors that link communities and activity centers across the city.

This study

We are launching a transit study for Shaganappi Trail aimed at improving transit service and connectivity in North Calgary, focusing on the growing area’s future mobility needs and constraints.

The study will look at the Shaganappi Trail corridor from the future Symons Valley Terminal to the Brentwood Light Rail Transit (LRT) station. This corridor provides north-south crosstown transit service to connect developing and established communities in northwest Calgary along the corridor to other PTN and regular transit routes at Brentwood transit terminal, including Red Line LRT, 144 Avenue North BRT, and MAX Orange.

Through this Transit Study, we will:

  • Work with the public and key interested parties to identify transit needs, ideas, opportunities and/or challenges.
  • Develop and recommend short-to-medium term and medium-to-long term options for improving transit service along Shaganappi Trail.  
  • Develop and suggest a preferred transit improvement plan to enhance future transit service along the corridor.  
  • Outline the phases, implementation strategy, and cost of the project.
Project timeline

Study area

See the approximate route as outlined in the RouteAhead for the Shaganappi Trail Transit Corridor below.


Project area map

Public engagement process

How your feedback will be used

We want to hear from you! Public input is a valuable part of developing the plan.

We will collect input from the public, along with technical data, City policies, budgets and best practices to inform the plan. The studies findings will show how transit connects with other transportation modes along the corridor and help guide future transit development.

The engagement process for the Shaganappi Trail Transit Study will be conducted in three phases:

Phase 1: Discover - Gather initial public feedback to inform planning for the transit corridor.

Phase 2: Explore - Share the draft transit corridor improvement plan for public feedback.

Phase 3: Reveal- Present the updated plan and gather feedback to refine and prepare the final plan.

For each project phase, we’ll create a dedicated “What We Heard” report, ensuring that we build on insights from one phase to the next. Through our reporting process we will also share how public input influenced the draft transit improvement plan and the final plan.

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Transit Development Priorities

We want to confirm what we heard from Calgarians in the RouteAhead to help us plan for transit solutions for the area and the long-term plan for Shaganappi Trail tranist corridor.

RouteAhead transit development priorities:

Safety (Feeling safe, secure while getting to, waiting for, and riding on transit) 

Frequent service (Schedule buses to arrive at stops more often)  

Network design (Ensure transit runs to major destinations and where people need to go, in all areas) 

Reliable arrival and departure times 

Environmentally friendly (Transit’s low emissions contributes to a more environmentally friendly Calgary)