Calgary Transit - Spring Gardens Administration and Garage - Calgary

today is Febuary 4, 2021 i have shared my bad experience with the calgary transit bus we just walk beside in the street and we just feel bad because this bus number 3 going to sandstone around 2 pm in the afternoon we just walk beside the street in tuxedo area centre street with my wife and my daughter and then suddenly this bus intentionally splatter us from the wheels with ice with a little bit of mud and my daughters face has a dirty on her face im so feel bad this driver have no respect i hope you oriented properly your driver and see them that there some people walking in the sidewalk ??????????

This city's Transit system is an embaressment and a testament to albertas low taxes. But the worst thing about it is the conception thr drivers have to allow 30 people or more to wait in the cold for no reason. As I and 20 people walk off the bus and head to the platform, an almost empty train at a station that wont have a train comming for another 15 minutes takes off, honking and sounding the warning lights as people are despretley trying to catch the train and avoid a needless delay in their life. If this were a subway or it was a train station in the middle of the line I could understand, but in this case it's purely the train drivers ironically trying to be on time by 1 minute (maybe they get disciplined for being one ninute late) and that causes the train driver to avoid all logic and allow 25 people who were all right about at the door. This is why i make it my perogative to hold the doors for everyone, to tell people to move back in busses and trains to allow people to ride and get home safely. Because I care about the people in my city unlike the greedy faceless corporation that is Calgary Transit.

I ride Calgary transit every day and have used it to get to every part of the city in every kind of weather....I find it to be very reliable, and most of the drivers are knowledgeable and friendly, I do not know why people would say anything otherwise

People complain about things they could fix themselves like following the schedule, being at the right bus stop, having the right fare ready, the drivers aren't there to make people's lives stressful, they're doing their jobs as safely as they can with all that's going on around them. People should realize that things happen and it's almost always the drivers who are blamed for it.

Me: Born and raised in Calgary, traveled extensively in South America, Europe, and North America used many transit systems There's a lot to say about this, So stick with me here. I've used Calgary Transit for almost 20 years. Its been 20 years of sometimes adequate and sometimes disappointing service. The Good: As someone who has mostly lived in the inner city Calgary Transit offers a variety of ways for me to get to my destination and most of the time it works out. Simple, functional, and efficient. As a transit system should be, they don't need to wipe my ass too... The Bad: Since moving to Bowness, Route 1 has been my main ride. Lets look into the things that suck about the ol' number 1. Drivers are always early: I hate this. I'm happily rounding the corner 5 minutes before its ETA and boom there he goes. Looking at me as I wave and run hopelessly after him. "Thug" teenagers: Lets spend some time on this one. If I brought a 'boom box' onto the bus and blasted my Cypress Hill cassette when I was 16 the bus driver would have thrown my ass out in the cold. Every other day I get on this bus and there's a group of fake thugs sitting there with a cell phone on max volume playing some lyrically appalling horror in the presence of children and grandparents alike. Will the driver do anything about this? Not even when requested. And another thing, if you wannabe gangsters are reading this...everyone hates it when you brag loudly about how you date raped your friend last night, and thank you for threatening to kill my neighbor when she politely told you to can it. Also, thank you Calgary Transit bus driver for not doing anything about that either...I thought maybe death threats were enough to kick people off the bus... Lets just say I don't feel very reassured of my pregnant wife's safety when she is on this bus. The Price: I'll use a simple cost analysis to break this one down. My usage: 32 trips per month for work only Calgary Transit (just for trips to work) Month Pass for me and my wife: (same as regular fare for our level of usage) Total: $192 My Vehicle (trips to work only: 285km per month, carpooling with wife) Fuel: $36.47 (diesel @ 1.10/L ) Insurance: $9.36 (based on percentage of time in a month spent traveling to and parking at work) Maintenance: $20 (based on oil changes every two months, and other minor repairs) Reliability and utility of owning a vehicle: Priceless Total: $65.83 So, no real cost benefit to using Calgary Transit either, and we are just barely above the low income bracket, so no cheap pass for us. In a supposedly "progressive" city like Calgary you'd think that environmental and social sustainability would be a priority. A quality transit system can help address this issue by reducing the number of cars on the road, improving public safety and accessibility and make use of sustainable technology. Calgary Transit, you could be so much more...

The amount you pay for a pass is not worth the service you get. Buses are often late, or don't even show up. I have been standing at a bus stop and the bus just drives by more times than I'd like to count. But, compared to other cities I've lived in the transit here is about the same, so props for not being the worst.

As a frequent user of Calgary transit, never had any issues before but lately i feel like they are hiring more and more rude drivers. Based on a recent experience, where the driver saw the person getting in .. She still decided to close the bus door.. Thank god the person did not get injured.. I guess we all need life insurance just in case before getting on the bus.. Be safe people while getting on the bus..

They don't have a dock for loading and unloading bad experience they don't know what the difference between a 5-ton truck and a semi (no manner) ????