Strathcona County Transit provides local, commuter, and school bus services to the community of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, which is east of Edmonton in Strathcona County. Transportation for elderly citizens and people with disabilities is provided by Mobility Bus within Sherwood Park and rural Strathcona County.Mobility Bus Strathcona County is home to Alberta's first fleet of double-decker buses. It purchased 24 double-decker buses from 2010 to 2020 using a combination of municipal, provincial, and federal funding. In , the system had a ridership of .
Services Expansion of local scheduled weekday services was introduced on August 5, 2008 to provide bus service to newer areas and all-day routes within neighbourhoods.Why transit services are changing Dial-a-bus service takes over from the regular routes in the evening after 7 p.m. and on weekends.
The transit system provides local bus service within Sherwood Park and express service to destinations like downtown Edmonton, Government Centre, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre.
Facilities
Bethel Transit Terminal Address: 650 Bethel Drive Coordinates: Functions: park and ride, pass and ticket sales, heated waiting area
Ordze Transit Centre Address: 970 Ordze Road Coordinates: Functions: park and ride, pass and ticket sales (limited to first working day of the month and last two working days of the month), heated waiting area
Administration and garage Address: 200 Streambank Avenue Coordinates: Functions: main office, garage and vehicle maintenance
Current routes
Local routes 420 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Millennium Place, Strathmoor Industrial, Millennium Place, Sherwood Business Park 430 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Palisades, ABJ, Emerald Hills, Summerwood, Davidson Creek, Lakeland Ridge, Cloverbar Ranch, Charlton Heights 431 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Charlton Heights, Cloverbar Ranch, Lakeland Ridge, Davidson Creek, Summerwood, Emerald Hills, ABJ, Palisades 432 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Summerwood 433 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Charlton Heights, Lakeland Ridge, Clarkdale Meadows, Davidson Creek 433A – Charlton Heights, Lakeland Ridge, Chelsea Heights, Clarkdale Meadows, Davidson Creek, ABJ – Peak hour route only 440 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Glen Allan, Craigavon, Heritage Hills 441 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Foxboro, Foxhaven, Regency Park, Ordze Transit Centre 442 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Sherwood Park Mall, Nottingham 443 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Glen Allan, Centre in the Park, Brentwood, Maplewood, Maplegrove, Sherwood Heights, Ordze Transit Centre 443A – Bethel Transit Terminal, Brentwood, Maplewood, Maplegrove, Sherwood Heights, Centre in the Park – Peak hours only 443B – Bethel Transit Terminal, Glen Allan, Oak Street – peak hours only 450 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Centre in the Park, Sherwood Park Mall, Oak Street 451 – Bethel Transit Terminal, Mills Haven, Broadmoor Centre, Woodbridge, Westboro, Village on the Lake, Ordze Transit Centre 451A – Bethel Transit Terminal, Woodbridge, Westboro, Village on the Lake 451B – Bethel Transit Terminal, Mills Haven, Broadmoor Centre
Commuter routes Ordze Transit Centre 401 – to Downtown Edmonton, MacEwan Downtown 403 – to Government Centre, MacEwan 404 – to University of Alberta Bethel Transit Terminal 411 – to Edmonton City Centre, MacEwan 413 – to Government Centre, MacEwan University, NAIT 414 – to University of Alberta 415 - to NAIT via Belvedere Station 600 – to Fort Saskatchewan (in partnership with Fort Sask Transit)
Fleet As of 2019, the fleet consists of 76 buses for conventional routes:
52 Nova Bus LF Series 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro 500
See also Fort Sask Transit Edmonton Transit Service Leduc Transit St. Albert Transit
References
External links History of Regional Transit at Edmonton, Alberta Route Map – effective August 5, 2008