Edmonton transit is introducing a way for people to text the control centre to discreetly report safety concerns.

"Everybody is at risk and everybody is concerned. No one wants to catch this disease," said Steve Bradshaw, the president of the union that represents ETS workers.

In the week since a coughing incident on an Edmonton Transit bus that led to charges, bus drivers are reporting more incidents. ETS began putting a new security plan in place Wednesday night.

An Edmonton woman is wondering why it took so long for help to arrive after she was brutally assaulted on an LRT.

ETS expects 30 shields to be installed each week.

Additional security personnel could soon be added to 26 Edmonton transit stations, as public safety continues to be in the spotlight following recent incidents on transit property.

The city stresses that Edmonton Transit Service buses, LRT trains and stations are safe overall, adding "one act of violence is one too many."