LRT Safety

• Edmonton using $5M from province to clean and upgrade transit stations

  The $5-million one-time grant will be used to transform two vacant cafes near or in LRT stations into officer work stations, as well as more cleaning, upgrades and cameras.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
  
• Security incident prompts police response, delays on Edmonton LRT

  The Edmonton police tactical unit were seen at the Health Sciences/Jubilee LRT station on Friday morning. 

  Crime

  Mar 31, 2023
  
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• Edmonton senior pushed on LRT tracks is suing city, ETS

  An Edmonton senior who was seriously injured when she was pushed on the LRT tracks at the end of April is suing the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Transit System. 

  Crime

  Jun 21, 2022
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• MacEwan University students pitch transit safety solutions to ETS in classroom partnership

  University students are used to taking public transit to school, but over the course of the semester, some were doing it for research purposes.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2022
• Alberta justice minister demands Edmonton mayor create safety plan for downtown and transit

  In the letter, Minister Tyler Shandro writes: 'the people of Edmonton deserve better than what this city council is delivering.'

  Crime

  May 26, 2022
• Woman stabbed, man injured at downtown Edmonton LRT station

  Edmonton police say a woman was stabbed and a man was injured at the Bay/Enterprise Square LRT Station Wednesday night.

  Crime

  May 19, 2022
• ‘Ugly side of convenience’: Neighbours near Edmonton LRT station weigh benefits

  Transit officials say crime in the stations and surrounding areas makes it hard to attract riders back to transit.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2022
• Troubled Transit: State of Edmonton’s LRT system frustrates, shocks riders

  Global News is exploring disorder and disturbances on Edmonton's LRT system. Riders across the city say they don't feel safe on the train or in stations.

  Traffic

  Apr 27, 2022
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• Man charged after ‘unprovoked attack’ on senior at Edmonton LRT station

  Edmonton police have arrested a suspect, after an elderly woman was pushed from the Jubilee LRT platform onto the tracks on Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2022
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• Edmonton mom concerned by response to LRT safety concern

  Jennifer Richardson and her 15-year-old daughter were riding the LRT in Edmonton on Friday when they say a man got on board with a knife and stabbed seats on the train.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022