Help shape the future of transit in Cochrane

About the Public Transit Study

After five years of service delivery, we're re-evaluating COLT's operating model. Through technical assessments of the existing system, public transit best practices, lessons learned from other communities and community engagement, we're exploring our options to improve the service.

Residents play an advisory role in the project, meaning Cochrane will be collecting your experience and insight. The outcomes of this study will provide Council with options on what the future of public transit could look like within varying budget parameters.

A What We Heard report is now available for the first phase of engagement. Your feedback will help shape the development of draft recommendations, along with the results from Phase 2, with the final report delivered to Council in the Fall.

Phase 1 Engagement

From May 17 to June 9, we invited you to share your experiences and expectations for Cochrane's transit services through pop-up engagements, a workshop, online and hardcopy surveys. We also assessed COLT's performance and compared it to similar communities.

Through this work, we learned:

  • COLT is operating well for an on-demand service with an average of 5 riders per hour, but there are more trip requests than can be fulfilled.
  • Compared to other Alberta communities like Leduc, Airdrie, Okotoks, St. Albert, Spruce Grove and Fort Saskatchewan, Cochrane has a lower cost per trip but doesn't operate as late into the evenings or on weekends.
  • Feedback from Cochranites highlighted the need for improved reliability, age-friendly and accessible travel, financial sustainability, scalability and better integration with community planning.

Phase 2 Engagement

In this round of engagement, we're sharing potential strategies to improve transit and we want your input!

Join us for a virtual focus group in August to:

  • Review strategies for improving transit in Cochrane
  • Understand high-level costs and implementation requirements
  • Discuss the priorities and trade-offs of these strategies.

A public survey will also be launching in August where you can share your thoughts.

Get involved!

We're looking for a diverse group of fourty (40) individuals to delve deep into these strategies with Town staff through a focus group. Whether you've used transit before or have never hopped on board, we want to hear from you!

Express your interest in participating by clicking the "complete form" button below by August 5.


About the Public Transit Study

After five years of service delivery, we're re-evaluating COLT's operating model. Through technical assessments of the existing system, public transit best practices, lessons learned from other communities and community engagement, we're exploring our options to improve the service.

Residents play an advisory role in the project, meaning Cochrane will be collecting your experience and insight. The outcomes of this study will provide Council with options on what the future of public transit could look like within varying budget parameters.

A What We Heard report is now available for the first phase of engagement. Your feedback will help shape the development of draft recommendations, along with the results from Phase 2, with the final report delivered to Council in the Fall.

Phase 1 Engagement

From May 17 to June 9, we invited you to share your experiences and expectations for Cochrane's transit services through pop-up engagements, a workshop, online and hardcopy surveys. We also assessed COLT's performance and compared it to similar communities.

Through this work, we learned:

  • COLT is operating well for an on-demand service with an average of 5 riders per hour, but there are more trip requests than can be fulfilled.
  • Compared to other Alberta communities like Leduc, Airdrie, Okotoks, St. Albert, Spruce Grove and Fort Saskatchewan, Cochrane has a lower cost per trip but doesn't operate as late into the evenings or on weekends.
  • Feedback from Cochranites highlighted the need for improved reliability, age-friendly and accessible travel, financial sustainability, scalability and better integration with community planning.

Phase 2 Engagement

In this round of engagement, we're sharing potential strategies to improve transit and we want your input!

Join us for a virtual focus group in August to:

  • Review strategies for improving transit in Cochrane
  • Understand high-level costs and implementation requirements
  • Discuss the priorities and trade-offs of these strategies.

A public survey will also be launching in August where you can share your thoughts.

Get involved!

We're looking for a diverse group of fourty (40) individuals to delve deep into these strategies with Town staff through a focus group. Whether you've used transit before or have never hopped on board, we want to hear from you!

Express your interest in participating by clicking the "complete form" button below by August 5.


  • Express your interest for transit focus group

    We’re seeking diverse perspectives for our online focus group on public transit this August. Whether you’ve used transit before or have never hopped onboard, we want to hear from you!

    The focus group will be conducted online, and a small monetary incentive will be provided to participants. As spots are limited, we may not be able to include everyone who expresses interest. 

    The form below will be sent to an external consultant who will randomly select participants based on the voluntary data provided within. The focus group will be approximately 2-2.5 hours, and will occur on a weekday evening at the end of August. Participants will be contacted confirming their participation starting the week of August 12th and leading up to the focus group until the required spots are filled.

    We appreciate your time and interest.

    SELECT "COMPLETE FORM"  BELOW TO BEGIN.

    The personal information on this form is being collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. Your personal information may be used by the Town of Cochrane for the purpose the information was collected or compiled or for a use consistent with that purpose. Your personal and financial information will be managed in accordance with FOIP. If you have any questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please see this link: https://www.cochrane.ca/government/freedom-information.

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