Editing Edmonton Transit Service (section)

=== Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission ===
{{Further|Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission}}
The city of Edmonton began exploring the development of a regional transit services commission in 2017.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Edmonton city council votes to formally join push for new regional transit services commission|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6572572/edmonton-city-council-vote-regional-transit-push/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2020, Edmonton city council voted to join twelve other municipalities to investigate the potential for a regional transit services commission (RTSC).<ref name=":2" /> Edmonton and eight other regional municipalities, including Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove, and St. Albert, formally submitted an application to the provincial government to establish the [[Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission]] in June 2020.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Regional Transit Services Commission reaches major milestone with application to the Province / City of St. Albert|url=https://stalbert.ca/cosa/news/releases/rtsc-application/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=City of St. Albert|language=en|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190023/https://stalbert.ca/cosa/news/releases/rtsc-application/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their proposal had to be altered after four municipalities, including Leduc County and Strathcona County, withdrew from the project.<ref name=":4" />

The formation of the EMTSC was approved by the Alberta government on 28 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dyer|first=Kelsey|date=2021-01-28|title=Regional transit commission approved by the Alberta government|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/regional-transit-commission-approved-by-the-alberta-government-1.5286424|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Edmonton|language=en}}</ref> A board of elected representatives from each member community was conducting the initial setup of the commission, and was working with the commission's inaugural CEO to develop its operational and planning capabilities. 
Edmonton's local transit services and LRT network was planned to not be transferred to the commission at first, due to their size and operational costs.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web|last=Ernst & Young LLP|date=January 22, 2020|title=Accelerating Transit in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Building a Regional Transit Services Commission|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/transit/Accelerating_Transit_in_Edmonton_Metropolitan_Region.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619021654/https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/transit/Accelerating_Transit_in_Edmonton_Metropolitan_Region.pdf |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=January 22, 2021|website=City of Edmonton}}</ref> The commission's board was to re-consider the inclusion of Edmonton's LRT network five years after the commission was formally stood up.<ref name=":62" /> The EMTSC was expected to begin service in early 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual Organization Board Meeting|url=https://www.emtsc.ca/meeting-calender/lgzayszyn96739gt92j8654wml6exe-jme3y|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission|language=en-US|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125000748/https://www.emtsc.ca/meeting-calender/lgzayszyn96739gt92j8654wml6exe-jme3y|url-status=dead}}</ref> However in December 2022, Edmonton's city council voted against contributing $13 million toward the EMTSC annual budget.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boothby |first=Lauren |date=15 December 2022 |title=Edmonton's regional transit plan is dead |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-wont-pay-for-regional-transit-council-decides-in-budget-debate |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221185339/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-wont-pay-for-regional-transit-council-decides-in-budget-debate |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2023, the EMTSC board approved the implementation of a plan to permanently close the commission, and it dissolved shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2023 |title=EMTSC Board approves wind-down plan |url=https://www.emtsc.ca/news/emtsc-board-approves-wind-down-plan |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217170201/https://www.emtsc.ca/news/emtsc-board-approves-wind-down-plan |url-status=dead}}</ref>