It is going to take a lot for Calgary Transit to catch up with the service offered by other big cities in Calgary, but I’m excited to see that they are on their way to becoming less archaic! Look this summer for the ability to buy c-train tickets using a credit or debit card at various c-train stations as well as real time c-train information. Here is the time line for (finally) going high tech:
| CCTV replacement | December 2010 |
| Transit Email Alerts | February 2011 |
| Credit/debit card payment machines at various CTrain stations | July 2011 |
| Real Time Information (CTrain) | August 2011 |
| Enhanced Trip Planning on the Web | December 2011 |
| Electronic Fare Payment | June 2012 |
| Real Time Information (Buses) | June 2013 |