Calgary Canvas S2E2 Trouble in Transit

Qassim Merali and Hadeel Abdel-Nabi take a look at the two sides of female safety when it comes to travelling on public transit at night. A study done by the City showed that while over 50% of Calgarians are happy with the transit system, over 50 per cent of women don’t feel comfortable taking transit after 6:00 p.m. or avoid certain routes. Sarah Almquist tells her story of a terrifying night on transit and Brian Whitelaw tells us about what Peace Officers are doing to improve transit safety.

Logo: Mind The Gap by Luis Prado and Beard by José Manuel de Laá of Noun Project.

This episode was produced as part of the Winter 2019 session of COMM 3727.

Special thanks to Ricardo Andres-Garcias for creating our theme song.