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== Hitching in ==
 
== Hitching in ==
  
Be Careful on Highway 2 (QE-2). It is Very fast, high volume highway
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Be Careful on Highway 2 (QE-2). It is a very fast, high-volume highway
  
 
== Accommodation and Sleep ==
 
== Accommodation and Sleep ==
  
Given its seize '''Red Deer''' has an unusually high amount of green space
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Given its size '''Red Deer''' has an unusually high amount of green space. '''Note''': Watch out for Red Deer's homeless population, don't sleep in the Downtown area, Rotary Park, Bower Ponds, and Barret Park.
: '''Note: Red Deer's''' homeless population has a notably negative vibe. Don't sleep in the Downtown area, Rotary Park, Bower Ponds, and Barret Park.
 
 
 
== Other useful info ==
 
  
=== Things To Do ===
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== Public transportation ==
This City has a lot of parks, and an '''extensive''' trail network.
 
  
=== City Transit ===
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'''Red Deer''' does not have the best transit system in the world, but it is better than walking across the city. As of June 2014, a bus ticket is $2.40.
'''Red Deer''' does not have the best transit system in the world, but it is better than walking across the city. '''Fare $2.40'''
 
  
 
[http://www.reddeer.ca/NR/rdonlyres/255379B8-8C04-4743-AF80-C8B57BED114E/0/RideRedDeerTransitGuide20132014.pdf Ride Guide (2013)]
 
[http://www.reddeer.ca/NR/rdonlyres/255379B8-8C04-4743-AF80-C8B57BED114E/0/RideRedDeerTransitGuide20132014.pdf Ride Guide (2013)]
  
 
[http://www.reddeer.ca/City+Government/City+Services+and+Departments/Transit/default.htm Red Deer Transit Website]
 
[http://www.reddeer.ca/City+Government/City+Services+and+Departments/Transit/default.htm Red Deer Transit Website]
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Revision as of 22:59, 12 June 2014

Red Deer
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Information
Country:
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Canada
State: [[Alberta]]
Population: 90,564 (2011)
Licence plate: AB
Major roads: QE-2, AB-2A, AB-11, AB-11A, AB-595
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Red Deer is a city in Canada. It has a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Highway 2 halfway between Calgary and Edmonton.

Hitching out

(QE-2) North towards Edmonton

(QE-2) South towards Calgary

(AB-2A) South towards Innisfail

(AB-2A) North towards Lacombe

(AB-11) West towards Rocky Mountain House

(AB-11A) West towards Sylvan Lake

(AB-11) East toward Stettler

Hitching in

Be Careful on Highway 2 (QE-2). It is a very fast, high-volume highway

Accommodation and Sleep

Given its size Red Deer has an unusually high amount of green space. Note: Watch out for Red Deer's homeless population, don't sleep in the Downtown area, Rotary Park, Bower Ponds, and Barret Park.

Public transportation

Red Deer does not have the best transit system in the world, but it is better than walking across the city. As of June 2014, a bus ticket is $2.40.

Ride Guide (2013)

Red Deer Transit Website