Light Rail Transit (LRT) is an urban rail system using electric-powered vehicles on dedicated tracks, providing higher capacity than buses while typically costing less to build than subways. LRT can run at street level, in dedicated corridors, elevated, or underground in some sections. Canadian cities with LRT systems include Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, and several others building or expanding systems. LRT typically operates with frequent service, stations every few hundred metres to a kilometre apart, and carries tens of thousands of passengers daily. These systems influence urban development patterns, with higher-density housing and commercial uses often concentrating near LRT stations.