Some Calgary city councillors want to offer a new transit access option to people living outside the city, with the goal of making the commute into downtown more convenient and easing traffic congestion on some major roads.

Coun. Ward Sutherland and several others want to explore the idea of putting regional, satellite park-and-ride lots beyond Calgary's border, giving people living in bedroom communities the option to park, and then take a bus to LRT parking lots or downtown.

A notice of motion is on the agenda at city council's Monday meeting, asking for a feasibility study into the idea.

"If we make it easy where you can park somewhere because it's outside and you're not in the congestion and you simply hop on the bus ... It's a heck of a lot more convenient," said Sutherland.

The idea could also ease congestion on the roads and help free up LRT parking lots.

"In the Rocky Ridge, Tuscany area in the mornings, I'll see up to half-a-kilometre lineups coming from Cochrane on Crowchild and there's not enough parking spaces for the LRTs," said Sutherland.