SE BRT review

[jazzyb]

hey all,

I'm currently driving from McKenzie to downtown, but the drive is starting to become very frustrating, deerfoot back logged to 130th and 6:45am. So it takes about 45 miniutes to drive to downtown.

I was wondering if any beyond members frequent the BRT? does it actually get you to downtown in 40min during the am rush?

how is the return trip, traffic and crowed wise around 4?

thank you,

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by jazzyb
hey all,

I'm currently driving from McKenzie to downtown, but the drive is starting to become very frustrating, deerfoot back logged to 130th and 6:45am. So it takes about 45 miniutes to drive to downtown.

I was wondering if any beyond members frequent the BRT? does it actually get you to downtown in 40min during the am rush?

how is the return trip, traffic and crowed wise around 4?

thank you,

What is BRT?

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by G-ZUS


What is BRT?

Bus Rapid Transit.

http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/brt.html

I have no experience with the SE BRT, but I find the 301 is usually fairly efficient.

[jazzyb]

Originally posted by dino_martini


Bus Rapid Transit.

http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/brt.html

I have no experience with the SE BRT, but I find the 301 is usually fairly efficient.

how long is the trip?

I know I can use the CT website, but those times are usually not accurate for rush hour.

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by jazzyb


how long is the trip?

I know I can use the CT website, but those times are usually not accurate for rush hour.

The 301 is the West BRT. From Suncor - Sirocco Plaza on a good day is usually 20-40 minutes just depending. The traffic on Bow and all the West LRT construction is a real bitch to get around.

I can't comment on the 302, because that is a completely different route.

[OPGForce]

If you change your start time to 7am, traffic is much better!

[Seanith]

I take the Mckenzie Towne express (117) in the morning, and the BRT 302 in the afternoon.

I'd say it takes 40-45min each way. I catch it at 6:52-6:55 in the morning and get to my office on 6th ave around 7:45 with a bit of walking.

I take the 302 on the way home because it seems like it comes more often than the 117 and there are sometimes a few of them that have a lot of spare seats.

[bjstare]

Originally posted by dino_martini


I have no experience with the SE BRT, but I find the 301 is usually fairly efficient.

I thought so too, until I started taking the 3 and arriving at exactly the same time, but having a shorter walk to the bus stop in the am.

In the pm, they also are within 1 min of each other. Not worth the overcrowding IMO.

(Centre st and 59thave to downtown and back)

[scortracer]

Takes me 1 hour from 52nd and new brighton drive (last stop before 130th) to walk into the door at work 10th ave 8th street. About 10 mins walk or so. Every week more and more people seem to be taking the bus and it is getting alot more crowded

[Bassemz]

I leave McKenzie @6:15 and takes me 30minutes to DT. Leave DT @4:00 takes 40 minutes if no big issues on Deerfoot. Driving is more convenient.

[jazzyb]

thanks for the guidance guys...driving seems to be faster for sure...even leaving at 6:5 my trip takes 25-40 min depending on peoples mood. Leave at 7 and your SOL.

[Davetronz]

It takes me about an hour +/-, each direction, to go from New Brighton to U of C area driving. In the mornings I leave around 6:30am and I head home around 4:30pm.

Winter won't be fun, but it seems like traffic is already quite a bit worse than it was this time last year.

I definitely don't want to take the bus or c-train though, so I suck it up.

[bignerd]

When I use to catch the 301 it was packed in the morning, standing (and crowded at that) room only. Not fun having to stand for nearly an hour the whole way in. There are not nearly enough of them in the morning.

Home it was better, but only because my stop downtown was one of the first so you got a seat.
They are rapid, but only if its not rush hour.

[CUG]

jazzyBRT, ex lived in Douglasdale and said it was an hour to downtown in the morning.


Ps: she was brown.

[Masked Bandit]

I can see the new Park & Ride lot on 114 Ave from my office and there are getting to be more & more cars in the lot every week. If it isn't a packed like crazy now it will be soon. With all the giant hassle of getting downtown I don't know why anyone who lives in the 'burbs would ever want to work downtown. I guess some people don't have a choice but a friend of mine who recently took a job downtown (50% bump in pay) quit after two months because of the hour each way commute.

[jazzyb]

goodluck to me, i'm gonna take it home today.

Lets see this thing work its magic.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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[jazzyb]

my review: BRT sux hard dick. 1:15 from DT to McKenzie.

[soccernut]

It seems like everyone I know in Mckenzie is complaining about the commute to DT.

I am so glad I didn't end up buying there.

[jazzyb]

Originally posted by soccernut
It seems like everyone I know in Mckenzie is complaining about the commute to DT.

I am so glad I didn't end up buying there.

be very glad man, the commute is balls. But I love the neighborhood.

Kilt and Caber mmm....

[mo_money2supe]

How's the commute from Quarry Park into downtown on the 302? Time wise, traffic wise, etc?

My office is moving downtown in less than 2 weeks and this will be the first time I'll have to take the bus downtown since I went to high school at Western some 10+ years ago.

[jazzyb]

do what i've been doing since i stopped parking:

drive to chinook and get on the train, it will save you twenty minutes.

[mo_money2supe]

I live in Quarry Park, doesn't make sense for me to drive 15 mins in morning rush hour to try and find parking for another 10 at Chinook just to save myself 20 mins, especially not when the bus stops are 2-3 blocks away.

[jazzyb]

park at the home depot.

trust me, you will save atleast 15-20 min daily doing that.