I also suspect so.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Has council ever voted no to spending money?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Originally posted by Thales of Miletus
If you think I have been trying to present myself as intellectually superior, then you truly are a dimwit.
Originally posted by Toma
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I know. It sucks man. Not a fan of it. Gonna ruin my nice view. Time to move to Aspen.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Sounds like it from Nenshi's interview this morning.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That said, I think the longer we drag it out, the more it would cost. So let's get it over with and get some people working.
Last edited by Xtrema; 06-01-2020 at 01:38 PM.
+1 to council voting to just push it through.
Green line needs to be built, but they need to build the portion north under Centre Street up to 16th underground. Even their fancy idealistic non-realistic renderings make the at-grade option look like a cramped cluster.
Edit: Just thinking about how much more congested the Centre and 16th intersection is going to be after the train goes in compared to present day terrifies me. It's already bad enough at PM rush hour during non-COVID times, usually takes me 15-20 mins to get from the Bow to 16th with traffic.
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Has anything ever happened in a different way? My understanding has always been that polling the public, having neighborhood meetings, etc. was purely theater and the city just does what it was always going to do regardless.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't go on centre except for lunch excursion to Sun's or Central Grand with the team. But COVID seems to put the kibosh on that for the foreseeable future, they may as well get the damn track built ASAP.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Probably a stupid question and even more expensive but would a raised train be cheaper than a underground train to go up centre st? Drop center from 4 lanes to 3 lanes to make space for the supports for the tracks. The middle lane can still alternate directions for rush hour traffic.
Not ideal but it'd be better than center losing 2 lanes (i assume the current design reduces it by 2? I haven't really looked)
Could be Jim Gray, seen here:This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-lrt-1.5591591
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Well, if you look at the original route, running thru Edmonton trail sounds like a way less disruption option than centre.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But I guess running thru centre hit more commercial spaces so it may bring more traffic to those stores.
Running through Center Street will disrupt traffic enough to make people change their minds about driving, and take the train instead.
You know, when there's jobs downtown to be had.
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WFH and 30% office vacancy. Just do the south leg and everyone else just find a way DT.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I am user #49Originally posted by rage2
Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100
If Calgary Transit didn't make downtown the hub for every one of its lines, I would agree. To get to the University (Red line) From any Blue line train, you have to switch trains downtown.To get to the Airport, you have to go downtown first and catch a bus, or go to Westwinds station (I Think) and catch a bus. That means switching from what ever to a blue line train. We don't have a system like other developed cities that have multiple lines hitting multiple stations at multiple points so that all trains don't have to converge on the core. Our BRT Lanes that were built should have been train lines to remove some of the reliance of the core as a hub for rapid transit, but we didn't do that. Arguably, this is the best time to be building and doing maintenance on infrastructure on the municipal, provincial and national levels.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
See that’s what Calgary really needs. Is another Ring Road (Rail).This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Originally posted by Thales of Miletus
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Originally posted by Toma
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I think a transit corridor along the east side would be very sensible. New c-train purple line:
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As for the green line, apparently "one good line" is the catchphrase for everyone who's following my idea of building the south leg to downtown and not even crossing the bow River
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...-dec2faff6dfc/
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Looks like this.
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteWe don't have the population density to support such a model. Looking at ridership data, the majority of the trips are from suburbs to downtown, which is why downtown hub model is the only ideal model for us. You're right, it does make it much more difficult to travel around, requiring switching trains/busses. That problem exists in major metropolitan transit systems as well. NY, London, HK (where I've used transit) most trips require switching trains. Just more inconvenient for us as we have to switch to busses.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It'll be interesting to see what happens post pandemic, if downtown even recovers. Lots of companies are realizing WFH does work and saves on a ton of costs. If this becomes accepted practice moving forward, transportation will need a complete new rethink from transit to even personal cars.
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Don't the MAX buses also solve the cross travel between trains? I thought that was the whole concept, so be able to skip past downtown to the other lines if necessary.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Though waiting for a bus isn't as great as waiting for a train.
I agree that we aren't big enough or dense enough. I also don't argue that having a "Ring line" is stupid in Calgary. I don't mind switching trains to get to a destination, it goes without saying that unless you live right on the correct line you have to change trains/busses at some point. The "Hub and Spoke" Rapid transit model is the most efficient for us. What I don't agree with is equating the worth of the green line solely to the core based on offices/vacancy in the core. Yes, downtown workforce ridership is important, but so is general ridership to other areas of the city that currently has to pass through the core to get to any other destination. We know that the train travel is faster than busses, because it has right of way when it comes to at-grade crossings and isn't bothered by traffic, so why wouldn't we have a few more branch lines so that communities can bus from their area to a closer train station? I guess I just believe that busses should be the start and / or the end of the trip, with the train being the tool used to rapidly move people from one section of the city to another.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote