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Originally Posted by Ducay
Ozy, I get your concern with potential crowding, but come on, even the busses are crammed full with standing room only. I know this is pretty much always the case on the 301/101/104 during rush hours. I can't even count the number of times inbound buses have to skip stops because they're already full by the time they hit Westbrook.
The fact that the West will be served by the same service as the NE line which has 30%+ higher ridership means it will surely be way less crowded than any other line. Im surprised people on the NW or SW legs havn't chimed in to tell you to stuff it, as they often can't even catch trains they're so full. Oh and the SE commuters.....
Its as if you think Calgary Transit didn't do any research or plan this at all. Do you think they have some ulterior motive to cram everyone and provide worse service? These people do it for a living, leave the planning to them. They may not have it perfect on day 1, but they know a heck of a lot more about getting service optimized for the city.
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Ducay, here's my point, one more time:
Crowding is still going to be a factor on the new West LRT, even if the numbers suggest better capacity. With the incoming bus hub crowd, the snow crowd, and all the other factors that
affect buses right now, I don't see there being a dramatic improvement in crowding
and commute time. In particular, the city is now going to likely be delayed in extending the four-car trains for at least two years, which is a main beef of mine.
I know the city crunched the numbers on a new train - I'm not an idiot. I never said service was going to be
worse; I just happen to think it's only going to be marginally better.
Again, it's all conjecture until we see the actual numbers.
And you're right, it's not going to be perfect on Day 1.