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Old 01-03-2014, 09:50 AM   #1532
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Originally Posted by cam_wmh View Post
Bunk,
Hope you're feeling better.

Reasons I've heard, why the trains won't be running late
- Buses will have already quit for the evening, so riders will not be able to take a bus home
- Actually very little users will ride that last train.

My questions;
A large fraction of the ridership is still walking distance from home.

Secondly, how were these forecasts created?
Data based upon past years of running C-Trains late on New Years Eve? That would be a fun case study to propose to some co-op students

"hey we're going to have you sit on the trains and count the riders between 12:30am and 2:30 am on January 1st."

My suggestion. Run the trains late only twice a year.
Halloween & New Years Eve. Heavily promote that there will not be buses, at the stations. Social Media Marketing is free, and the city has shown they excel at it.

I can't see the costs being so exorbitantly high to save a life each holiday. Besides, they are artistic holidays. Use the % art budget.
This is a big factor in our system. The LRT is great, but most people are still a few KM from their home at the LRT station. So we'd have to also continue running all the feeder buses late for it to be more attractive for people to use transit as a late night option.
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