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Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour
At this point in time, the number of busses would be roughly calculated using time to complete the route, time to load the shuttle, capacity of the shuttle, size of loading zone, etc. You want to be efficient as possible. Having a line of shuttles around the corner waiting to get into the loading zone or, conversely, having people waiting too long aren't ideal situations. Remember, it's at least 5 years away. They'll start with a system based on the calculations, then tweak (add/remove) with experience...
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On one hand you have Ken King telling us this is a generational, world class facility, warning us all that we will be second fiddle without it. On the other, we are being told that the only access will be via overwhelmed light rail transit and shuttle bus....does he not realize that the notion of gouging tax payers millions and providing us with a backwoods, hick-ville transportation/access plan is entirely bush league? If they want to be as efficient as possible, shuttle buses are not the answer. This is a tactic that is used in venues that are typically overwhelmed by temporary or one off events. The organization should step up and admit that there needs to be some sort of permanent parkade constructed onsite for this to be reasonable at all.
The whole thing is just so lame duck it's embarrassing.