04-01-2012, 03:35 PM
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#2361
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i stand corrected on the zone fares in major cities...surprised actually...
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04-01-2012, 03:39 PM
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#2362
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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
i stand corrected on the zone fares in major cities...surprised actually...
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Whoa whoa whoa.. this is the internet, this is the Peace Bridge thread!! If you're wrong, my god, you don't have to admit it, just keep arguing the same thing over and over again!
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04-01-2012, 03:41 PM
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#2363
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
I definately agree with that. I am a big fan of density and distance based transportation tolls.
I dont think the city can both maintain population growth and significantly slow expansion. As it stands now the city has done a fairly good job at increasing density in the burbs. If you compare any new community with the comunities built in the 70s or 80s they are significantly denser then they used to be. They could do a better job of integrating commercial space into these communities but outside of the core and the 100 year old communities the burbs density is better than other communities.
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agreed. Calgary is never going to be NYC, but at the same time, it makes sense to start thinking for 25 years into the future.
The thing that kills me is that the ring road was conceived of 25 years ago...and it would have been awesome if it were done at that point. But it was put off until now...
same with the LRT - originally the idea was to put it underground for the downtown at least. But the leaders then nixed the idea...now we are redoing all the platforms anyways to increase the amount of LRT cars that can fit between the traffic lights? Underground, you could have 8 cars in a row without a problem during peak hours.
i am glad that the city is moving forward with transit oriented design though, and Brentwood will be interesting to watch in the future.
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04-01-2012, 04:42 PM
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#2364
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Join Date: May 2004
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same with the LRT - originally the idea was to put it underground for the downtown at least. But the leaders then nixed the idea...now we are redoing all the platforms anyways to increase the amount of LRT cars that can fit between the traffic lights? Underground, you could have 8 cars in a row without a problem during peak hours
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If we had buried the Ctrain, it would have been so expensive that we wouldn't have as many stations as we do now. The choice was between a subway that served a limited area or an above-ground LRT that served a much greater area. The city government at the time made the right call.
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04-01-2012, 04:50 PM
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#2365
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarchHare
If we had buried the Ctrain, it would have been so expensive that we wouldn't have as many stations as we do now. The choice was between a subway that served a limited area or an above-ground LRT that served a much greater area. The city government at the time made the right call.
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I agree that the right call was made. Edmonton, by comparison, decided to bury their line in downtown. Even with their recent expansions, they're still nowhere close to the system that Calgary has. Interestingly, even when/if the train goes under 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue will still be used for some of the lines above ground.
Anyway - about this bridge... I haven't been able to make it down there yet because of a sick baby at home this weekend. I am encouraged to hear that there's a good vibe around the bridge and it seems to becoming a bit of a centrepiece for the area.
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04-01-2012, 05:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Has anyone ever paid a fair from Kensington to Downtown in the history of the ctrain though?
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Only when the CTrain police are there making sure you buy a ticket (which they do in the summer).
Funny story that's OT: I was standing on the platform to go north and a transit cop going south yelled at me across the platform to prove my fare. I gave him the stink eye and pulled out my wallet to show my pass, and then he made me pull the pass out of the sleeve and "move it" so it caught the light to prove it was real. A week later he tried to do the same thing, but I had my iPod on and so I just stared down the track for the train and bobbed my head like couldn't hear him. If you want to check my pass, walk your lazy ass on over to check it, don't holler at me like I'm playing stickball in a Brooklyn neighbourhood.
And yes, a buddy and I took a walk across the bridge for the first time this afternoon, after getting tea in Kensington. A lot of people out with their dogs, so it was nice to socialize with those too.
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04-01-2012, 07:31 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by fotze
Wonder if anyone has fataed on the bridge yet?
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Ask your Mom.
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04-01-2012, 09:44 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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The French didn't like the Eiffel Tower either. They said the best place in Paris is from the tower because you can't see it. Now it has people visiting it from all over the world.
Why would I want the bridge to be used a lot? I'm not going to use it if it's going to be overcrowded all the time.
Tell me the bridge is crossable without major crowds and I will gladly go for a walk once in a while.
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04-01-2012, 10:53 PM
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#2369
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Originally Posted by stampsx2
The French didn't like the Eiffel Tower either. They said the best place in Paris is from the tower because you can't see it. Now it has people visiting it from all over the world.
Why would I want the bridge to be used a lot? I'm not going to use it if it's going to be overcrowded all the time.
Tell me the bridge is crossable without major crowds and I will gladly go for a walk once in a while.
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Jesus christ almighty.
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04-01-2012, 11:40 PM
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#2370
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
Wonder if anyone has fataed on the bridge yet?
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I'm still working on this issue. I wanted to be the first (well - co-first) but I have a feeling my window of opportunity is closing.
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04-01-2012, 11:51 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
I honestly can't get over how nice it is, especially on a gorgeous spring day like this. The girlfriend, who lives near it, and I went for a walk down Memorial and went across it again, lots of people mulling about, taking pictures, very cool vibe to the whole thing. I'm sure I'm just repeating myself over and over, but I was excited for it to be built and it's exceeded my expectations.
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I took a drive by it today, and it looked nice. But to be honest (and I giggled when I discovered this today), it looks like one of those chinese finger traps.
Everyone google "chinese finger trap" and I think you'll be surprised at the similarity.
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04-02-2012, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flameswin
I took a drive by it today, and it looked nice. But to be honest (and I giggled when I discovered this today), it looks like one of those chinese finger traps.
Everyone google "chinese finger trap" and I think you'll be surprised at the similarity.
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This is quite possibly the most epic fata in the entire thread. 
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04-02-2012, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
Wonder if anyone has fataed on the bridge yet?
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Does solo count? Then yes.
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04-02-2012, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
This is quite possibly the most epic fata in the entire thread. |
You see this thread is like a möbius strip. You keep following it and it wraps back into itself like there is some rift in the space time continuum.
This post was actually made 2 years ago.
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04-02-2012, 08:54 AM
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#2375
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Originally Posted by starseed
In Toronto, any distance traveled on the TTC is one fare. You can even go from the subway to a street car or bus for that same fare.
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Differing from Calgary how?
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04-02-2012, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by zuluking
Differing from Calgary how?
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I don't think he was saying it is any different than Calgary, just offering another example of a major city that is 1 price to go any distance.
Chicago is the same, 1 fare to go any distance.
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04-02-2012, 09:25 AM
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#2377
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Has anyone ever paid a fair from Kensington to Downtown in the history of the ctrain though?
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I do  .
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04-02-2012, 09:28 AM
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Went downtown yesterday evening with the wife and walked over the bridge and around Prince's Island. Love the slight grade separation bewtween the bike/pedestrian sections. Much safer than the bridge from Prince's Island Park to the curling rink, which is like a racecourse after work during the summer.
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04-02-2012, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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^^^ Me too, I'm a boyscout like Jack Ryan.
Edit: Referring to Boblobla's post.
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04-02-2012, 09:38 AM
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#2380
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by fotze
The welding does look shoddy though, at least the visible stuff (probably not structural or anything) as you are walking. The beads looks like those home reno houses where the cauliking along the bathroom sink appears to be applied with the owners dink.
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Anyone else seeing a Todd Mcfarlane superhero cartoon where the hero can weld and caulk using his junk?
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