03-01-2019, 07:54 AM
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#3241
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Originally Posted by STeeLy
Ottawa's Confederation Line is low floor. Trillium line is high floor, but that was started quite a few years ago, using an already built rolling stock that was intended for another system.
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Right. I was confusing the projects in Ottawa.
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03-01-2019, 08:29 AM
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#3242
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by Iggy City
Would it matter? Wouldn't you be buying the March pass anyway?
I just got mine yesterday haha.
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No, just because we're going away for a bit this month, so it wasn't worth getting a pass. Just using up some old tickets instead.
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03-01-2019, 09:06 AM
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#3243
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Many new high floor projects are still happening. In Canada, Ottawa's new system is high floor and I believe the new line in Toronto, Cross town or whatever it is called, is high floor. The new project in Montreal that is going to the airport is high floor.
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The newly opened Ion line in Kitchener/Waterloo is low floor and the new Valley Line under construction in Edmonton is also low floor.
That said it would have been nice to go automated for the Green Line like Vancouver has but that would require full grade separation (which I still feel is the right option going up Centre Street)
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03-01-2019, 09:58 AM
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#3244
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Many new high floor projects are still happening. In Canada, Ottawa's new system is high floor and I believe the new line in Toronto, Cross town or whatever it is called, is high floor. The new project in Montreal that is going to the airport is high floor.
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As noted above, Ottawa's Confederation line is low floor. The original Trillium Line (originally called "O-Train" or "Capital Railway") is a bit of an anomaly. It uses Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) like you would see on commuter rail or regional rail in other cities, is only single-track in most areas, but operates like an LRT with all day service. The rolling stock used is also considered low floor.
The Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown in Toronto is also low floor and will be using either Bombardier Flexity Freedom or Alstom Citadis Spirit (same as Ottawa) rolling stock. Check out the video below.
Montreal's REM line will be closer in operation to Vancouver's Skytrain or the new Sydney Metro and will use Alstom Metropolis rolling stock. Different kettle of fish altogether. High floor vs. low floor distinction is less consequential because its a fully automated light metro. It's closer to a full subway than an LRT with some in-street operations.
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03-01-2019, 03:22 PM
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#3245
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by GGG
This probably better served by the MAX type bus routes than dedicated track. Demand for the circle route just isn’t there.
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My vision isn't a circle. It's that N connects to NE via airport, and SE connects to S, transfer-free. Given that the SE terminus and airport are and are expected to be major employment hubs, I think there would be significant value in tying them to the adjacent lines.
Addendum: if making the new line high-floor is cost prohibitive, a linear transfer station would accomplish a similar goal. I think it would be worth at least planning for as a possibility.
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03-01-2019, 04:05 PM
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#3246
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Is there a rule on February bus pas validity into March? I used a ticket today, but the bus driver said you can the Feb pass for a few more days. She knows me, so I don’t know if being nice or if this is policy because of the shorter month?
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I have forgotten to buy a pass on a few occasions for the 1st and have used last months pass no problem. Don't think its specific to February.. or if its an 'official' rule. But its always worked 
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03-03-2019, 09:31 AM
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#3247
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by 81MC
Whoever engineered 9th ave for the new BRT line has very clearly never ever ever driven that section of road. Ever.
Added a light. Reduced to formally one through lane under the CP bridge. Right lanes must turn right, onto almost unused routes. And no advanced arrows.
Well done. Such a wonderful transit development has managed to make traffic flow worse, all the way through forest lawn and into Main Street Inglewood. So impressed.
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And all this for 2 buses, that half the time cross the entire length of the transitway in tandem.
CT is just so frustrating. The published schedules for the 1 and the MAX state there should be a bus passing by the 9th Ave Station every 6 minutes in morning rush. In February, of the 9 or 10 days I took the bus, at least 6 times the 1 and Max arrived simultaneously. It has to be the worst run transit authority in Canada. I can’t decide if they are just spectacularly, woefully incompetent, or just couldn’t give a flying F about anything. Just mind boggling.
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03-04-2019, 01:55 AM
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#3248
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by Voodooman
It has to be the worst run transit authority in Canada.
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When I moved to Vancouver it was shocking to me how acceptable it is to be unable to get on a bus due to overcrowding. At least Calgary tries to scale its service to demand.
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03-13-2019, 09:47 AM
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#3249
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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I am surprised that there are only 470 buses in the whole city. For some reason, I thought there were more buses on the road.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...lity-1.5054006
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03-13-2019, 10:02 AM
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#3250
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by Wormius
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I believe that means that all 470 busses to be stored at that facility will be stored inside. At Spring Gardens, they certainly aren’t all inside.
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03-13-2019, 04:17 PM
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#3251
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First Line Centre
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The fleet currently:
- ~750 40' buses, with 39 40 foot CNG units on order.
- 93 60' articulated buses.
- ~190 community shuttles
These are stored at the Anderson Garage, Victoria Park Transit Centre, Spring Gardens Transit Centre and the new Stoney Transit Facility.
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03-22-2019, 01:45 PM
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#3252
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First Line Centre
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Southwest Calgary Bus Review
Just as with the other MAX routes that began last year, the new MAX Gold (or Yellow, Brown, Polka Dot, whichever, name not finalized) BRT line will bring with it changes to the surrounding bust network. The following routes are proposed to be altered or removed outright:
6, 7, 13, 16, 18, 20, 39, 47, 56, 79, 80, 81, 84, 93, 94, 112, 149, 302, 411, 414.
The most major proposed changes are that the 18 will be deleted (the new MAX route basically replaces it); 56 and 93 turn into fill-the-gaps type routes that the MAX routes don't quite serve on a local level; 16, 79, 80, 84, 112 are deleted and the areas served by a bunch of new routes that rejig the configuration and service delivery a bit.
Anyway, check out the proposed changes and upcoming open house information here:
https://engage.calgary.ca/routereview
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06-26-2019, 10:43 AM
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#3253
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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The City has started the public engagement phase for the planning of the transit connection between the Blue and Green lines through the Airport. You can view the options and provide feedback here: http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation...rttransitstudy
Here's the plan: https://www.calgary.ca/engage/Docume...-Phase-Two.pdf
Also, today is the first day of a three-month trial of a new mobile ticket app: http://www.calgarytransit.com/MyFare
Because this is a trial run, it is only available on four routes for now: 4, 38, 149 and 150. Tickets bought through the app will be able to be used on other routes and the C-Train. In order to access the app, you need to be a regular rider on one of the 4 routes and agree to use it regularly during the test.
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06-26-2019, 10:56 AM
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#3254
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Franchise Player
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Interesting fantasy, but this has to be at least two decades away. Maybe they could do the first stage from the blue line, but I'd be surprised if we even have a green line past 16th ave 10 years.
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06-26-2019, 11:05 AM
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#3256
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by jwslam
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Ah crap. I hope they don't decide to go above ground. I understand the fear of cost overruns, but that would be a HUGE mistake to go above ground.
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06-26-2019, 11:10 AM
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#3258
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Lubicon
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Dude.. Literally two posts above you 
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06-26-2019, 12:32 PM
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#3259
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Originally Posted by woob
Dude.. Literally two posts above you |
Yeah, it wasn't there when I started my post but noticed it after I submitted.
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06-26-2019, 12:47 PM
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#3260
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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