BigUncle16 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 How about building street cars/LRT/whatever else ON CAMPUS. It's a freaking huge campus with little to no options to get across from one end to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 How about building street cars/LRT/whatever else ON CAMPUS. It's a freaking huge campus with little to no options to get across from one end to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 1) Shuttle buses 2) Bike 3) WALK!!!!!!! LTR on campus would be a huuuuuge waste of money. And I think that walking across campus is, for some students, the only exercise they really get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 For the off-season NHL challenge, the Canucks are getting SLAUGHTERED in the standings with only 111.32 miles logged, good for 12th place out of 30 NHL teams. For an exercise-crazy city like Vancouver, I kinda expected better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 That has nothing to do with how much we exercise in Vancouver, it has to do with how many people joined that contest that I've never heard about, and how much THEY walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 How about building street cars/LRT/whatever else ON CAMPUS. It's a freaking huge campus with little to no options to get across from one end to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Still disappointing. It was advertised on the Nike+ forums and everything. Most NHL teams with any clout got decent numbers. Look at the teams above and below Vancouver -- not exactly hockey powerhouses, maybe except for Toronto. Exercise plus hockey fandom should be the perfect storm. (I dunno how the hell the Flyers got so many though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I maintain that I've never heard of it, despite being a huge hockey fan and very into exercise. I guess it's all about differences in advertising. Maybe in Philly they did a better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Ideally, have a frequent bus that does a loop around campus. But really, although it's a relatively long walk (10-mins from end to end) the university is very walkable....and it's great exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 ^ which is why i said it's a very walkable university and it's great exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 What's the point? it's not like students need to get from SUB to totem at 10:30am. Besides, UBC's a walkable campus, save the botan. gardens, but there's always the C20 for that. I think he said in his post that it's walkable..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 The LRT advocates (the misinformed, ignorant, NIMBY and/or self-interest focused) are gaining ground on making LRT the preferred technology for the Broadway corridor (note: self-interested individuals particularly refer to Fraser Valley residents attempting to reduce the project to LRT - building it wrong - so that they can LRT in the Fraser Valley...supposedly, it's a greater need than Broadway). This LRT group is scary. There will likely be public meetings on the project soon, held by Translink, but in the meantime keep up to date by JOINING THE FACEBOOK GROUP THAT SUPPORTS SKYTRAIN ALONG THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR TO UBC: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73380534833&ref=nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I love how someone who disagrees with you is misinformed/ignorant/self-focused, rather than they just have a different opinion than you. Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I love how someone who disagrees with you is misinformed/ignorant/self-focused, rather than they just have a different opinion than you. Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It's accurate. They are misinformed and ignorant because they think that a street-level system with low capacity will successfully operate along Broadway when it won't. Look at the Canada line for example. They wanted LRT there too, we built a subway and it's already having capacity issues as built and needs more cars and expanded platforms soon. They're self-focused because they want to push LRT on Broadway so they can get LRT in the valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Still disappointing. It was advertised on the Nike+ forums and everything. Most NHL teams with any clout got decent numbers. Look at the teams above and below Vancouver -- not exactly hockey powerhouses, maybe except for Toronto. Exercise plus hockey fandom should be the perfect storm. (I dunno how the hell the Flyers got so many though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hey I agree we need a proper subway along Broadway, but they're not ignorant, they just want something different. Come on, laugh a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Ignorant simply means that they don't know, not that they're idiots. Either these people simply don't know what it will take to improve Broadway the right way, or they DO know and are being dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverpig Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Or maybe they have a different vision of what the 'right way' is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 What is "right" in this case is a matter of fact, not of opinion. Paving over the entire west side of Vancouver and turning into one giant parking lot is a vision too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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