kurtzfan Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 nitronuts, I am planning to go to Taiwan festival this Sept. Which Canada line skytrain stations would be the closest to the Plaza of Nations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 ^ Yaletown and City Centre are about the same distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Who needs Translink's transit info service when you've got nitronuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Who needs Translink's transit info service when you've got nitronuts? That's because my real name is Chris. Just before Translink got rid of me, I replicated myself into the internet and I've since become fully aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 LOL, I have a friend who uses me as a walking TransLink route map too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGillis58 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 That's because my real name is Chris. Just before Translink got rid of me, I replicated myself into the internet and I've since become fully aware. I thought you were Mr. X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I thought you were Mr. X? The Mr. X here is different from the mr.x on SSP/SSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 lol, apparently they installed the wrong signs in this picture. The sign closer to us should have been installed at the staircase/escalator behind, notice the symbols: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luongo-reid Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 What I want to know is, is there going to be the fare gates like in Asian and other parts of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) What I want to know is, is there going to be the fare gates like in Asian and other parts of the world? It has yet to be decided, but if there is they'll install it fare gates on all three SkyTrain lines in late-2010/2011. What has been confirmed so far is that we're getting smart cards next year, and it's quite evident as the new SkyTrain fare machines and ticket validators are equipped with smart card technology...although that goes for the older machines as well, but the new machines are a bit more obvious. Edited July 27, 2009 by nitronuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_4_Life Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) never mind......... Edited July 27, 2009 by Canuck_4_Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Oh well, if signage is the biggest problem with the Canada Line, then they've done pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Oh well, if signage is the biggest problem with the Canada Line, then they've done pretty well. Wait until we have to import train pushers from Japan to help with the passenger loads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Wait until we have to import train pushers from Japan to help with the passenger loads... We do. We call them commuters here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) why is it taking so freakin long to install turnstyles and enforce security? It's ridiculous. Man attacked at a SkyTrain station wants more security Seeks one transit officer at every station Dave White SURREY (NEWS1130) | Sunday, July 26th, 2009 9:40 pm SURREY (NEWS1130) - A Surrey man is demanding a significant increase in transit security after he was attacked in plain view of security cameras. He wants at least one transit officer on duty at every SkyTrain station. Ravinder Sidhu was attacked in the early morning of July 15th in a well lit, secure zone of Surrey Central Station. His watch was stolen, along with gifts for his six-year-old. Now Sidhu no longer feels safe using public transit and doesn't believe the security measures already in place go far enough, "I was yelling help, help, help, all the time and not one person came to my aid until the [suspect] left." Even though it happened weeks ago, he's coming forward now for the sake of everyone, "This is a public system, we all fund it. I pay taxes for it, you guys pay taxes for it. It should be safe. " Sidhu and NDP MLA Harry Bains are now recommending a ten point plan that would see turnstyles installed at SkyTrain stations now rather than later, and would increase the number of transit officers by 50 per cent. TransLink's Ken Hardie says its regrettable what happened to Sidhu, but he thinks the NDP's ten point plan is nothing new, "For the elected members to try and create the expectation that there's going to be 100 per cent coverage and that there's going to be somebody watching over people at every second of the day, is clearly unrealistic and they know that. But it is something that they've repeated quite often." Hardie believes most of the points in their ten point plan have already been implemented, or are on their way. Source News1130 http://news1130.com/more.jsp?content=20090727_003800_8004 Never thought I would agree with any NDP MLA, let alone that douche of an Olympic critic. Edited July 27, 2009 by trek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 why is it taking so freakin long to install turnstyles and enforce security? It's ridiculous. Never thought I would agree with any NDP MLA, let alone that douche of an Olympic critic. How will turnstiles help deter robbers from targeting a lone man at a Skytrain station? It's not like the robber can jump the turnstiles while his victim lies withering in pain after getting knifed. Oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 How will turnstiles help deter robbers from targeting a lone man at a Skytrain station? It's not like the robber can jump the turnstiles while his victim lies withering in pain after getting knifed. Oh wait. Stations in high crime areas such as surrey central should have turnstiles like those in Paris which form a barricade making it extremely difficult to jump. Think fence. Or have normal turnstiles that have manned attendants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 How about more human security (ie. transit cops)? It's not like turnstiles nab or taser the offenders and give testimony in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 How about more human security (ie. transit cops)? It's not like turnstiles nab or taser the offenders and give testimony in court. 60 million can only go so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 why is it taking so freakin long to install turnstyles and enforce security? It's ridiculous. Never thought I would agree with any NDP MLA, let alone that douche of an Olympic critic. Like what Hardie said, what they're proposing is already being planned. And turnstiles don't just happen overnight, they need careful planning....and they're set for installation in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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