ahzdeen Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well, to be fair this is an interchange between four roads. hwy1, lougheed, maryhill, united? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 hwy1, lougheed, maryhill, united? Until it's actually being built I wouldn't count your chickens as to what local roads it will actually connect with until they hatch. But ya, hwy1, highway 7, highway 7A, and some sort of local connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahzdeen Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Until it's actually being built I wouldn't count your chickens as to what local roads it will actually connect with until they hatch. But ya, hwy1, highway 7, highway 7A, and some sort of local connection. ok, that makes sense. i was wondering where all those on/off ramps were coming to and from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradMayFan Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) So, the Buzzer Blog is running a pole on "What is Your Favorite Train". You can choose from the MKI's, old MKII's, new MKII's and the Canada Line trains. Personally I choose the MKI's. Nothing will ever beat the sound they make when they get going. Edited September 12, 2009 by BradMayFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 So, the Buzzer Blog is running a pole on "What is Your Favorite Train". You can choose from the MKI's, old MKII's, new MKII's and the Canada Line trains. Personally I choose the MKI's. Nothing will ever beat the sound they make when they get going. Old MK IIs for me, simply because I cannot stand the ugliness of the Mk I's interior and I felt the new set of Mk IIs didnt accelerate right. And let's face it; the designers for the RAV trains f*cked up. Bench sitting! Bench sitting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 So, the Buzzer Blog is running a pole on "What is Your Favorite Train". You can choose from the MKI's, old MKII's, new MKII's and the Canada Line trains. Personally I choose the MKI's. Nothing will ever beat the sound they make when they get going. A pole? Will there be hookers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Oh, and apparently bus drivers waving to each other IS probably universal -- I caught my bus driver here in Seoul doing that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 So, the Buzzer Blog is running a pole on "What is Your Favorite Train". You can choose from the MKI's, old MKII's, new MKII's and the Canada Line trains. As in, which trains are best designed for poledancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 As in, which trains are best designed for poledancing? None of them. The best poles are on the New Flyer D60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcanux Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 So, the Buzzer Blog is running a pole on "What is Your Favorite Train". You can choose from the MKI's, old MKII's, new MKII's and the Canada Line trains. Personally I choose the MKI's. Nothing will ever beat the sound they make when they get going. Old MKII, it looks the best inside, new MKII look best from outside. My favourite is old MKII since they are just nice to ride lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 As in, which trains are best designed for poledancing? Definitely not the Canada Line ones. They have 4 poles attached to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I was in Amsterdam the last few days and the transit system there blew my mind, they have high speed trains, buses, trams, subway and bike lanes to get to every part of the city. It was very easy to figure out and cheap. Europe is a million years ahead of NA when it comes to transit. Oh another cool thing, on the trams there is a booth right on the tram with a transit agent, checking each ticket ( or you can scan on and off with a card), no need to transit police etc.....plus it's impossible to evade the fare, they have eveyone getting on go thru certain doors to pass this agent and everyone getting off goes thru other doors. Just amazing. I'll post pictures when i get back in a few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 They were doing construction on Broadway during the DAY!?! I hate night work as much as the next guy but sometimes doing it during the day is just stupid. To be fair it wasn't during rush hour but it was right when I had to leave for class (11am) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 I was in Amsterdam the last few days and the transit system there blew my mind, they have high speed trains, buses, trams, subway and bike lanes to get to every part of the city. It was very easy to figure out and cheap. Europe is a million years ahead of NA when it comes to transit. Oh another cool thing, on the trams there is a booth right on the tram with a transit agent, checking each ticket ( or you can scan on and off with a card), no need to transit police etc.....plus it's impossible to evade the fare, they have eveyone getting on go thru certain doors to pass this agent and everyone getting off goes thru other doors. Just amazing. I'll post pictures when i get back in a few weeks! Renderings of a new Amsterdam subway line: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Renderings of a new Amsterdam subway line: Just speaking for myself, but I'd kill to have that for our RAV Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd22_ Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 The Port Mann Bridge et al interchange looks insane. Holy crap... that looks almost like the Orange Crush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Metro Vancouver bus driver assaulted by urinating passenger Vancouver Sun September 13, 2009 5:59 PM A Coast Mountain Bus driver was punched in the face and suffered other scrapes and bruises while trying to eject a disruptive passenger in Burnaby early Saturday morning. Derek Zabel, spokesman for Coast Mountain, said the man and two women got on the 123 bus, which runs between New Westminster and Brentwood stations, at about 1 a.m. The bus driver allowed the man to ride for free when he didn’t have any fare. But as he headed toward the back of the bus, the man became disruptive, Zabel said. The driver warned the man to calm down but a little while later noticed in his rear-view mirror that the man had exposed him and was urinating on the bus. The driver pulled the bus over at the next stop at Canada Way and Stanley and told the man to get off. The man then allegedly started smashing windows and punched the driver several times in the face, Zabel said. The driver, whose glasses were broken, suffered a minor bruise below his eye and a few scrapes. His assailant is described as a short stocky Caucasian, five feet six inches tall and 160 pounds. A search by Burnaby RCMP failed to locate him Sunday morning. The assault comes as TransLink is in the midst of installing cameras on all Coast Mountain buses. It’s also investigating whether to install safety shields around drivers. © Copyright © The Vancouver Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcanux Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Metro Vancouver bus driver assaulted by urinating passenger Vancouver Sun September 13, 2009 5:59 PM A Coast Mountain Bus driver was punched in the face and suffered other scrapes and bruises while trying to eject a disruptive passenger in Burnaby early Saturday morning. Derek Zabel, spokesman for Coast Mountain, said the man and two women got on the 123 bus, which runs between New Westminster and Brentwood stations, at about 1 a.m. The bus driver allowed the man to ride for free when he didn't have any fare. But as he headed toward the back of the bus, the man became disruptive, Zabel said. The driver warned the man to calm down but a little while later noticed in his rear-view mirror that the man had exposed him and was urinating on the bus. The driver pulled the bus over at the next stop at Canada Way and Stanley and told the man to get off. The man then allegedly started smashing windows and punched the driver several times in the face, Zabel said. The driver, whose glasses were broken, suffered a minor bruise below his eye and a few scrapes. His assailant is described as a short stocky Caucasian, five feet six inches tall and 160 pounds. A search by Burnaby RCMP failed to locate him Sunday morning. The assault comes as TransLink is in the midst of installing cameras on all Coast Mountain buses. It's also investigating whether to install safety shields around drivers. © Copyright © The Vancouver Sun I feel bad for the bus drivers, so many attacks. They should have tasers, or the ability to annoy the attacker with a siren lol. Most bus drivers are really nice people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Metro Vancouver bus driver assaulted by urinating passenger Vancouver Sun September 13, 2009 5:59 PM A Coast Mountain Bus driver was punched in the face and suffered other scrapes and bruises while trying to eject a disruptive passenger in Burnaby early Saturday morning. Derek Zabel, spokesman for Coast Mountain, said the man and two women got on the 123 bus, which runs between New Westminster and Brentwood stations, at about 1 a.m. The bus driver allowed the man to ride for free when he didn’t have any fare. But as he headed toward the back of the bus, the man became disruptive, Zabel said. The driver warned the man to calm down but a little while later noticed in his rear-view mirror that the man had exposed him and was urinating on the bus. The driver pulled the bus over at the next stop at Canada Way and Stanley and told the man to get off. The man then allegedly started smashing windows and punched the driver several times in the face, Zabel said. The driver, whose glasses were broken, suffered a minor bruise below his eye and a few scrapes. His assailant is described as a short stocky Caucasian, five feet six inches tall and 160 pounds. A search by Burnaby RCMP failed to locate him Sunday morning. The assault comes as TransLink is in the midst of installing cameras on all Coast Mountain buses. It’s also investigating whether to install safety shields around drivers. © Copyright © The Vancouver Sun This isn't a case of cameras or safety shields. If the guy's drunk, then a camera's no good for deterrence; if the driver gets out of his seat, there goes the shield. Sadly, this is just another random assault that will probably go unnoticed in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj_coolcat Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I took transit from the ferry today. (I also took transit to the ferry on Friday, but that was from work and I ended up taking the 430 to Bridgeport). I was disappointed to find out that the Canada Line didn't make my trip any faster (compared to previous trips between the ferry and Vancouver). Although, in all fairness, it probably would have been faster if I lived closer to Cambie. On the bright side (well, bright side for translink) it seems there's a lot more people taking transit to the ferry now than there used to be. I've never seen so many people on the 620. It was packed to the brim both ways. I feel really bad for people coming from Surrey or parts of Burnaby where it's still faster to get a bus to Ladner exchange and get the 620 there. Our bus had to leave a few people behind there on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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