Buggernut Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Where's Broadway West? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Where's Broadway West? Not officially on the books so it doesn't show up. Here's what it could look like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rapid_Tr...t_Vancouver.svg That doesn't show the extension deeper into Surrey very clearly, or the B-line that will run down King George Hwy to Semiahmoo Center, scheduled for 2011. The B-line busses that currently go into Richmond will be moved over once the Canada line is up and running. Edited March 3, 2009 by inane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 You mean the way that BC Ferries did it with the C-Class vessels. BC made boats that are the most reliable in the fleet...actually the Queen of New West is, but not as nice. The Fast Ferries should have been the lesson but they fell right into the same issues. Well, who designed the boats that were made in Germany? I would put a tiebreak on prices to the home team for sure, and in fact would prolly do it even if it was pretty close. If there is anything you want to contract out it's your design and engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 CANADA LINE BUS INTEGRATION CHANGES South of Fraser • All Highway 99 routes, (#311, 351, 352, 354, 601, 602, 603, 604, 620) terminate at Bridgeport Station • Bus Only Lane (northbound) on Hwy 99 between Westminster Highway and Bridgeport to by-pass Oak St Bridge queue Bridgeport Station • Largest station in system • Park and Ride facility • Terminus for routes #311, 351, 352, 354, 403, 601, 602, 603, 604, 620, C90, C92 • Additional routes serving the station #407, 430, 480 Richmond • Replace all express routes #488, 490, 491, 492, 496 with improved local services to Canada Line • Improve existing corridor capacities • Canada Line will replace 98 B-Line, #424 Airport and C95 River Road/Alderbridge routes Richmond-Brighouse Station • Bus Loop construction delayed • Interim on-street facility • Terminus for routes #301, 401, 402, 404, 430, 480, C96, N10 • Additional routes serving the station: #403, 405, 407, 410 Vancouver • Granville, Oak & Main trolley routes extended to Marine Drive Canada Line station - Improved service on #10 Granville - #15 Cambie/Marine Drive terminate at Cambie and Broadway (pending reinstatement of #17 service) - #17 Oak St to return to original route downtown via Cambie Street Bridge (delayed until reinstatement of trolley wire) • Improved service on #41, 43 Marine-Cambie Station • Terminus for routes #3, 10, 15, 17, N15 • Additional route serving the station: #100 • Improved service on #10 all days of the week • Improved service on #100 weekdays Travel Times • Anticipated improvements to overall travel times including waits and transfers • Travel reliability may improve as the Canada Line is not affected by traffic congestion • Estimated time savings (in minutes): - Steveston to Hastings and Howe - 14 min. - Richmond Centre to Hastings and Howe - 20 min. - White Rock Centre to Hastings and Howe - 4 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I found a monthly bus pass for march, with no name on it, on the groud today... I feel bad for the person who dropped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 If the expo line is extended at Surrey, wouldn't it make more sense to upgrade the Surrey Central Station and outfit it like the Evergreen/Millenium line at Lougheed? AKA expo line continues to King George with possible future extension to Newton and new Surrey line extends from Surrey Central down 104th avenue to guildford mall, then down 152nd then down the Fraser highway to 168th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGillis58 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I found a monthly bus pass for march, with no name on it, on the groud today... I feel bad for the person who dropped it. Do you plan on keeping it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 If the expo line is extended at Surrey, wouldn't it make more sense to upgrade the Surrey Central Station and outfit it like the Evergreen/Millenium line at Lougheed? AKA expo line continues to King George with possible future extension to Newton and new Surrey line extends from Surrey Central down 104th avenue to guildford mall, then down 152nd then down the Fraser highway to 168th That's my idea too....sortof.....rather than Surrey Central, have it right after Gateway. Seems silly, and a waste of time, to have a major detour loop to Guildford further in the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanuck14 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 CANADA LINE BUS INTEGRATION CHANGES Vancouver • Granville, Oak & Main trolley routes extended to Marine Drive Canada Line station - Improved service on #10 Granville - #15 Cambie/Marine Drive terminate at Cambie and Broadway (pending reinstatement of #17 service) - #17 Oak St to return to original route downtown via Cambie Street Bridge (delayed until reinstatement of trolley wire)• Improved service on #41, 43 So the 15 will not even go into downtown then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGillis58 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 So the 15 will not even go into downtown then? Well this sucks because I take the 15 bus to the downtown public library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePointblank Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well this sucks because I take the 15 bus to the downtown public library. The 15 was so unreliable when I used it to get to school and home... the 17 always tended to come on time and got me to the library to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) Well this sucks because I take the 15 bus to the downtown public library. the 17 Oak left northbound from Broadway onto Cambie to head downtown (when it goes back to its normal route). So even if #15 terminates there, you can catch the 17 in front of Wendy's and get to the library. Edited March 4, 2009 by trek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/pea...s/40679073.html Rerouting 351 bus now on fast-track Impending changes to the Peninsula’s bus service to Vancouver may come sooner than anticipated. According to a report to TransLink’s board, and statements from TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast, SkyTrain’s Canada Line construction is ahead of schedule, which could mean an opening as early as August. TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company’s intention is to change the routing of Vancouver-bound buses as soon as Canada Line is open, sending the 351, 352 and 354 routes to Richmond to connect with SkyTrain. The move, which will make that the most direct public transit route from White Rock and South Surrey to Vancouver, has come under fire from local residents. As well, it has been criticized by members of White Rock council, who continue to lobby for keeping a direct one-seat option for Vancouver-bound commuters. But Canada Line spokesman Alan Dever, while confirming the new line is ahead of schedule, could not announce a firm date for the opening. “We’re in the midst of a testing and commissioning phase, and until that’s over you never know what’s going to happen,” he said, adding Canada Line has yet to run a full system test. “Once you have a few of those under your belt you can set about finalizing an opening date,” he said. Although TransLink statements appear to jump the gun, in regards to the Canada Line opening, Dever said he recognized the line is one link in a complicated and interrelated transit system. It was necessary for transit planners to be forewarned of the possibility of an August opening, he said. “You have to be prepared for that.” The 19-kilometre SkyTrain system expansion will carry passengers between Richmond, downtown Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport. The route runs overhead on elevated guideways in Richmond and on Sea Island, and goes underground in Vancouver along the Cambie Street corridor and beneath False Creek to Waterfront Station. Work on the 16 stations is continuing, and extensive testing and commissioning work is planned in the months ahead. The Canada Line is projected to carry 100,000 passengers a day and is to form a key part of the transportation plan for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If they cave in to the residents south of the Fraser and have one-seat options, then so should Richmond, who's seeing all of its express Richmond-D/T buses axed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 If they cave in to the residents south of the Fraser and have one-seat options, then so should Richmond, who's seeing all of its express Richmond-D/T buses axed. They haven't caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Am I to take it the average age of White Rockers is 80 years old, who'd rather keep their asses sunk to the same bus seat than transfer to a faster train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 They haven't caved. "If" being the key word. I'd rather have a comfier, lengthier trip where I can get a longer period of shuteye rather than one where I have to transfer halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGillis58 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 How much noise does the Canada Line trains produce? Is it as loud as those MK I trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) dp Edited March 5, 2009 by nitronuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Am I to take it the average age of White Rockers is 80 years old, who'd rather keep their asses sunk to the same bus seat than transfer to a faster train? Or a typical Big Mac wolfing Wal-Mart shopping 300 pound suburbanite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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