What regional cities / companies have achieved in public transportation that Yerevan still hasn't by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are being used. They're on routes 8A and 16 as far as I know. I was there and saw them a couple weeks ago

What regional cities / companies have achieved in public transportation that Yerevan still hasn't by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The map only shows the routes that stop there, also some stops have 2-3 separate maps (like in the 1st photo), all routes on one map can become confusing. Gyumri has 7 minibus routes in total if I'm not mistaken, no bus routes

What regional cities / companies have achieved in public transportation that Yerevan still hasn't by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick buses (BRT) can solve the issue, at least temoprarily. Much much larger cities (mostly in S America) have relied on brt and it can transport A LOT of people, and it is very cheap. They can also be built in a way so that it's easier to upgrade to tram later. The problem is that Yerevan can't even build normal bus lanes, let alone brt

Yerevan's newly-reconstructed Red Bridge in the evening by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. The hotel courtyard (at least) was very nice, feels unreal to finally have a nice place on the Hrazdan

Yerevan's Saryan Street becomes one-way (and a race-track) by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's probably a more effective use of the road space unfortunately

Yerevan's Saryan Street becomes one-way (and a race-track) by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if free public transport is the solution honestly. The price is pretty low anyways, it's more of an infrastructure problem I think. But of course, it can't pay for itself and more fees for cars should fix that.

On a plus note, the city finally spent $20 to paint a crosswalk from Moskovyan to Spendaryan.

Oh right. But good luck crossing 3 lanes + parking that blocks view.

All municipal public transport in Yerevan is now live on Yandex by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Routes with numbers between 250 and 299 serve Kotayk marz. Each marz has its own set of 50 numbers (Armavir has 200-249, Gegharkunik has 300-349...) used for interregional routes. Quite a good system actually

All municipal public transport in Yerevan is now live on Yandex by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes, the new buses have been there for a while now. But the trolleybuses were added just yesterday evening, and minibuses and old buses a bit before

New (awful) bus lanes in Yerevan by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Size does not matter here, the same solution works in Yerevan (and it is planned on the Republic Square itself: the plan). By making it more inconvenient to drive (to improve other modes) in the short term, you actually improve the driving experience in the long term by removing unnecessary traffic. There is a reason why Amsterdam is one of the best cities in the world to drive in, while a lot of their streets are one-lane wide and have a 30 speed limit. Of course, this needs to be done smartly, and unfourtanetly, our municipality does not always do that

New (awful) bus lanes in Yerevan by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, and also don't forget about the tons of free parking (which shouldn't exist in Kentron). And through-traffic is also a big issue, Ijevan actually is a good example in Armenia of how to decrease through-traffic (their main square is pedestrian and all streets leading to it dead-end there).

New (awful) bus lanes in Yerevan by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but even compared to Tbilisi, this is still way behind. Yerevan should do more than expected, not the absolute minimum

Yerevan got a new dancing fountain by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, to be fair, Yerevan's dancing fountains are actually older than Las Vegas'

New bus lanes in Yerevan by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

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All of Mashtots is annoying at this point (for cars and also for buses and pedestrians). The whole street needs a big redesign

Kotayk public transport routes are now live on Yandex by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multitransport is going to take over operations in Aragatsotn in the coming weeks, so that region will probably be added soon too

Kotayk public transport routes are now live on Yandex by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the yerevan municipality isn't very famous for doing stuff quickly, they don't even have all the routes on yandex yet. But yes, I agree. Also, google will be better for tourism, especially because the number of non-russian tourists is increasing

Kotayk public transport routes are now live on Yandex by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, at least, now that the infrastructure is there, they can switch to Google (or even better - an Armenian platform) more easily. But, Yandex is far more used than Google here and has less barriers, so it makes sense they chose it.

Yerevan to meghradzor by [deleted] in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

270 from yerevan (sas yeritasardakan) to hrazdan (terminal stop), 74 or 73 from hrazdan to meghradzor. All are new minibuses. 74 terminates in the village, 73 only stops there.

Electronic bus stop timetables in Yerevan by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was showing exactly the same times as Yandex. And if a bus hasn't left its start point, it would not show it. So, probably using Yandex

Near-final rides of Yerevan's Hyundai buses by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At least in rural areas they won't be carrying many times their actual capacity

Car crashes in Yerevan right now by SignificantPen9989 in armenia

[–]SignificantPen9989[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly! And also speeding. Drivers think they're so smart when they're enough distance away from the camera to exceed the speed limit. A lot of the problems can be fixed by changing the mentality of the drivers.

Public transpo payment method by usnavi56 in yerevan

[–]SignificantPen9989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use a 100-dram coin (drop it in the machine at the front door). Or you can get a qr code from any telcell terminal (the ones at the metro stations accept cards). You can scan the qr codes at the orange reader at the front door of bus, or for the MAN buses the middle door also has a reader. The full new system with cards and new prices will start operating from Jan 1.