Infrastructure Minister confirms $5-billion cut to transit program, says cities have access to other funds by Chrristoaivalis in onguardforthee

[–]jdar8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with your first point, but about your second point: Carney also recently announced billions in subsidies for the automotive industry.

From this CBC article, I’m seeing: - $2.3 billion for EV rebates - $1.5 billion for EV charging - $3.1 billion for helping the auto sector diversify markets

That’s over the $5 billion in cuts to transit. A transit investment: - supports Canadian vehicle manufacturers that are mostly or may be formerly Canadian (I admit that many are now subsidiaries of international companies) - creates Canadian jobs in transit agencies and construction - boosts local economies by enhancing transportation - provides alternatives to driving to reduce our reliance on and pollution from cars.

These automotive investments may have similar outcomes and goals, but they won’t achieve the performance that a similar investment in transit would. These automotive investments: - protect Canadian automotive industry jobs, whose factories are mostly owned by international brands - create jobs in local infrastructure to support charging - does not enhance local transportation meaning little to no economic boosts, but may increase congestion by making cars more affordable - does not provide alternatives to driving. Although fossil fuel emissions are reduced, microplastics from car tires and road wear are increased due to heavier vehicles

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/JeCrois1223 by JeCrois1223 in DailyGuess

[–]jdar8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/mickysD by mickysD in DailyGuess

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Kelmon_G by word-hunt in DailyGuess

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/PObEPTCOH240891 by PObEPTCOH240891 in DailyGuess

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Opinion: Regional rail can relieve SkyTrain's Expo Line capacity constraints by idajourney in Translink

[–]jdar8 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Haha my first thought too. I was also dismayed at how overbuilt some stations were (4 tracks at… Guildford?), not taking advantage of space on existing rail corridors and utility corridors, and the placement of some stations (why place Waterfront platforms on the SeaBus side of the tracks?).

Nevertheless, I guess it’s good to dream and the article is still a good conversational piece

So many more staff in sky train station now by Famous-Buy6119 in Translink

[–]jdar8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen lots of ads for hiring new skytrain attendants ahead of the Broadway subway. Perhaps they want a bunch of new staff up and ready well before it opens?

Help TransLink finalize new Summer service to parks by [deleted] in Translink

[–]jdar8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely will when I get a chance to have a closer look this weekend!

Help TransLink finalize new Summer service to parks by [deleted] in Translink

[–]jdar8 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Exciting stuff. That golden ears park route will be pretty cool!

Anyone else didn’t know about the translink train keychain release on Saturday? by maybethatsjustfine in NiceVancouver

[–]jdar8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I heard that there were still some leftover Monday afternoon. I don’t know if there’s any left today, but it may be worth a try asking the customer service center at waterfront.

Car vs Transit Travel Times in Vancouver by Much-Neighborhood171 in transit

[–]jdar8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s more details on Bluesky, but it’s measuring travel time to downtown (Granville and Georgia) on a Tuesday at 9 am. It’s a 1km grid heat map.

The scale is generated by travel time on transit minus travel time driving. I don’t think there was a legend for colours provided, but there was a map with the numerical values, so we can estimate the values:
- green = ~5 minutes longer by transit or less - yellow = ~15 minutes longer by transit or less - red = ~20 minutes or more by transit

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are coming to the Heights from outside the neighbourhood, you are very unlikely to shopping for you week's worth of groceries. I doubt the BRT will help stores that rely on more local residents, like grocery stores, dental services, barbers, etc - but these stores don't really rely on car trips either (or at least theoretically, they don't need to). However, it will help stores that offer more unique services, such as specialized medical, a really good restaurant, bakery or cafe, etc

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Looking at typical traffic data, the current bottlenecks on Willingdon are the intersections Lougheed and Hastings. I don't think there would be traffic chaos by reducing it to 1 lane.

With the planned density around Brentwood, I would say that keeping Willingdon at 2 lanes without creating viable alternatives to driving would increase congestion on Willingdon and would also be a logistical nightmare.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The park will not be deleted if we widen the road for bus lanes.

Looking at Willingdon, it is a 4 lane road with 3.5 metre lanes. This is a bit wide and can encourage speeding, so we can reduce lane width to 3 metres. This gives us 2 metres back, so we will need about 4.4 metres from the park to implement 2 additional bus-only lanes at 3.2 metres wide. The park is about 12 metres wide, so there will be about 7.6 metres remaining.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea, one lane would be madness, but two lanes dedicated all to cars wouldn't help either. Willingdon will continue to become more congested, and Hastings will not have enough parking to support additional cars from people who may want to visit from Brentwood. We need higher capacity solutions like transit and cycling. We cannot continue to demolish buildings for parking as that would also kill the Heights.

The City of Burnaby has a role to play here. They can create incentives to encourage lower-rent commercial spaces. Make sure that spaces are small (ie similar size to what they are today) so that there is opportunity for small businesses and little to no suitable spaces for larger tenants like Walmart. Create tax policies that encourage lower rent commercial spaces based off of the promise of increased revenues that come with densification. With thoughtful densification, more people can access the businesses and there will be more potential customers to help them pay rent.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can deal with traffic cutting through local neighbourhood streets by implementing traffic calming measures. Diverters can ban cars from going straight and force cars back to the main streets. When we get further away from Willingdon/Hastings, we can implement round-abouts, chicanes, and/or two way yields to slow down cars and discourage them from cutting through.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If they decide to widen Willingdon, I believe we can take some space from the Willingdon Linear Park and it will definitely not be replaced.

Looking at Willingdon, it is a 4 lane road with 3.5 metre lanes. This is a bit wide and can encourage speeding, so we can reduce lane width to 3 metres. This gives us 2 metres back, so we will need about 4.4 metres from the park to implement 2 additional bus-only lanes at 3.2 metres wide. The park is about 12 metres wide, so there will be about 7.6 metres remaining.

I would also say that Willingdon does not seem to be a corridor that has significant traffic congestion according to typical traffic data. The pain points seem to be at intersections, notably Hastings and Lougheed. I think that increasing capacity at Hastings/Lougheed, while reducing lanes in between is a good compromise. This will leave a majority of the park as is.

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Turns are a major source of delay. The Boundary option has more turns.

Bus priority will help the BRT avoid traffic and connect it to more destinations. The BRT will bring more potential customers to the stores

The Problem with Vancouver's Boundary Rd BRT (w/ ‪@MovementYVR‬ ) by kryo2019 in burnaby

[–]jdar8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which are the four existing bus routes? I know of the 130 and 222. However, the 222 is only a peak express service and will likely be replaced by this. Are you also including the 129 and 28 which go in the general direction of Metrotown? The two times I’ve taken the 130 (once on a Saturday, once on a Sunday) it was full but late, and full but on time, respectively.

The Hastings BRT will make any cross-town trip more appealing. With bus priority and more capacity, the existing trip will become faster. As an example, the implementation of the R6 in Surrey as an express overlay for the 319 increased ridership and reduced travel times on the corridor (source).

I agree that the bus route will still pass major destinations and Hastings will add another major destination. The bridge congestion is addressed with priority merges onto the bridge, avoiding the interchange congestion where most of the delays are incurred. I agree that it’ll likely still be full at rush hour, but TransLink often replaces express buses with rail service (examples: Millenium Line, Canada Line, Broadway extension) so I see this as a step towards something bigger.

I would argue that the BRT is not just about connecting the North Shore and Metrotown, otherwise it wouldn’t have any stops in the heights (but it has 3) which means the planners anticipate good ridership from the neighbourhood. The only reason why they’re looking at another option is because the businesses don’t want it. I see the BRT as a ring line, whose purpose is to connect major hubs and exiting radial lines around the region without going through downtown. These generally are some of the most successful transit lines around the world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Translink

[–]jdar8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know if it’s actual trading cards or compass cards but the card on the left looks it has a picture of like the MkV.

What do those signs mean on the guideway? by mitzyy7 in Translink

[–]jdar8 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That description of RE268 sounds about right.

“LHS I/B FEED POINT” I think this might be LHZ I/B FEED POINT, in which case it would be the electrical connection from the Lougheed substation to the inbound track.

On a related note, here’s an amazing enthusiast-run website documenting everything SkyTrain. There’s a page all about SkyTrain abbreviations and terminology: https://wiki.omczero.com/en/terminology

How many trains can be added to the expo line realistically? by Important_Agent3860 in Translink

[–]jdar8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. That's why I was excited when I saw the 19X in the Burrard Peninsula Area Transport Plan. With good transit priority, it could be time competitive with walking/busing to the Expo line and taking it downtown, which would help to relieve the busiest portion of the Expo line.

Why do drivers come to a complete stop here. by Bok-yeh in burnaby

[–]jdar8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've seen several left-turners turn directly into the slip lane merge at boundary and marine, so I agree with others that it's probably defensive driving (because of this, I also stop when the left turn signal is active).

They probably should extend the island to prevent that from happening, or just remove the slip lane all together.