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Originally Posted by 4LSaskatoon
Saskatoon is getting much improved public transit. Yes, the BRT label gives people easy bait to scoff at, but I really think that the right thought has been put into this, and the Link system (lets start just calling it Link instead of BRT), has the bones to prove a durable system. The goal is to lay a foundation, and this does it. We're already seeing rapid investment along corridors even in Woodlawn... anyone drive up Idylwyld North lately? There's multiple multi-units going up, and Quebec Ave feels more filled-in (if not built out) than ever. Concept renderings are up for some kind of multi-family on a big Remax sign for three lots in Minto Place. Going all "Not Just Bikes" over it accomplishes nothing and is counterproductive. I kind of hate how his poo-poo attitude has kind of poisoned the well when talking about North American cities, as if nothing could ever be good enough to compare to Western Europe (those circles don't seem to pay much mind to the advanced cities of East Asia or the Global South), and is therefore deserving of ridicule. Saskatoon has fared a lot better than most of its North American counterparts, so let's take improvements for what they are and continue to improve on them as the city grows and levels of government cooperate.
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Completely agree![/QUOTE]
Not sure if Saskatoon's BRT plan involves having sophisticated digital boards at each transit station that indicate where the relevant Link bus is on its route and/or indicate how many minutes until the next Link bus arrives at that particular Link station; but these types of advancements in communication with riders will, I think, go a long way toward giving people confidence in the BRT system and its reliability, and perhaps encourage more ridership.
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