Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion

[deasine]

I find it funny how SFU's bus loop is listed on TransLink's website... this just proves SFU is being smart and including TransLink in the planning process.

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by mrjauk

Please define "socialist". Are there any socialists in British Columbia politics? Are there any in the Legislature?

sorry I thought I made myself clear

socialist = ndp

(ok yes your right deasine, no political comments from me in this thread now)

[deasine]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

(ok yes your right deasine, no political comments from me in this thread now)

Clarification: from EVERYONE.

[ravman]

Originally Posted by deasine

I find it funny how SFU's bus loop is listed on TransLink's website... this just proves SFU is being smart and including TransLink in the planning process.

where is the link....

[deasine]

http://www.translink.ca/en/Get-Involved/Public-Consultations/Burnaby-Mountain-Transit-Hub.aspx

[deasine]

White Rock and Richmond Buses increase service in September
Canada Line opening means more trips South of the Fraser

Transit users going to and from Crescent Beach will benefit from having more buses, more often with the opening of the Canada Line. Beginning September 7, the #351 Crescent Beach will become part of the Frequent Transit Network (FTN).

The increased frequency is the result of the buses' travelling only as far as the Bridgeport Canada Line Station. A shorter route means more frequent service on the #351 and allows some buses to be "reinvested" to improve other local services. On Mondays through Fridays, buses will run every 10 minutes in the morning peak period, then every 15 minutes until 9pm, at which time frequency will be reduced through the end of the service day. On weekends, buses will run at 15 minute intervals throughout. The first and last buses are timed to meet the first and last Canada Line trains.

Customers in Richmond will also see increased frequency on many of their bus routes. With the 488, 490, 491, 496 and 98 B-Line routes being discontinued, the 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 410 and 430 will run more often, serving the Canada Line stations. The #480 UBC/Richmond Centre will also run more often between 7-11am and 3-8pm, Monday to Friday.

With the new route alignments, customers will also be able to reach new destinations in Richmond and Vancouver International Airport. For those going into Vancouver, connecting with the Canada Line will eliminate a key source of frustration: the traffic over the Oak Street Bridge and on Granville Street, which has been a "wild card" for years. The Highway 99 bus-only lane, currently under construction by the provincial transportation ministry, will allow northbound buses to get around traffic on the portion from the Massey Tunnel to Bridgeport. From there, the trip to Waterfront station takes 19 minutes.

There will also be more frequent service on routes in Vancouver, such as the #10 along Granville Street and the #33, #41, #43 and #100 during some periods of the day. This will enable Canada Line customers to make east-west connections without going to the heavily used Broadway corridor.

For more information, please visit www.translink.ca or call 604-953-3333.

Increasing the FTN, in which buses run no more than 15 minutes apart, 15 hours a day, every day, is a major component of TransLink's South of Fraser Area Transit Plan. By the end of 2008, over 20 per cent of the homes in the sub-region consisting of White Rock, Delta, Surrey and Langley were within walking distance (450 metres) of FTN service. Prior to June 2007, that figure was zero.

Source: TransLink

[metroXpress]

I am already seeing more and more old flyer buses in service in the suburbs.

[DKaz]

Originally Posted by Allen

I am already seeing more and more old flyer buses in service in the suburbs.

You mean old New Flyer buses.

[ravman]

Originally Posted by deasine

http://www.translink.ca/en/Get-Involved/Public-Consultations/Burnaby-Mountain-Transit-Hub.aspx

Its not via SFU, but via UNIVERCITY

the bus loop as SFU is on land that is owned by the UNIVERCITY

[deasine]

Originally Posted by ravman

Its not via SFU, but via UNIVERCITY

the bus loop as SFU is on land that is owned by the UNIVERCITY

That's not the point. Simon Fraser University is actually very part of this project and is getting TransLink involved in the planning process, unlike UBC.

[deasine]

Wrong Thread.

Mod Note: Moved Allen's Post.

[ravman]

Originally Posted by deasine

That's not the point. Simon Fraser University is actually very part of this project and is getting TransLink involved in the planning process, unlike UBC.

yes another reason why UBC sucks!!!

[metroXpress]

Originally Posted by DKaz

You mean old New Flyer buses.

It just doesn't sound right when you call them old "New" Flyer !

[metroXpress]

Originally Posted by deasine

Wrong Thread.

Mod Note: Moved Allen's Post.

Thanks.

[officedweller]

Newton Town Cnetre plan posted by Whalleyboy in the Surrey general thread:

http://www.surrey.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4D9EB6...07BFB8E/0/NTCJune4PublicPresentation.pdf

Of note:





Looks like the LRT diverts onto the InterUrban ROW:

[deasine]

Slide 84 might be off interest too!

[twoNeurons]

Wow.... can you say: "Preparing for LRT?"

edit: Slide 62 says it all.

[jlousa]

COV is endorsing Tranlinks extra $450Million/yr request, of course why not they aren't the ones paying for it. I'm really on the fence about their request for more funds, I can't wrap my head around why they need an extra $260Million/yr just to maintain status quo. I like what's in the $450Million/yr plan but think they need to take an closer look at their balance sheets and trim some fat.

Here's the COV presentation of the matter, some good stuff in there.

http://vancouver.ca/PDF/TransLink10-YearPlan.pdf

[nname]

Originally Posted by jlousa

I'm really on the fence about their request for more funds, I can't wrap my head around why they need an extra $260Million/yr just to maintain status quo. I like what's in the $450Million/yr plan but think they need to take an closer look at their balance sheets and trim some fat.

I wondered the same too, so I looked into their business plan, and this is what I've found:

Interest... 65mil/year for Golden Ears Bridge and 17mil/year for additional borrowing made last year

Depreciation... 65mil/year for Canada Line, 32mil/year for Golden Ears Bridge, 11mil/year for the new buses goes into service in 2008, and 41mil/year for the new buses, trains, and seabus goes into service this year.

Add them all up, that gives 231mil/year of additional cost.

[mrjauk]

Originally Posted by nname

I wondered the same too, so I looked into their business plan, and this is what I've found:

Interest... 65mil/year for Golden Ears Bridge and 17mil/year for additional borrowing made last year

Depreciation... 65mil/year for Canada Line, 32mil/year for Golden Ears Bridge, 11mil/year for the new buses goes into service in 2008, and 41mil/year for the new buses, trains, and seabus goes into service this year.

Add them all up, that gives 231mil/year of additional cost.

How much annual revenue is projected to be generated by the toll on the Golden Ears?