Additional West Coast Express cars will be sold upon delivery without new funding
I was reading over the summary of Translinks' 10-Year plan and noticed an interesting note about the West Coast Express. The seven new bi-level commuter rail cars that are on order will be sold off to another transit agency if Translink receives no new funding.
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Document...2010%2010%20Year%20Plan%20Summaries.ashx
Service hour cuts
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Document...nk%202010%2010%20Year%20BASE%20Plan.ashx [page 30]
Another tidbit of infortmation:
"The older Mark I vehicles, most of which date from 1985, will be refurbished to extend their service life to 2026. This includes an electrical and mechanical refurbishment to replace worn and obsolete components."
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Document...nk%202010%2010%20Year%20BASE%20Plan.ashx [page 35]
Lots of interesting stuff in here:
"Rapid Transit Studies
Both Transport 2040 and the Provincial Transit Plan outline a significant program of rapid transit expansion to achieve 2020 and 2040 transportation objectives. The 2010 10-Year Base Plan contains no funding for such expansion. Planning will continue in anticipation of evolving demands and in anticipation of future funding. The development of a regional Rapid Transit Plan is underway and is expected to be completed by mid-2011. This initiative will determine:
• The long-term needs and vision for rapid transit; the corridor, technology and general timing will also be identified.
• Integration requirements for new rapid transit lines.
• Near-term improvements to the existing network to support anticipated expansion.
The intent of the Rapid Transit Plan is to provide a reasonable level of certainty on the scope of expansion required in the future. Endorsement of the Rapid Transit Plan will be sought from key funding agencies."
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Document...nk%202010%2010%20Year%20BASE%20Plan.ashx [page 35]
I'm sure this will go over well:
"A 40 per cent reduction in bus service will have an enormous impact on the public transit system. In making cuts of this magnitude to bus service, many issues will be carefully considered, and the overall efficiency and effectiveness of services will be examined. Criteria and guiding
principles for making service cuts will be developed. Some of these guiding principles will include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Retaining high-cost recovery routes.
• Prioritizing peak-period service.
• Minimizing overlapping services.
• Eliminating recent proactive transit service expansion that serves new areas or areas of low density. The impact of service cuts on residents, who will no longer have any access to public transit, will be examined. Productivity will be the primary criteria for determining where and at what times service cuts will be implemented. Route productivity is generally linked to time of day and day of the week; TransLink will make every effort to retain service on the most productive routes, at the most productive times of day and the most productive days of the week. Based on
preliminary analyses, some examples of where service reductions are likely to occur and high-level estimates on the magnitude of those cuts include:
• Peak periods, Monday to Friday – one-quarter of services cut.
• Mid-day, Monday to Friday – one-third of services cut.
• Evenings, Monday to Friday – over onethird of services cut.
• Late Evenings, Monday to Friday – two thirds of services cut.
• Saturdays – over one-third of services cut.
• Sundays/Holidays – one-half of services cut.
TransLink will work with the operating subsidiaries on implementing these service reductions by the end of 2011."
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Document...nk%202010%2010%20Year%20BASE%20Plan.ashx [page 37]
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