Calgary Public Transit II - Page 20

Arch26 · #**381** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 5:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

If the rest of the +15 does come down it won't be until the May long weekend most likely. I say that as the LRT caternary would need to be removed temporarily and may actually be hanging from it

The deck portion of the Plus 15 bridge is not being removed.

CTrainDude · #**382** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Arch26

The deck portion of the Plus 15 bridge is not being removed.

I think it is.....when mersar mentioned.

You Need A Thneed · #**383** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 5:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by CTrainDude

I think it is.....when mersar mentioned.

The plans don't call for the rest to be removed. They are going to build a new cover over the existing structure that remains.

mersar · #**384** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 6:37 AM**

And they seem to be pushing on the new station. I just went past around midnight and there was still a crew working with huge flood lights lighting the entire area up.

SubwayRev · #**385** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 3:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by CTrainDude

I think it is.....when mersar mentioned.

With all due respect to merser, when it comes to something spanning high above the street, I"m going with 'Arch26' on this one!

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Originally Posted by Arch26

The deck portion of the Plus 15 bridge is not being removed.

srperrycgy · #**386** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 3:18 AM**

Noticed a few of these new stickers on garbage bins at some bus shelters on my long walk today.

fusili · #**387** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 3:24 AM**

What the hell is that? What kind of ridiculous city only lets transit customers use a garbage bin? Should others throw it on the ground? How is the city proposing to enforce this? What a waste a money. This city is idiotic.

frinkprof · #**388** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 3:44 AM**

Nevermind.

freeweed · #**389** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 5:37 AM**

I think the idea is similar to apartment bins - don't just chuck your trash randomly. And like those, it fails miserably, but makes some bureaucrat feel good.

DizzyEdge · #**390** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 7:05 AM**

^^ So funny, I noticed one of those bins today too and thought pretty much the same thing. Think it would be a bad idea to create a new sticker to put below it "Non Transit users may throw garbage on the ground"

MalcolmTucker · #**391** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

I think the idea is similar to apartment bins - don't just chuck your trash randomly. And like those, it fails miserably, but makes some bureaucrat feel good.

It would be the advertising partner that put those in I think.

mersar · #**392** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 3:56 PM**

My first though when I saw one of the signs the other day was if there may be some obscure law somewhere that by having the sign makes the bins 'private' and they can then potentially ticket people who dig through the bins looking for bottles and potentially make a mess.

Rusty van Reddick · #**393** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by fusili

What the hell is that? What kind of ridiculous city only lets transit customers use a garbage bin? Should others throw it on the ground? How is the city proposing to enforce this? What a waste a money. This city is idiotic.

These tiny little trash receptacles are constantly overflowing, so this is a cheap attempt to get people to use some other trash receptacle. How is this sign hurting you, exactly?

fusili · #**394** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

These tiny little trash receptacles are constantly overflowing, so this is a cheap attempt to get people to use some other trash receptacle. How is this sign hurting you, exactly?

It's not hurting me, it is just a ridiculous policy. Well, maybe it hurts because it is so stupid. Put in bigger trash cans, have more regular emptying of the cans, put in more cans etc. etc. The point is this is very typical of the city of Calgary: Finding the cheapest way to address a problem, not the most cost-effective of course, no that would be too much to ask, just the cheapest.

Do you think this is going to work at all? If I have a piece of garbage I am carrying, am I going to see the sign and think, "Oh, I should carry this piece of garbage another 4 more blocks to find the next garbage can, if I find one at all. Putting this garbage in this receptacle is obviously a digression against Calgary Transit, and therefore I should respect their request and hold on to a piece of garbage until I get home"? It is ridiculous, if the garbage bins are overflowing, empty them more often or provide more receptacles. That would be an actual solution.

MalcolmTucker · #**395** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 5:53 PM**

^ The cans aren't City of Calgary, they are viacom or pattison or whoever has the furniture/advertising contract.

castironbacon · #**396** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 5:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by frinkprof

^Tell us how you really feel fusili.

Seriously though, it is a bit absurd. Like you said, how do you enforce something like that, and why?

Maybe they wanted a throw-in charge to pin on someone who is loitering at stations/bus stops or something to that effect.

And how do you define customer? I have a bus pass. Does that mean I can use the bin anytime I walk by or do I have to be waiting for a bus when I use it?

frinkprof · #**397** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 6:04 PM**

Nevermind.

fusili · #**398** Posted **Apr 18, 2010, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by frinkprof

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering as well. Technically a customer could be anyone who has boarded a Calgary Transit vehicle in their lifetime. How exactly do you enforce this rule? How do you prove that someone is not intending to board the next bus that shows up, or the one after that?

What good is the rule if it is unenforceable?

The worst thing about these signs is that it just seems cold. How do signs like that make transit attractive to people passing by them?

Exactly, completely unenforceable, and completely cold and bureaucratic.

MichaelS · #**399** Posted **Apr 19, 2010, 12:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by frinkprof

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering as well. Technically a customer could be anyone who has boarded a Calgary Transit vehicle in their lifetime. How exactly do you enforce this rule? How do you prove that someone is not intending to board the next bus that shows up, or the one after that?

What good is the rule if it is unenforceable?

The worst thing about these signs is that it just seems cold. How do signs like that make transit attractive to people passing by them?

It makes people think that, if they used transit more, they would have access to more services, such as frequent garbage cans.

DizzyEdge · #**400** Posted **Apr 19, 2010, 2:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelS

It makes people think that, if they used transit more, they would have access to more services, such as frequent garbage cans.

(Guy1 starts to throw some trash on the ground)
Guy2: Woah bro, what are you doing?
Guy1: Oh just tired of carrying this piece of trash.
Guy2: Dude.. bro.. dude..there's a better way!
Guy1: Oh?
Guy2: Bro... have you thought about.. Transit?
Guy1: Go on.
Guy2: They have complementary trash cans.
Guy1: Woah, that's tight, I'm going to get myself a Transit pass today!
Guy1 and Guy2: AND YOU SHOULD TOO!