Calgary Public Transit II - Page 59

mersar · #**1161** Posted **Sep 25, 2010, 11:45 PM**

4th, and City Hall are closed, and 3rd Street SE is gone forever. I believe Lasik MD is over by 7th and 8th Street stations so you shouldn't have a problem no matter which direction you are coming from.

YYCguys · #**1162** Posted **Sep 26, 2010, 4:17 AM**

mersar, the ever knowledgeable one, thank you!

McPaul · #**1163** Posted **Sep 26, 2010, 4:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by srperrycgy

Not just a Centre Street problem. I used to experience the same issue at McKnight in the afternoon when the cleaning ladies are heading downtown to work. Good thing I'm a big guy. But some of those gals are quite feisty and will push trying to get a seat with their friends.

Still happens every morning at Westwinds. Sometimes I have to push back. Sometimes hard enough that I get some comments and looks. Glad when the next station opens up and were not at the end of the line anymore

Btw, anyone know when the peed bridge opens? We haven't heard anything.

mersar · #**1164** Posted **Sep 27, 2010, 12:26 AM**

Ped bridge looked like its got about a month or so of work left when I saw it this afternoon.

And 8101 (the first of the Novas) has been given its livery, and it doesn't look too bad. Pictures can be found here

mersar · #**1165** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 3:20 AM**

Another report from cptdb that the Nova's will be going into service as of Monday on select routes. Based out of Spring Gardens so mostly inner city and northern routes. Only ~14 of them have arrived so far, but the rest will be coming soon.

Vascilli · #**1166** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 4:22 AM**

That lone seat between the driver and the wheel well looks like it'll become the seat of choice. Lots of arm room and storage.

You Need A Thneed · #**1167** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 5:06 AM**

I think it was yesterday that I saw at least 2 of the cars in a three car train were the newest SD160s. Are they now in service, or were they in transit to OBMF?

mersar · #**1168** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 7:26 AM**

They've been running training runs with the newer LRV's, all in 2 and 3 car consists, all out of service. What you might have seen was the refurbished units with the plastic skirting around the roof that looks a bit like the new LRV's, but isn't as smooth, as these LRV's are used randomly in the fleet like any other older LRV.

You Need A Thneed · #**1169** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

They've been running training runs with the newer LRV's, all in 2 and 3 car consists, all out of service. What you might have seen was the refurbished units with the plastic skirting around the roof that looks a bit like the new LRV's, but isn't as smooth, as these LRV's are used randomly in the fleet like any other older LRV.

They were definitely the new restyled ones, it likely was a training run then.

halifaxboyns · #**1170** Posted **Oct 1, 2010, 8:27 PM**

Just saw one of the new Nova Buses that CT ordered this morning parked on 7th Avenue in front of the CT ticket office. Wasn't painted (was all white) but certainly looked sharp.

I haven't seen a Nova Bus since I moved from Halifax; since neither CT or ETS use them.

reflexzero · #**1171** Posted **Oct 3, 2010, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by McPaul

Btw, anyone know when the peed bridge opens? We haven't heard anything.

Hey anyone happen to know the price tag of that pedestrian overpass? Buddy of mine had the idea that it cost the same as the new tri-services building in Saddleridge.

MalcolmTucker · #**1172** Posted **Oct 3, 2010, 6:32 PM**

From city of calgary:

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Project Name Pedestrian Overpass Description Construction of a new pedestrian overpass in the northeast. The budget amount covers Pedestrian Overpass Program Budget for several projects since 2009 which have not yet been included on this site. Address Whitehorn / Westwinds Service Type

Mobility Estimated Total Project Cost

$4,200,000 Project Budget Since 2009

$36,132,000 (This amount may support more than one project within a Program.) Design / Tender / Bid Start

Summer 2008 Construction / Purchase Start

Fall 2008 PROJECT COMPLETION

Summer 2009 PROJECT STATUS Completed PROJECT STATUS UPDATED ON July 1, 2010

mersar · #**1173** Posted **Oct 3, 2010, 6:39 PM**

I think thats for the other pedestrian bridge up there that was done last year. But I can't see this one costing more then twice that other one (its bigger)

Edit: the one over Metis is listed on calgaryinfrastructure.ca as a cost of $5,200,000 and completion late 2010

You Need A Thneed · #**1174** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by reflexzero

Hey anyone happen to know the price tag of that pedestrian overpass? Buddy of mine had the idea that it cost the same as the new tri-services building in Saddleridge.

The pedestrian bridge has a budget of 5.2 million, and the Saddleridge Tri-services has a budget of 26 million, according to calgaryinfrastructure.ca

Your buddy certainly isn't correct.

reflexzero · #**1175** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 2:35 PM**

Thanks. Seemed ridiculous, so I wanted to be sure.

TransitSupporter · #**1176** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 3:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by halifaxboyns

Just saw one of the new Nova Buses that CT ordered this morning parked on 7th Avenue in front of the CT ticket office. Wasn't painted (was all white) but certainly looked sharp.

I haven't seen a Nova Bus since I moved from Halifax; since neither CT or ETS use them.

Saw 8103 on the Route 3 this morning, nice & shiny.

kap384 · #**1177** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 4:20 PM**

Canopy structure now up for the 4th St. station.

mersar · #**1178** Posted **Oct 4, 2010, 7:05 PM**

Yep, it went up last weekend. They did appear to have run into a problem though, the stairs to the +15 they had built have since been torn down (which looked like a fun process, as it was cast in place concrete from the looks of it)

You Need A Thneed · #**1179** Posted **Oct 7, 2010, 5:32 PM**

Whitehorn station will be getting it's entirely new 4 car platform installed this weekend, I believe. Ctrain service ends at rundle, 36th street southbound will be closed all weekend, and the existing platform has pretty much been stripped bare.

mersar · #**1180** Posted **Oct 7, 2010, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

Whitehorn station will be getting it's entirely new 4 car platform installed this weekend, I believe. Ctrain service ends at rundle, 36th street southbound will be closed all weekend, and the existing platform has pretty much been stripped bare.

Yep, plus they are doing canopy installation at City Hall on the WB side of the station, so its pretty limited CTrain service this weekend.

Another thing I noticed of late is that CT seems to be changing the naming for the stations in most of their news releases, Victoria Park/Stampede is being called Stampede Station, and Erlton/Stampede is now just Erlton. I know that a few people including the Beltline Community association has been pushing for this of late, and CT seems to be going that way. Too bad that actually changing the names of the stations requires a vote by council, maybe it might happen though after the election as from what I've heard the new transportation boss at the city seemed open to the idea when he was told about it and supposedly the Stampede Board was in favour of it too.