The Great Canadian Transit Thread - Page 33

Gerrard · #**641** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 12:38 AM**

^you drunk?

Boris2k7 · #**642** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 3:08 AM**

On topic:

For anyone not familiar with my blog (mostly other Calgary forumers, facebook followers and twitter followers), I have put up a new Calgary transit (entirely CTrain atm) package for Google Earth, which you can get from here. It includes the current CTrain system, future (funded) additions, and future (proposed) additions. The West LRT is among those in the future (funded) additions.

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srperrycgy · #**643** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 3:31 AM**

Excellent work Boris!

Not a fan of the Centre Street Subway yet?

Boris2k7 · #**644** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 3:34 AM**

^ I just finished ranting to my brother about how fucking stupid the current alignment is (up Nose Creek). I plan on putting up a separate package with the TransitCamp/Beltliner/fusili suggestions.

srperrycgy · #**645** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 4:45 AM**

CT will be holding some Open Houses to discuss the alignments in the next month. Even Nenshi thinks the Nose Creek alignment is crap.

Alexcaban · #**646** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 7:06 PM**

Just a few STM buses.

habfanman · #**647** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 7:21 PM**

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Just a few STM buses.

Ha ha Alex! I sometimes took the Newman when I worked at CEGEP André Laurendeau. Every time I boarded I would say "Hello, Newman" à la Seinfeld. Not too many STM drivers are Seinfeld fans..

habfanman · #**648** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gerrard

Um, your xenophobia aside (not going to touch it), I'd propose Montreal presents more of a seen it done it situation than Toronto does for a European.

Why would a European want to come to North America for a potential retread of French culture? They're certainly not going to want to go so they can have witty conversations with a bitter 50 year old anglophone whose only point of interest is his psychotic obsession with Toronto.

Now Montreal is a nice place, but you really got to stop with this rivalry thing, it's embarrassing for you. No one in Toronto cares about it.

Obviously you get drunk once a week, it's clock-work really, come on here post your crap and slink away. What surprises me however is that you aren't banned yet, since you've received multiple warnings for your trolling and quite opening I'll point out. What also surprises me is that most people here have the good manners not to respond in kind to your crap (when frankly, it would be so easy, just not very polite).

Relax stalker! Don't confuse French culture with Québec culture, that's like confusing British culture with Canadian culture. And I'm not 50.. yet.

What surprises me is that you can get away with this:

"Isaidso is correct. God love Berlin but even there, Germans are the most anal retentive people in the world. Where else would people actually wait for the light to change to green on a deserted street at 3 o'clock in the morning and then correct you if you dare cross against it. They do have a nice extensive metro system however."

Really? You should post that in the German forum! Not only are you ignorant but you're full of shite as well. People here jaywalk and burn lights all the time. (If you like, I'll go down to the corner.. any corner.. and make you a video) Ampleman lost his superpowers when the wall came down!

But then you wouldn't know, you've obviously never been here and just like to post cliché crap and denigrate entire nations. At least I stick to Toronto (and don't make stuff up).

Now have good manners, be polite and don't respond, as doing so would make you sound like a hypocrite.

habfanman · #**649** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

On topic:

For anyone not familiar with my blog (mostly other Calgary forumers, facebook followers and twitter followers), I have put up a new Calgary transit (entirely CTrain atm) package for Google Earth, which you can get from here. It includes the current CTrain system, future (funded) additions, and future (proposed) additions. The West LRT is among those in the future (funded) additions.

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This looks like a sweet plan! Do you know if they will have decent bus connections between the various lines? I find that North American systems tend to be very 'downtown-centric' and don't make it easy for people to travel from burb to burb.

Boris2k7 · #**650** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by habfanman

This looks like a sweet plan! Do you know if they will have decent bus connections between the various lines? I find that North American systems tend to be very 'downtown-centric' and don't make it easy for people to travel from burb to burb.

Right now, I don't think there are concrete plans about connections between the line (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Some express buses do link up with stations and are planned to so in the future but they mainly go from stations to specific destinations (such as the downtown or to the airport)... not with the purpose of linking up CTrain routes.

And you are right, crosstown and suburb-suburb travel are our transit systems' biggest weaknesses.

EDIT: One example of a bus route that exists which will likely help people go between the lines in the future -- there is a bus route that runs from McKenzie Towne in the southeast to Anderson Station in the southwest. This route gets fairly good ridership.

Rico Rommheim · #**651** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:20 PM**

Hahaha. So....Madrid is a city in Portugal. No wait, it's an entire country, an impoverished one at that? Marketing executive? Good God...

caltrane74 · #**652** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Hahaha. So....Madrid is a city in Portugal. No wait, it's an entire country, an impoverished one at that? Marketing executive? Good God...

So improvished they have to ship their kids offshore to get jobs.

Now they are begging the germans for cash.

Who's laughing now!

Here's a look at the tunnelling boring mock up for the Eglinton LRT

thestar.com

Rico Rommheim · #**653** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Who's laughing now!

Nobody's laughing, we're all shaking are heads in absolute disbelief.

caltrane74 · #**654** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Nobody's laughing, we're all shaking are heads in absolute disbelief.

ME too, can't believe that a so-called West European Country can't produce jobs for their kids.

Oh well, they can always send them to Canada!

There are enough construction jobs for those kids here, and now that we have the 12 billion dollars in funding for out Transit here in Toronto they can come here to work on it for us.

Hola spaniards and hombres!

Rico Rommheim · #**655** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:36 PM**

You're obsessed with kids, spanish kids in particular. I won't delve into this further, I'll just enjoy the show.

caltrane74 · #**656** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 8:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

You're obsessed with kids, spanish kids in particular. I won't delve into this further, I'll just enjoy the show.

Guy you said that. Not me.

And that is not where I was going with this. You're trying to take this down another path all together. -

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Work is beginning on the new Lakeshore LRT Transit station in Toronto and yes, if there are "YOUTHS and Young Adults" that can't find jobs in their homeland, get to the consulate and line up your working papers and get down to Toronto for some high paying jobs working to build Transit in Toronto.

habfanman · #**657** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 9:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

ME too, can't believe that a so-called West European Country can't produce jobs for their kids.

Oh well, they can always send them to Canada!

There are enough construction jobs for those kids here, and now that we have the 12 billion dollars in funding for out Transit here in Toronto they can come here to work on it for us.

Hola spaniards and hombres!

No, they'll go elswere in the E.U. If they do come to Canada, they'll drive taxi/work at McDo/clean houses. They'll have a tough time though, they'll have to compete with all of our immigrant doctors, engineers and scientists who are currently working in those areas. Not to mention the 10% (or so) unemployment rate.

caltrane74 · #**658** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 9:19 PM**

Newsflash habsfanmann, unemployment dropped to 7.5 percent in March, and the economy is now beginning to gear up. Most spanish and portuguese end up working on skyscraper construction in Toronto, as thats where their community has established themselves in the construction industry. Their english is not good enough to work in service sector jobs anyways.

habfanman · #**659** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 9:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Riise

Kids and seniors can easily and conveniently traverse across German cities using public transport. When I grew up in Calgary, it would take me hours to get to my bestfriend's house unless I got a ride from my parents.

I agree Riise. It amazes me how it's not only easy to go to/from/around Central Berlin but easy to go from suburb to suburb as well.. without going anywhere near 'downtown'.

Truly impressive! Looking forward to Hamburg (although I'll miss Berlin!)

habfanman · #**660** Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Newsflash habsfanmann, unemployment dropped to 7.5 percent in March, and the economy is now beginning to gear up. Most spanish and portuguese end up working on skyscraper construction in Toronto, as thats where their community has established themselves in the construction industry. Their english is not good enough to work in service sector jobs anyways.

You are in your own little bubble aren't you? Have you ever left Toronto.. without your parents?