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I was at the 99 stop on main st and 3 of em passed right by me. Finally it picked me up on the way back, at alder, or wherever it was... But there was a crowd waiting with me. Is there a secret handshake?
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I was at Commercial-Broadway today waiting for a 20, and and three 99 B-Lines came to the unloading area and emptied - all full, I think - within around 2 minutes. Perhaps these were the buses you were mentioning? Maybe they couldn't let you on because they were all too full.
The all door boarding thing is a standard thing on the 99 B-Line AFAIK also.
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Originally Posted by Vonny
Yes, I was thinking the same, the alternative could look like below (route 411 in yellow)
and a suggested implementation of this 410 express is here:
then you could expect to do 22nd station-Brighouse in 30mn or less |
Though I don't usually ride past Aberdeen or Lansdowne often I think there could be a huge regional travel benefit to a 411 rapidbus line - in the future, when more capacity is needed. It might help to run this as a full companion to the 410 - i.e. some 411 services to Brighouse only, some continuing to Steveston - this'll give the option of a one seat ride between Steveston/22nd St or vice versa along the faster route 91 corridor as opposed to Cambie.
I have also been thinking..... an LRT or other ground-level rail line with separation (railway crossings & separate row, but ground level - Calgary style basically) could work along this corridor, IF the capacity warrants it. My version would follow a slightly different corridor though, mostly old railway corridors that can be used at low cost; it'd run from 22nd St along Marine through the S. Burnaby industrial area, curve south and crosses near the Knight St Bridge, curve left to follow an old railway route and pass the night market area to connections at Bridgeport Station, runs parallel west of the Canada Line along a slightly different row with connections to Aberdeen Centre and the Richmond Olympic Oval - then from there it'll follow River Rd along McCallan, turn south to follow McCallan and an empty corridor, and then follow Railway Avenue into Steveston. It doesn't connect to Brighouse, I'm thinking that might be a downer in the long run, but again it wouldn't be a total 410 or 411 express replacement. It can serve the general Richmond-New West & beyond commute as well as commutes into and out of the S. Burnaby industrial area. It'll be a hit in the summer with the night market, as it'll allow for much better connections to from the east (many of the people I know in Surrey just drive there, because with transit it can require 3-4 transfers depending on where you're coming from) as well as the west. Plus it connects with the Olympic Oval, a common recreational destination and place to host events. By following old railway corridors along the ground level with virtually no need for property reclaiming or moving of road lanes whatnot, it'll be inexpensive to construct (at least along the long-distance corridors... the bridges over the Fraser River may change that), and can provide for a higher speed connection (only in Steveston would it assume a slower, more streetcar-like form).
Concept (click to enlarge):
This is something I'm still somewhat unsure about though.... while it could provide a decent benefit, would it ever be needed anytime before 2040? The 410 and 411 and even 100 already serve the corridor, and not badly enough to choke; other bus improvements could make the Olympic Oval and Night Market as well as the Burnaby industrial area significantly more accessible. There's not really (m)any growth corridors to serve, other than perhaps Steveston; it's mostly a point to point thing.
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