SkyTrain Station Renovations

[flipper316]

Originally Posted by Reecemartin

I think this is a pretty negative outlook, it's called Public Transit for a reason. We should be striving to make our system as accessible to all people as we possibly can.

Our Transit system is pretty much 100% accessible. Seriously every bus has ramps and every Skytrain has wheelchair accessible areas. I heard that even places like London, England aren't as good as us.

[flipper316]

Originally Posted by WBC

You guys clearly do not understand in what time we live in. For example, we are very close to obesity being declared a disability. I know of a building in Burnaby where morbidly obese dude is making a complaint to Human Rights Tribunal asking for a strata to enlarge a door so he and his giant scooter can pass through comfortably. The building meets all the BC accessibility standards, but his once a week trip to whatever he is doing is made uncomfortable by the door frame touching him.

We as a society now cater and band backwards to satisfy literally everybody's needs no matter whether that makes any sense. If you do not, then you have activists running around and suing everybody and making fuss. And politicians race around taking every opportunity to look more liberal and more sympathetic regardless of the cost. In the meantime every western liberal democracy is running bigger and bigger deficits with the cost of social programs, infrastructure and healthcare ever increasing with no end in sight.

Good post. Totally agree. Pandering to all the snowflakes, social justice warriors, politically correct police, those types of groups.

[Reecemartin]

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[DKaz]

Originally Posted by Meraki

Is it just the angle, or do the outer two escalators look narrow compared to the middle ones?

They're definitely more narrow. I wouldn't expect anyone to be able to pass on those.

[Transiteer]

Another tweet from VIA Architecture, looking the other way.

Source: https://twitter.com/viaarchitecture/status/850403046056116224

[LeftCoaster]

Damn, that looks good.

[Mac Write]

What colour are they going to pain the I beams? Black would be really cool, it would grab your attention.

Also when will the West station house open?

[Transiteer]

Originally Posted by Mac Write

Also when will the West station house open?

The TransLink website says "Phase 2 West Stationhouse Construction – fall 2015 to spring 2017." So, possibly before June 21st.

Source: http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Pro...Upgrades/Metrotown-Station-Upgrades.aspx

[Jimbo604]

Question: the escalators go down to ground level. This means they are not planning for a replacement overhead walkway?

[Reecemartin]

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[madog222]

Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Question: the escalators go down to ground level. This means they are not planning for a replacement overhead walkway?

The central station house is built to allow a future overhead walkway to be built, but will not be part of this project.

[officedweller]

Ultimately, there's more flexibility in using the streets and sidewalks for the accessing the station rather than funnelling people onto an overhead walkway.
It'll also encourage circulation to new retail on the south side of the station.

The new stationhouses eliminate the previous impediments created by the slight elevation of the ticketing hall.

[Mac Write]

In theory could they do a 2 over-head walkways from centre station one on an angle to the bus loop?

I truly hope they can move all the buses to go around the station so that the current bus loop can be semi closed and used for bus layovers and move the shops closer to the street. Win win for everyone.

[Reecemartin]

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[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Mac Write

I truly hope they can move all the buses to go around the station so that the current bus loop can be semi closed and used for bus layovers and move the shops closer to the street. Win win for everyone.

Burnaby won't let that happen as they want Beresford to be a quiet residential street. Some of the buses with drop off at one end on Central Blvd and pick up at the other, without going into the bus loop. Others will go into the loop, plus it'll be used for bus layovers.

[dpogue]

Originally Posted by Reecemartin

Apparently it's conditional on some funding or something. Considering the number of passengers going to the mall that conclusion would certainly be warranted.

TransLink and the mall are each willing to contribute 1/3rd of the funding for the new pedestrian passarelle, but Burnaby hasn't said if they'll contribute their 1/3rd. As well, since it goes over the road, it's off TransLink property, so they need a permit from Burnaby before any work can be done.

[Sheba]

Being civil while yelling loudly can lead to bits of info leaking out:

We have always maintained TransLink did not own the overhead passarelle and that it would be up to the discretion of the City of Burnaby for a replacement to be built. Unfortunately we don’t have a great deal of influence here, but we are continuing to work with the City to sign a formal agreement. No decisions have been made at this time but you can always reach out to the City for more information.

I don't know about that "we have always maintained..." bit at the beginning, but the rest of it matches up.

[Waders]

First steel structure erected during today's early morning hour at Metrotown station east stationhouse. Hope the construction pace can be maintained.
This structure seems to be different to those at west stationhouse?

Photo I took today.

[Millennium2002]

It looks like the platform that the escalators will be mounted on... and there is the same structure on the other side of the station (although apparently somewhat taller!).

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

i still cant believe they are going through all this trouble, all this money, all this inconvenience and the platforms aren't getting any longer.