Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion

[ilikeredheads]

lol why limit B-Line number to only 10 numbers? what's wrong with something like 89 B-line?

This is such a non issue LOL

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by ilikeredheads

lol why limit B-Line number to only 10 numbers? what's wrong with something like 89 B-line?

This is such a non issue LOL

Totally agree. The 80-series is practically wide open. Just the 84 which is practically a B-Line now... without the branding and bendy bits.

I wonder if we'll ever get a region big enough to validate use of the 900 series.

0-199 = Vancouver ( including communities like UBC, Kitsilano, Langara, and Burnaby)
200s = Vancouver's sea-to-sky bits
300s = Vancouver's southern bits with lots of people
400s = Vancouver's flat parts and airport land
500s = Vancouver's vineyards and horse stables
600s = Vancouver's ferry docks
700s = Vancouver's exurbs
800s = Vancouver's school buses
900s = ???

[sweetnhappy]

Originally Posted by twoNeurons

I wonder if we'll ever get a region big enough to validate use of the 900 series.

900s = ???

The 900s are currently used for non-bus lines (SB, ST, WCE), at least according to Google Maps. Not sure if that's an internal numbering scheme or not.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by sweetnhappy

The 900s are currently used for non-bus lines (SB, ST, WCE), at least according to Google Maps. Not sure if that's an internal numbering scheme or not.

From The Buzzer Blog:

Do you use Google Maps to plan your trip? There’s now TransLink colours and naming! This means there are no longer codes such as “992” for the Expo Line —it’s simply a blue tag labelled with “Expo Line.”

The Buzzer image also shows 997 for WCE and 998 for Seabus. I can't remember what Millennium and Canada Line used to be numbered on Google maps.

[GlassCity]

More seriously, my assumption was always that they would put B-Lines in the hundreds once it went past. As in 901, 902, etc. For at least a while, they could use retired B-Line numbers. Is there any real reason a 98 B-Line can't service Lougheed Highway?

But I mean really, it's not a big deal. I'm sure they'll figure out a way haha.

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by GlassCity

More seriously, my assumption was always that they would put B-Lines in the hundreds once it went past. ... But I mean really, it's not a big deal. I'm sure they'll figure out a way haha.

If route "C20" is a totally different thing than route "20", then all they need to do for the B-Lines is to prefix the route number with a "B". Or perhaps an "E" to designate "Express" or "L" to designate "Limited Stops". Prefixes like that would make it a lot more obvious which routes had what kind of services.

The possibilities are endless...

[GlassCity]

Originally Posted by aberdeen5698

If route "C20" is a totally different thing than route "20", then all they need to do for the B-Lines is to prefix the route number with a "B". Or perhaps an "E" to designate "Express" or "L" to designate "Limited Stops". Prefixes like that would make it a lot more obvious which routes had what kind of services.

The possibilities are endless...

I mean they are transitioning away from the "C" designation, and precedent with the 90s is hard to break, but yes, this isn't really something I'd lose sleep over.

[cganuelas1995]

Interesting

http://www.delta-optimist.com/news/translink-tests-out-double-decker-bus-1.22946187

[supercanuck]

Can anyone please explain to me the concept of mobility pricing? Thank you in advance.

I can understand if they say let's toll all bridges (at a price that would not stop people from travelling between communities), or even highway 1, but I don't think I can support putting trackers in every vehicle to charge you per mile driven.

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by supercanuck

I can understand if they say let's toll all bridges (at a price that would not stop people from travelling between communities), or even highway 1, but I don't think I can support putting trackers in every vehicle to charge you per mile driven.

those are 2 ways it can be done. but you can also get it where every on-ramp and off-ramp would have gantries to charge you even if you don't go over a bridge. basically every freeway/limited access road would track who goes on and who goes off and how far it is point-to-point.

that gets very expensive to set up though with all the infrastructure requirements. more likely would be either a) all bridges to minimize capital costs. or b) an incentive to use one of those plug in trackers that would lower your ICBC rate if you're a good driver while at the same time tracking km driven in the region. option b is cheaper but if you make it mandatory; that will never fly.

[CanSpice]

Originally Posted by supercanuck

Can anyone please explain to me the concept of mobility pricing? Thank you in advance.

I can understand if they say let's toll all bridges (at a price that would not stop people from travelling between communities), or even highway 1, but I don't think I can support putting trackers in every vehicle to charge you per mile driven.

Here's a nice thread discussing it.

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by supercanuck

...I don't think I can support putting trackers in every vehicle to charge you per mile driven.

You might change your mind if the pricing structure was such that the tracker was optional but ended up being cheaper in terms of the tax collected. For example, if your options were $1000/year blanket congestion charge vs. $0.01/km with a tracker.

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by aberdeen5698

You might change your mind if the pricing structure was such that the tracker was optional but ended up being cheaper in terms of the tax collected. For example, if your options were $1000/year blanket congestion charge vs. $0.01/km with a tracker.

I agree that distance based is magnitudes better than flat fee, especially when it comes to transit. Nobody wants to be charged for the full ride when they're only going to the next stop.

[cganuelas1995]

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/richmond-brighouse-station-new-bus-loop

Looks like the bus loop I was talking about finally made its way to the mainstream media.

[ilikeredheads]

construction will be finished in late 2018.

I know they have been taking their sweet ass time but wtf....

[cganuelas1995]

Originally Posted by ilikeredheads

I know they have been taking their sweet ass time but wtf....

Yeah when I saw the construction in the summer, I estimated it would be done by now or November at the latest.

[MIPS]

If anyone was unlucky enough to get stuck at Stadium-Chinatown this afternoon during the switch problem, you would of been treated to Platform 3 being open to help with the backlog.

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by MIPS

If anyone was unlucky enough to get stuck at Stadium-Chinatown this afternoon during the switch problem, you would of been treated to Platform 3 being open to help with the backlog.

pics of it didn't happen

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

pics of it didn't happen

Well shot from the 3rd platform is the closest pic I found.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZkAbb6nEzg/

[MIPS]

Courtesy of CKNW

What is it with these switches that keep failing? Position sensors? The actual linkage that moves the track? I've seen so many delays that seem to fall under "switch problems" but no detailed explaination on what might be taking such a massive amount of heavy wear to cause such frequent failures.