The Great Canadian Transit Thread - Page 556

Coldrsx · #**11101** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 3:53 PM**

Street cars, gondolas, LRT, LRV, Bikes.

@ianoyeg

J.OT13 · #**11102** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 4:43 PM**

I know the blue lines are lrt. What's the rest?

I always found it strange that Edmonton never adopted a formal name for the lrt system. I guess we could arguably say the same for Toronto.

TorontoDrew · #**11103** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 4:54 PM**

Pink must be Gondolas? I love how the Gondola idea pops up in cities from time to time only to be shelved. It's happened here in Toronto a few times. We have one at the moment that has some possible traction though it will just be to connect The Brickwork's to Broadview Station. At the moment it seems to have stalled though.

They did make some cool art for it though.
Source: http://donvalleycablecar.com/

p_xavier · #**11104** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Pink must be Gondolas? I love how the Gondola idea pops up in cities from time to time only to be shelved. It's happened here in Toronto a few times. We have one at the moment that has some possible traction though it will just be to connect The Brickwork's to Broadview Station. At the moment it seems to have stalled though.

Funny that you mention that. Paris just approved the financing today for Câble A line. The branding will be like other transit systems in the Paris region.

https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/act...lepherique-ile-de-france-nouvelle-etape/

swimmer_spe · #**11105** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Pink must be Gondolas? I love how the Gondola idea pops up in cities from time to time only to be shelved. It's happened here in Toronto a few times. We have one at the moment that has some possible traction though it will just be to connect The Brickwork's to Broadview Station. At the moment it seems to have stalled though.

The only place in Canada that actually makes sense is in Burnaby for SFU. The grade would be too much for modern rail service.

someone123 · #**11106** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 5:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe

The only place in Canada that actually makes sense is in Burnaby for SFU. The grade would be too much for modern rail service.

They're not just useful for steep grades. They can also be a relatively affordable way to deal with obstacles like water or areas where the development of a rail line would be disruptive. They're pretty quiet too.

TorontoDrew · #**11107** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe

The only place in Canada that actually makes sense is in Burnaby for SFU. The grade would be too much for modern rail service.

Hamilton would also be another great place for one.

Coldrsx · #**11108** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

I know the blue lines are lrt. What's the rest?

I always found it strange that Edmonton never adopted a formal name for the lrt system. I guess we could arguably say the same for Toronto.

LRT - blue - about 70% completed or u/c
Orange - gondola - feasibility study underway
Pink - new promenades - initial design/public open houses
Yellow - https://www.highlevelline.com - launched! short-mid-long-term
Green - separated bike lanes -open!
Red - funicular - Completed

J.OT13 · #**11109** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 7:58 PM**

Thanks!

WhipperSnapper · #**11110** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 10:26 PM**

Funny. Queensboro is probably my favourite of the grand New York bridges because of the Roosevelt Tram running next to it. Let's not limit modern era futurism to steep inclines.

Dengler Avenue · #**11111** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 12:36 AM**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08lSJj426w

Just some nostalgia...

p_xavier · #**11112** Posted **Jul 26, 2018, 10:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08lSJj426w

Just some nostalgia...

Or fururistic inventions... 6 miles autonomy on a bus or streetcar in the 70s?!

lrt's friend · #**11113** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 3:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08lSJj426w

Just some nostalgia...

When Ontario's Conservative government was truly progressive. How times changed by the time Mike Harris was elected.

Mrs Sauga · #**11114** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 3:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe

The only place in Canada that actually makes sense is in Burnaby for SFU. The grade would be too much for modern rail service.

Hamilton, Quebec City, Niagara Falls...

lrt's friend · #**11115** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mrs Sauga

Hamilton, Quebec City, Niagara Falls...

even between downtown Ottawa and downtown Gatineau because of cliff along Ottawa shore of the Ottawa River.

swimmer_spe · #**11116** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 4:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mrs Sauga

Hamilton, Quebec City, Niagara Falls...

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Originally Posted by lrt's friend

even between downtown Ottawa and downtown Gatineau because of cliff along Ottawa shore of the Ottawa River.

Thank you for enlightening me. Those places would also be a good place for a gondola.

McC · #**11117** Posted **Jul 27, 2018, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08lSJj426w

Just some nostalgia...

the soundtrack is my JAM; if you're not grooving along, you're a cop.

but OH. EHM. GEE. the casual sexism throughout is staggering; amazing illustration of how far we've come (while still having a long way to go) as a society.

Coldrsx · #**11118** Posted **Jul 28, 2018, 2:59 PM**

Diggin' these.

@estolte

ainvan · #**11119** Posted **Jul 28, 2018, 10:23 PM**

The $1.65-billion Surrey Newton-Guildford LRT line will be privately operated

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Metro Vancouver’s first street-level light rail line will be privately operated, at least initially.

According to a project update ahead of this week’s TransLink Board of Directors meeting, the $1.65-billion, 10.5-km-long Surrey Newton-Guildford LRT (SNG LRT) will use a public-private partnership model similar to the Canada Line.

The public transit authority says it plans to seek private sector interest to design, build, and help finance the project’s construction cost. Additionally, following construction and testing, the successful proponent will also operate and maintain the SNG LRT for a period of seven years as an “extended warranty.”

TransLink plans to assume operations and maintenance responsibilities after the short-term private partnership model.

Similarly, the Canada Line is privately operated by ProTransBC, a division of Quebec-based engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.

A joint venture between SNC-Lavalin, the Investment Management Corporation of BC, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec invested $750 million towards the $2.054 billion construction cost of the Canada Line. It also designed and built the project, which opened in 2009.

This consortium, led by SNC-Lavalin, is now in its ninth year of a 35-year contract to operate and maintain the Canada Line in exchange for a portion of its operating revenue to recoup its initial investment and gain a long-run profit. After the decades-long operating term, TransLink is expected to take over operations and maintenance duties.

Under the Canada Line model, at least 100,000 boardings per day were required to break even on the initial annual operating costs of the system. If operating revenue generated by ridership failed to meet targets, TransLink would bear any shortfalls to the private operator. Fortunately, the Canada Line reached 100,000 boardings per day within a year of opening – about four years ahead of ridership forecasts.

Dailyhive

ainvan · #**11120** Posted **Jul 28, 2018, 10:25 PM**

Over one million taps with contactless credit cards, mobile wallets since May 22

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CUSTOMERS have embraced TransLink’s Tap to Pay in a big way, tapping their contactless credit cards and mobile wallets more than one million times since the launch of the new payment option two months ago.

“When we make it easier to take transit, everyone wins,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond. “Some of the million Tap-to-Pay taps over the last two months are from people who might have paid cash. Some are from people who might not have otherwise used transit. We’re always looking for ways to make transit the most convenient option.”

Since May 22, transit users can pay their adult fare by tapping a contactless Visa or Mastercard credit card, or mobile wallet at fare gates and on buses. TransLink was the first transit agency in Canada and one of the first in North America to launch this new payment option.

While compass cards still offer transit users the best bang for their bucks, Tap-to-Pay is “ideal for occasional riders and tourists – no need to dig around for change or wait at the compass vending machines to purchase a ticket,” according to a press release from TransLink.

https://www.voiceonline.com/over-one-mil...redit-cards-mobile-wallets-since-may-22/