Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion - Page 1016

Express691 · #**20301** Posted **Jul 26, 2019, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by ninjakafi_81

If memory serves me right, Translink is planning on building a transit yard on that plot of land. This new transit yard would house the diesel and hybrid buses that operates out of Vancouver transit center.

Yes. Marpole Transit Center has been mentioned in recent board meeting minutes and is undergoing pre-design stages right now (as far as I know)

scottN · #**20302** Posted **Jul 28, 2019, 4:19 AM**

The city of Vancouver also wants some of the land for a new waterfront park at the foot of Cambie Street.

jollyburger · #**20303** Posted **Jul 28, 2019, 5:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Express691

Yes. Marpole Transit Center has been mentioned in recent board meeting minutes and is undergoing pre-design stages right now (as far as I know)

Q4 2023

https://cptdb.ca/topic/18323-marpole-silvertree-transit-centre/

The bid just closed last month:

https://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/sho...=Tender&doc_search_by=Tend&fromEmail=yes

jollyburger · #**20304** Posted **Jul 28, 2019, 5:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by scottN

The city of Vancouver also wants some of the land for a new waterfront park at the foot of Cambie Street.

On the Translink land which seems like a pipe dream. Also seems like Translink got the land in 2012

https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/memories-of-marpole-mill-offer-up-name-for-new-park

Migrant_Coconut · #**20305** Posted **Jul 28, 2019, 6:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by scottN

The city of Vancouver also wants some of the land for a new waterfront park at the foot of Cambie Street.

Correction, one guy in Marpole wants a park. At best, he'll get a 20m wide stretch of rewilded creek beside the bikeway, the rest'll be the depot.

scottN · #**20306** Posted **Jul 29, 2019, 7:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Correction, one guy in Marpole wants a park. At best, he'll get a 20m wide stretch of rewilded creek beside the bikeway, the rest'll be the depot.

From the City of Vancouver Marpole community plan section 17.7 Parks and Open spaces:

Ten-year policies:
• Create a waterfront park of approximately
10 acres (4 hectares) at the foot of Cambie
Street.

The plan was approved by city council April 2, 2014. Now that's only a planning document but I presume that any bus depot development by translink would have to be approved by the city and that the city would probably not approve anything that ran contrary to it's own planning document. It looks like the park board approved funding to buy the land last year. 4 hectares is about half of the vacant land in question.

Migrant_Coconut · #**20307** Posted **Jul 29, 2019, 8:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by scottN

From the City of Vancouver Marpole community plan section 17.7 Parks and Open spaces:

Ten-year policies:
• Create a waterfront park of approximately
10 acres (4 hectares) at the foot of Cambie
Street.

The plan was approved by city council April 2, 2014. Now that's only a planning document but I presume that any bus depot development by translink would have to be approved by the city and that the city would probably not approve anything that ran contrary to it's own planning document. It looks like the park board approved funding to buy the land last year. 4 hectares is about half of the vacant land in question.

Correction corrected. Though the new depot is going to be much less useful if it has to build around a giant park.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**20308** Posted **Jul 29, 2019, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by scottN

I presume that any bus depot development by translink would have to be approved by the city

false, TransLink being a crown corporation doesn't require City/Municipal approval to do things. They normally try to play ball, but sometimes they wont and they aren't required to.

also, the Park Board buying the land assumes TransLink will sell it.

high levels of government do not require lower level government approval. and a city being a "creature of the province" makes them quite low on the totem pole.

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Correction corrected. Though the new depot is going to be much less useful if it has to build around a giant park.

it depends how big they need the depot i guess and how nice they want to play with the CoV.

Tvisforme · #**20309** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 2:31 AM**

SeaBus service will increase to every ten minutes during rush hour Monday to Friday (7:00-9:30 AM, 3:00-6:30 PM) effective September 3rd. The Burrard Beaver is being brought back into service to accomodate the revised schedule. The new Burrard Chinook is currently undergoing sea trials.

https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/...ncreasing-rush-hour-SeaBus-sailings.aspx

Mac Write · #**20310** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 4:25 AM**

I though the Burrard Beaver had a Mid Life Upgrade and allows for a spare boat (though during super crush I would love to see a 4 boat service).

jollyburger · #**20311** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 4:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mac Write

I though the Burrard Beaver had a Mid Life Upgrade and allows for a spare boat (though during super crush I would love to see a 4 boat service).

Added 6 years of additional years so around 2023?

https://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/12/the-...e-original-otter-sails-its-final-voyage/

Probably makes sense to use it so when the new boat finishes trials they can seamlessly bring it in and also work out any kinks.

jollyburger · #**20312** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 5:02 AM**

Not sure if this information is still current. But there was this slide which might indicate Translink would lose some space at VTC as well in the near future.

Credit:

https://cptdb.ca/topic/13844-translink-f...ons/page/44/?tab=comments#comment-770700

Tvisforme · #**20313** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 5:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mac Write

I though the Burrard Beaver had a Mid Life Upgrade and allows for a spare boat (though during super crush I would love to see a 4 boat service).

From what I've read, the Beaver is used as a spare so that the Pacific Breeze and the Otter II can be swapped out for maintenance without affecting service. It is being put into regular use for the increased rush hour trips until the Chinook comes into service. I would presume that the Beaver will remain as a spare during three-ferry service.

ilikeredheads · #**20314** Posted **Aug 1, 2019, 10:09 PM**

source: cptdb forum

first set of the new Canada Line trains have arrived.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**20315** Posted **Aug 1, 2019, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ilikeredheads

source: cptdb forum

first set of the new Canada Line trains have arrived.

cool.

GeeCee · #**20316** Posted **Aug 3, 2019, 11:08 AM**

Does anyone know why half of the park and ride lot at Coquitlam Central is fenced off? I don't drive past that way very often anymore, so it could have been that way for quite some time, but I thought I saw a few pieces of construction equipment on site. I know that it's planned for redevelopment at some point in the future, but nothing has been announced as far as I know.

Edit: possibly work for the new rapidbus service, though I can't find anything on the Translink site, just half of a conversation with the official Translink twitter account.

jollyburger · #**20317** Posted **Aug 3, 2019, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeeCee

Does anyone know why half of the park and ride lot at Coquitlam Central is fenced off? I don't drive past that way very often anymore, so it could have been that way for quite some time, but I thought I saw a few pieces of construction equipment on site. I know that it's planned for redevelopment at some point in the future, but nothing has been announced as far as I know.

Edit: possibly work for the new rapidbus service, though I can't find anything on the Translink site, just half of a conversation with the official Translink twitter account.

Quote:

Bus-access improvements at Coquitlam Central Station

We're making changes to the parking lot at Coquitlam Central Station and the Bus Exchange to get ready for the new Lougheed Highway RapidBus. Work will begin on July 3 and occur in three phases. Near-term details are as follows.

July 3 - Phase 1 (day-time work)

To access the parking lot, vehicles can continue to enter via the Mariner Way Overpass or from Lougheed Highway just as they do today. Additionally, vehicles can enter and exit the main parking area via the overflow parking lot. Once inside the main parking area, drivers will need to follow signage to access available parking.

No changes are planned for the bus loop in phase 1.

https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program/R3-Lougheed-Hwy.aspx

Maybe they're storing equipment for other work on Lougheed too..

Colin4567 · #**20318** Posted **Aug 3, 2019, 10:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program/R3-Lougheed-Hwy.aspx

Maybe they're storing equipment for other work on Lougheed too..

Nah, it's a new intersection on Lougheed between Pinetree Way and Johnson Street meant to ease how buses can get in and out of the bus loop.

"TransLink is proposing a new intersection between Pinetree Way and Johnson Street that would give westbound buses a signalized left turn to the Coquitlam Central Station transit exchange. It would also provide a right-in/right-out for transit vehicles heading east."

Gary McKenna, Tri-City News, December 17, 2018. "Road changes coming with new B-Line bus in Coquitlam"

https://www.tricitynews.com/news/road-changes-coming-with-new-b-line-bus-in-coquitlam-1.23519174

Mac Write · #**20319** Posted **Aug 4, 2019, 9:05 AM**

I was hoping for a new bus loop way closer to the station. It's quite the hike from all 3 platforms to the bus loop (WCE and SkyTrain). and don't get me started on the ramp access to the station for those who use a walker or wheelchair.

Canadian Mind · #**20320** Posted **Aug 4, 2019, 11:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by ninjakafi_81

That sound would be called turbo barking or as some people like to call it " back firing ". I'm actually not to sure what exactly causes it but I've noticed when the operator lets go of the accelerator pedal is when you'd hear such noise.

As you drop RPMs of a turbocharged vehicle, the turbo slows down and consequently the maximum boost pressure it can maintain drops. If you drop rpms/slow the turbo down quickly enough, the engine is no longer using enough air to drop the pressure in the intake manifold as quickly as the max boost capacity of the turbo is dropping. When this happens, air temporarily flows backwards through the compressor side of the turbo, causing it to slow down even more or outright stall it. Engine makes a single revolution at idle, and the excessive back pressure from the exhaust hits the turbine side of the stalled turbo and rapidly makes it spin again. It’s the rapid pressure changes within the turbo that make the barking/womp womp noise. It will happen 2-5 times in a row until the intake manifold pressure is the same as ambient air pressure.

Needless to say, this is very hard on turbochargers, and is generally the result of engineering oversight and/or the vanes being stuck on a vgt turbo. Installing a waste gate, or a pressure equalizer between the intake and exhaust manifolds will prevent any one of the several factors that contribute to this problem.