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Originally Posted by J.OT13
The offset bus loops at Tunney's and Hurdman (and on a lesser scale, Blair) are a big annoyance on the O-Train system, but it does seem like the City learned its lesson, or don't have enough space to repeat the design flaw, as part of Stage 2.
The bus loop stops at Pinecrest and Lincoln Fields seem to be directly at the station entrances. The same goes for east and south transfer stations.
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Would like to point out that the issues at Tunney's, Hurdman, and Blair has more to do with unreasonable requirements in the PA for Stage 1. For example, the requirement for 15 separate platforms/stops plus 25 - 30 layby spots at Hurdman resulted in a station that was massive.
During design, RTG questioned the City/OC Transpo about this and provided proof that only 5 or 6 stops would be required (like the old Hurdman with fewer buses per hour), but they pointed their finger at the PA, closed their eyes, and blocked their ears.
Now look at how many platforms at Hurdman are actually in use... doubt you will ever see the last several platforms ever being used, even during R1 service or on Canada Day (like OC Transpo kept saying). What a waste.
Perhaps they learned from their mistakes, sharpened their pencils, and prepared a PA document for Stage 2 that was more well thought-out/realistic.
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