London Public Transit - Page 24

haljackey · #**461** Posted **Jan 19, 2023, 12:25 AM**

Perhaps one day a bus service will connect St. Thomas with the south terminus of the London BRT

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/st-thomas-mayor-seeks-transit-connection-to-london-1.6717917

jammer139 · #**462** Posted **Feb 2, 2023, 2:14 PM**

Work on the south leg of the BRT project to start in March. Wellington Rd will be rebuilt north of the Thames river over the next few years including widening of the Clark Bridge over the river.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/key-milestone-work-begins-next-month-on-third-brt-corridor

inimrepus · #**463** Posted **Feb 2, 2023, 8:36 PM**

I don't envy anyone who needs to drive down Wellington for the next few years but I can't wait for this to be done.

jammer139 · #**464** Posted **May 4, 2023, 10:22 PM**

Destroying bus shelters keeps happening again and again.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/extremely-frustrating-vandals-smash-dozen-ltc-bus-shelters

jammer139 · #**465** Posted **May 10, 2023, 4:34 PM**

Industrial area bus service still not happening. Pilot project still being planned.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/council-blasts...us-service-to-industrial-parks-1.6392069

swimmer_spe · #**466** Posted **May 10, 2023, 4:41 PM**

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Industrial area bus service still not happening. Pilot project still being planned.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/council-blasts...us-service-to-industrial-parks-1.6392069

Imagine not servicing an area that could be a large trip generator...

Djeffery · #**467** Posted **May 10, 2023, 9:18 PM**

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Imagine not servicing an area that could be a large trip generator...

Problem is that you can fill a bunch of buses twice a day there. There isn't a sustainable amount of passengers in the middle of the workday. The time of day those busses are needed is also the same time most of the other rush services go out, so it's not like you can even run them for a couple trips to the industrial parks and then move them elsewhere in the city because they won't be needed elsewhere in the city by that time of day.

swimmer_spe · #**468** Posted **May 11, 2023, 2:48 AM**

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Problem is that you can fill a bunch of buses twice a day there. There isn't a sustainable amount of passengers in the middle of the workday. The time of day those busses are needed is also the same time most of the other rush services go out, so it's not like you can even run them for a couple trips to the industrial parks and then move them elsewhere in the city because they won't be needed elsewhere in the city by that time of day.

Some transit agencies run peak service to certain areas to do exactly what you speak of.

Djeffery · #**469** Posted **May 11, 2023, 9:31 PM**

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Some transit agencies run peak service to certain areas to do exactly what you speak of.

I'm aware, and so does London, with many additional rush hour services during the school year. Those buses also serve the main part of the city and there is enough ridership to run 2 4 hour runs (morning and afternoon) to create full time jobs. it's hard to run buses to Wilton Grove Rd to handle shift start times from 630-8am and then have practically zero traffic until 230pm for an hour and also not need those buses elsewhere in the city in the between hours when dozens of other buses also come off the road after 9am.

swimmer_spe · #**470** Posted **May 11, 2023, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Djeffery

I'm aware, and so does London, with many additional rush hour services during the school year. Those buses also serve the main part of the city and there is enough ridership to run 2 4 hour runs (morning and afternoon) to create full time jobs. it's hard to run buses to Wilton Grove Rd to handle shift start times from 630-8am and then have practically zero traffic until 230pm for an hour and also not need those buses elsewhere in the city in the between hours when dozens of other buses also come off the road after 9am.

Some transit agencies have A/B/C/etc routes that go different routes based on time of day. Maybe a route could be done like this for those few times. As far as a job, what is wrong with some part time jobs for this kind of service?

Djeffery · #**471** Posted **May 12, 2023, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe

Some transit agencies have A/B/C/etc routes that go different routes based on time of day. Maybe a route could be done like this for those few times. As far as a job, what is wrong with some part time jobs for this kind of service?

Because they already have trouble staffing full time positions, I doubt part time would be an easy sell. Plus a bus still costs a million dollars and you only save operating costs if you park it for 19 hours a day.

haljackey · #**472** Posted **May 12, 2023, 3:44 PM**

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Destroying bus shelters keeps happening again and again.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/extremely-frustrating-vandals-smash-dozen-ltc-bus-shelters

Can anyone answer why glass is used for bus shelters? This is obviously a very bad choice. Why not use clear plastic or plexiglass or something that does not shatter?

MrSlippery519 · #**473** Posted **May 12, 2023, 5:51 PM**

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Can anyone answer why glass is used for bus shelters? This is obviously a very bad choice. Why not use clear plastic or plexiglass or something that does not shatter?

I would assume that in most cases clear plastic would not hold up well over time, would be scratched, dull in a short period of time in the elements and would end up replacing the panels often.

Granted I understand people smashing the glass is costly, outside of that they are pretty low maintenance.

jammer139 · #**474** Posted **May 12, 2023, 8:14 PM**

There are so many other shelter designs and materials that could be adopted that would reduce this destruction and vandalism. Time for the LTC to reach out and do an environmental scan of what other transit systems use. It's not rocket science. You have a University engineering department in town that you could partner with to do the research. It's the definition of insanity to keep the current design and keep replacing the glass.

jammer139 · #**475** Posted **May 25, 2023, 12:55 PM**

Bus shelter vandalism continues.

Time for action from the LTC and LPS

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/in-o...-over-escalation-in-pellet-gun-shootings

jammer139 · #**476** Posted **Jun 22, 2023, 1:46 PM**

Inter City Transit discussion continues.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/need-a-ride-to-work-mayors-push-for-london-st-thomas-bus-link

swimmer_spe · #**477** Posted **Jun 22, 2023, 4:04 PM**

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Inter City Transit discussion continues.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/need-a-ride-to-work-mayors-push-for-london-st-thomas-bus-link

This really screams that GO should set things up. They do with other places it runs for regional routes.

jammer139 · #**478** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 2:01 PM**

Bus to Grand Bend

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/lo...-london-there-s-a-bus-for-that-1.6891516

jammer139 · #**479** Posted **Jul 26, 2023, 1:34 PM**

LTC to get $400K to work on planning and RFP for EV buses in partnership with Burlington Transit. Eventually this will lead to acquiring EV buses in the future.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-teams-up-to-leverage-better-deal-on-electric-buses

tyeman200 · #**480** Posted **Aug 11, 2023, 12:18 AM**

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Some transit agencies have A/B/C/etc routes that go different routes based on time of day. Maybe a route could be done like this for those few times. As far as a job, what is wrong with some part time jobs for this kind of service?

London really needs a major overhaul of it's routes, and I feel no one in the city or the LTC wants to touch it.

But it needs to be done. As of right now, the LTC routes IMO make absolutley no sense whatsoever. It's like they just kept adding on routes, and not making modificatons to other routes as they did so.

The way I see it should be done, is on a main grid system, with what I call the main high frequency buses, and then the connecting buses.

The main buses would all be mainly 60ft, and on the main corridors of London, IE Wellington, Wharncliffe etc. All on a high frequency of 5 or 10 minutes. There would be multiple spots for transit hubs, for transfers and such. Then you would have the connecting buses, 40ft buses, that would run on the side roads like Jalna Blvd, Kipps Lane, etc. These buses would mainly be used to get to a main bus route, and would run on a bit lower frequency, around 10 to 15 minutes. Once you get the routes made, add BRT, and the system would work far better and be more synced than it is now, not to mention make more sense.

I would also bring back bus route names on the bus LED displays. Like 20 Cherryhill and what not. I have no idea why London got rid of their names, I have yet to see any other city do this. TTC still has their route names, that's saying something.